Putting the Sheep to work

Rather than having to get out the strimmer and mower, we decided to put the sheep to work and graze down some of the ground. We fenced off the section of Mum's drive way up to the top paddock to allow them to graze the drive and banks on either side.

After 3 years we have also found a use for Millie. Whilst John and I were trying to work out if the electric fence was working, we heard a squeak behind us as Millie leapt into the air after making contact with it, question answered!

'Gone Fish'n' for the day

With the beautiful sunny day, John and I headed to Tauranga to go out fishing for the day with SeaTrek.
We motored out past Mt Maunganui for about 2 hours before dropping anchor and fishing at a depth of 84 meters.

















We had a great day's fishing catching, Perch, Taraki and Snapper to bring home in the chilli bin filled with ice.













The highlight for me was hooking a shark which I managed to bring to the surface but unfortunately broke free just as we tried to bring aboard. The guy next to us also managed to get one but he was able to get his landed with the help of 4 other people!




John expertly filleted our catch when we got home and we'll be enjoying fish suppers over the coming weeks.

Yay.....New Gates!

After alot of work and preparation, we finally have new solar powered gates at the bottom of the drive.



There was alot of digging up the drive, running cables and setting up but they are now working well, at the push of a button and with a very posh intercom system linking them with the house it will give us the added security to our home and stop the dogs from running on to the road.

The Benefits of Your Own Chickens

The country life with your own chickens can't get much better when you start your day with 2 double yokers!

Now you see it.....now you don't!

In our continuous effort to keep our trees in control and to make more light around the property, John has again been out with the chainsaw attacking the silver birch tree at the bottom of our drive.

At least half of it is still standing!

Proud to be a Kiwi

Could there be a better time to be a Kiwi? Rugby World Cup Champions 2011, the best in the World!

Such an intense match with final score New Zealand 8 - France 7!

Congratulations to the All Blacks.

A Late Spring Edition

Yesterday our second Ewe (who was one of our baby lambs from last year) had her lamb. Very tiny and wobbly but a very cute little boy. He's been basking in the spring sun shine today, feeding well and settling in nicely.