I’ll do a quick blog before I head to bed.
A fairly laid back morning for everyone with Ady and the kids spending lots of the day outside while I did some cooking. We had Fliss and Sandy coming for dinner so I made Galoka recommended roasted veg rice gratin and some home made garlic and rosemary bread. I spent ages peeling and chopping veg and then made some brownies intending them for pudding although in the end we didn’t eat them. I had music blaring out and was listening to the Christmnas camp playlist of music on my phone, so that with the mass amounts of peeling and chopping had me feeling like I was at camp :).
When I stopped for a cup of tea with Ady and we looked in one of my books to find the best wood for making brooms I actually got quite tearful. There we were sat on the verandah of our home, drinking tea looking out not only ove the most amazing view I know but also looking out over our land. There were chickens, ducks and geese all bimbling around doing their thing and I just tried to imagine how I’d feel if this were a WWOOF host we’d arrived at. It is so close to our dream that at times I hardly dare believe it is true we are here. A beautiful sunny day, clear blue skies, a lovely cup of tea, kids and dog off playing by the river… it all brought a grateful tear to my eye!
The day disappeared really, we all had lunch together and the kids disappeared back outside. They’ve been teaching Bonnie tricks and been doing pretty well with it too. Bonnie and I went down to the pier to collect the power pack and buy a few bits from the shop, then home to finish off dinner.
I fed the kids first and then Fliss and Sandy came up. We’ve had a really nice evening with them including Sandy having a couple of beers which may or may not pan out to be a good thing but we’ll see what happens next.