Can you believe another year has passed? Last time I looked I was celebrating the new millennium. It seems like yesterday I was writing strategic plans for the year 2010. Now we’re into 2009 and I don’t know where the days went in the last year. ... I never thought I’d be wanting to cut gorse. After my earlier gorse harvesting exploits I thought I’d never want to pick up those cutters and set to again. However needs must. The good thing about gorse is its burning properties. And, with a pile of... Once again I think I’m the luckiest girl around. A pile of goodies under the Christmas tree just waiting for me to dive in and enjoy. I like to savour my gifts and see them sitting under the tree. On display for others to see. There is one gift however... You can’t beat a walk on Christmas day. This year we made the most of the fine weather to enjoy the Rimutaka Incline Walk. A two hour stroll along a flat trail – it was the former railway line – complete with a watering and swimming stop for... It’s been a wonderful Christmas. A happy, happy Christmas. A relaxing Christmas but with lots going on. The best thing about this Christmas is we’ve had someone else to record the happenings. So here we are looking the hill billies out for our... 