Musings whilst feeding Lazza

It was down to me this evening to give Lazza his "bedtime" feed and whilst leaning on the gate in the moonlight gazing up at the stars and the planes on their final approach to Christchurch airport I thought to myself "Yup it doesn't get much better than this"

Why?

Well.
For me, Ben, farming has always been in my blood and I have lived in the countryside all but 3 years of my life.
To be able to lean on the gate I hung earlier that week feeding what will be our Easter lunch next year whilst contemplating the fencing to be done tomorrow for me is my piece of heaven.
To have your own land, to rear your own meat and grow your own vegetables is a dream come true for Clare and I and to do it in such a fantastic place as Canterbury is icing on the cake.

Happy as a pig in muck? You bet ya

Oh yes pigs, they'll be here in late Oct

Nearly there

Hopefully with a fair wind we can start moving our stuff in on the weekend as all the carpets will be down and we'll have working bathrooms.wee hope to be able to move in fully by end of the weekend and "slum " it whilst the finishing touches happen.

View to the office from Sam's bedroom with the hall and bathroom visible


Kitchen nearly done, appliances in on Sept 3rd.

Finish line in site

This is the hearth for our multifuel burner.Stones from the nearby Ashley river. Will be grouted tomorrow and then sealed

Kitchen going in

Chaps started fitting the kitchen yesterday






























And some water trough action











Lazza growing and nibbling on grass now

Weekend away in McKenzie Country

well we are just passing our two year mark :-) and to celebrate we had a weekend away in Tekapo. The neighbours fed the baby (Lazza the lamb) and the furry beasts went to a cats hotel! So Friday afternoon off we went ...

We had a great time skiing at Round Hill ski resort and munching our way through the culinary treats that Tekapo has to offer. Plus of coures the lovely soaking in the open air hot pools. The scenery of course was SUPERB with the lake and mountains looking splendid. Although not as blue as usual due to a bit of cloud until Saturday lunchtime!

Here are some pics to fill you all in with the mood............

............ counting down to lift off

Well Larry is in fine fettle although he does seem to think we are ewes who only have eyes for him!!! He is very cuddly though and will follow wherever if allowed.. . . . . even in to the house! He has a nice new shelter (north facing of course with a great view - no walk in wardrobe though). He bleats VERY loudly when he thinks we are in range despite cuddles four times a day with feeds ........


The house is really coming on and seems to be full of people at the mo. The painter has finished the ceilings and has primed the walls (here's our bedroom) colours to be started on next week. Then its the kitchen, the rest of the electrics, bathrooms fire and finally the floor coverings. OOOH it's getting really exciting now.


Then there's the fire place in the main lounge - a touch bigger than we had imagined but like most things with a build the sizing is distorted by the lack of furniture etc. to gauge it by. The base is being laid and will be followed by a layer of cut Waimakariri / Ashley river stones (thats our local touch!) so should look good and we are looking forward to our future winters with cosy CENTRAL HEATING..............

Having lots of mornings like this one lately