It is strange to hear and sign Christmas carols in mid summer. There was a special carols and readings at church this morning. I think Christmas carols are for cold weather…..
The whole Christmas thing of trees, lights, reindeer, red Santa’s and commercialism goes on here too. It looks even more inappropriate here than in northern climes.
One surprising thing…. Wellington city has a cross in lights on a tower on one of the higher hills above the city. Someone here still knows the meaning of Christmas.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Friday 14th December – prize day – J’s school
I flew up from Wellington on the first flight to attend prize day at J’s school. He was top boy in his year and won a prize of $100. There are 285 boys in his year. Not bad for a new immigrant!!!! He did well.
Monday 10th December – return to Wellington
Flew back to Wellington this morning…. Still raining in Hawkes Bay… it is great to welcome the rain
Friday 7th December – drought continues / rain in Hawkes Bay
Arrived home to a rainy Hawkes Bay. It has started raining on Thursday but the rain will be needed for weeks to change the colours of the landscape. The hills are brown with little green anywhere. The rain will help a bit but I am sure the farmers here are really suffering.
2nd December - football
LA Galaxy beat Wellington Phoenix 4-1. D Beckham played the whole 90 minutes with a broken rib he sustained in a match earlier in the week in Australia.
1st December - a weekend in Wellington
David Beckham is in town this weekend with his team, the LA Galaxy. They play at the Westpac Stadium tomorrow. J & R drove down from Napier on Friday to stay the weekend. J & I have tickets for the game. It has been hyped up and will be the best attended football match ever in New Zealand… wow… I wonder if better footballers turned up would New Zealanders go to see them…
26th November - a hedgehog in our garden
We have a hedgehog in our garden. I spotted it on Friday afternoon as it was browsing through our flower bed. It progressed up through our vegetables and then disappeared. It did not seem to be nervous about seeing human company.
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