Overslept and decided not to go to the gym today, but not a problem because Jonathan cannot help telling me the results of the game or race about to appear on his big gym screen. There are two Americas Cup races recorded in the early hours and so we breakfasted and then watched delighted as Team New Zealand won another two.

I went shopping with Bangle, it took less than an hour.

Bangle – orchard – apple

Karola seems to like her Rangiora, the ones we got earlier this year from Pauline Silvester at Naturally Native New Zealand Plants (2013) Limited. Pauline let us know their next batch of Bracyiglottis repanda will be ready in September.

Meticulous Maids came and cleaned the house this afternoon. They’ll come and clean the cottage in a fortnight’s time, ready for Tony Fletcher, our house minder while we’re on holiday overseas.

I mowed the Goose paddock and it looks so much better having blown most of the leaves off and cut the iris down to size. It does look park-like.

Later I continued with the fence reconstruction, removing netting, wires, and vast quantities of staples from the next section.

Oak Avenue Weather:5℃—17℃ no rain [72.7]