Went over to Havelock North with Karola in Zoe, principally to deliver our tax input to the accountants. As we passed our usual New World supermarket on the way back we topped up on a bit more food, knowing that Joan Phillips, old school friend of Karola’s, will be coming to stay with us today for the week.

We also intended to pick up some ice cream from Rush Munro’s and, in anticipation, had scoffed the remains of our existing supply on Sunday night – Bangle helped. So imagine our chagrin upon re-learning that they are shut on Mondays.

I spoke to our insurance broker, Dean, and extended the insurance of the building works for another couple of months. It runs out at the end of March and we’ll still be doing quite a lot more into April.

Joan arrived without fuss or great ceremony and her usual loads of good cheer. We all four, Joan, Karola, Bangle, and me, went down to the stop bank and I took Bangle on a 3km walk while Joan and Karola walked a good couple of kilometres. Set us up well for our rotisserie chicken dinner with new potatoes, special cauliflower mash, green beans, and roast butternut.

Karola broke out a bottle of white wine, Bostock wine, part of Bostock’s Christmas gift last December.

Lots Of Fungi Around – These Under Macrocarpa Looked Juicy

Riding School Down By The Stop Bank

Oak Avenue Weather:10.5℃—26.4℃ 0.2mm rain [?] TdT TdO eggs=4 Mark=4