Nikita!

"Oh, Nikita, is it cold - in your little corner of the world?" (Elton John's song).

This is Nikita. He was originally from Siberia but now lives in Christchurch, which he says is colder!

He and his family came to visit yesterday - i told him that he wouldn't find the Zebra - but he did.

Clever kid. Well done that boy!

Gnomeland Rebuilt

We've finally finished putting the Gnomeland back together (Steve started it, but he went and had a heart-attack and is not coming back to work any more - very inconsiderate of him!)

Anyway, cutting the grass around all the gnomes & fairies etc was a pain and the gorse just wouldn't stop coming back (We have got a sign offering free gorse to anyone who wants to pick their own, but no-one ever does!) So, we picked-up everything in there, including about a million and twenty-one white stones that Isabella collected from the beach, (Thanks Issy!) The whole area was covered in carpet and then bark-chips and the figures (and stones!) put back on top. Looks much better now and will be easier to maintain.

Come Springtime, we'll plant nastursiums and fill it up with flowers.

Fair Trade Fiesta

On Yer Bike's Gumboot Cafe sells Fair Trade products, (chocolate, coffee etc.), in support of worker/producers in 3rd world countries. Today they had a Fiesta to promote Fair Trade, with half-price admission to the village - which, along with the sunshine, made for a busy day. It's been dead-quiet lately now that schools have gone back and Winter has arrived.

Some of the helpers in the cafe were a bit - umm- different!






cheers