Oops!

We had gale-force winds in the weekend - the sign broke!

Did i mention that i hate bloody boggery winds?

The Roadside Sign

We've got a new sign up above the road. Now we just have to wait & see if the council, or anyone else, complains.

Actually, when I was up there, putting it up, an asian guy stopped his car & took my photo - so it must be eye-catching.

Red-Haired Maori Boys!

Jarrad & Callum are over for a holiday and spent the day in the village yesterday. Jarrad says that when he leaves school, he's coming to work here. That won't be for a year or two.

Always great to see them.




This photo-board is proving to be a big hit. It gets pictures taken every day. We'll make another one, one day - when there's time.


cheers

A Waiuta Girl

This is Naelane Dale who came to see us yesterday, (in the rain!) She lives in Temuka now. When she lived in Waiuta, she was Naelane Magee and had redhair & freckles.

She went to school with my mum! And knew Reefton as well.

Always a joy to see Waiuta people - they're a breed apart.

Fairies in the Garden

It would appear that we've been visited by Good Fairies.

The other day i was walking past Gnomeland and saw that a gnome had fallen over - again! When i picked him up, i thought, 'Hello, I don't remember you.' Then i thought, 'Yes i do, i think. There's something different though?'

I put him down & carried on to what i was doing, i was busy.

Today, walking past again, i spotted the Rolling Gnomes and - hello! They look completely different! Obviously, some Good Fairies have been coming around and repainting the gnomes - they look great!

Maybe i should leave out a saucer of milk or something?

cheers

Reefton Girls

These delightful young ladies are Astley Clough and Caitlin & Tiffany Hampton and they came to visit us on Thursday.

They are making a scale model of their school - Reefton Area School - which is to be used as a map for directing visitors around. They think they're stuck, I disagree, I think that they're doing great - a lot of work done so far, just finishing touches needed now.

Hopefully, they will have some new ideas now.

A Cousin Of Mine

Our kids have gone home, but it's still school holidays, so we're still getting visitors.

Today there were people from Christchurch, the Maldives and Hamilton and from Reefton. Also, this lady, temporarily staying in Westport, came to visit.

Clenda Wockmer, (hope i've spelt that right!), is a (3rd i think) cousin of mine - her grandfather was my great-uncle Bill and we had the same great-grandparents.

Uncle Bill had a grocer's shop, on Buller road in Reefton - now demolished. I actually made the model from a couple of old photos that Clenda's mother, June, sent down. The colours are from memory - i remember it well.

I put a garden out the front, complete with gardener and wheelbarrow etc., because Uncle Bill was a great gardener. Most of that generation of Hunts were - dunno what went wrong there!

Great to see you, Clenda.