The Good Life

Life in New Zealand continues to be great.

• The kids are still great, and loving the outdoors. The garden seems to be a safe place to play, with space to run around.
• The summer weather is great. 23C today. We've had the windows and doors open to keep the house cool.
• It certainly doesn't feel like Christmas is coming; I'm used to suffering bitterly cold, dark and wet mornings waiting for delayed trains on shelterless platforms in the run up to Christmas, and now I'm cruising to work in my 4x4 in awesome sunshine with awesome tunes.
• The veggie patch is coming along nicely. In the first two days of the harvest, we've already have a bumper crop of beans (Kentucky Pole). We have loads of Coriander and Basil; the Tomatoes, Sweetcorn, and Pumpkins are all flowering, and the Sunflowers, Peas, Courgettes, Lettuce and Tomatoes are all getting bigger.
• We had so many beans, I had to learn how to blanch and freeze them already.
• We have so much coriander, I am soaking some chickpeas so I can make Lime and Coriander Hummus in the morning.
• The worm farm is getting exciting! We've almost filled the first tray, and about to start filling the second tray. The worm wee is ensuring that everything gets fed at least once a week.
• The compost heap is slumping - everytime I put more stuff on it, it seems smaller. I'm assuming this means it is actually rotting down nicely on the inside.
• From the new house, we can be walking by the water within 5 minutes, or walking on the beach in 15.

How's life going with you?