Hail all.
good pic of the visit! i like juls two tier hair! huddling for warmth hey! we are raosting here in christchurch with a top temp of 32 degrees today! fairly roasting, and with a warm winf of about 100 miles and hr we were melting on the spot. we made the mistake of leaving the tent up (yes, we are on one of our brief visits to a camping!) and it got so bent over by the wind that on e of the poles broke. no more tent for the present.

Chch is huge and we have only done a small section of it today. the botanical gardens made a pleasent resting spot for our weary feet after town. we went to an art fair in the morning which was great fun. wondered round lots of wierd and bizzar art – canvas with splodge of paint, bit of wire stuck in an apple, that kind of thing, but most of it was great, and you could actruallt watch da said artist at work in the poting and woodcarving workshops. Potting looks as much of a sinch as i recall. The Dod collection would have fitted in like a piece of the jugsaw, and as there was nothing much beloww about 100 quide i think mireille had the pricing about right. it does seem that mounting and frames are the way to go, so kepp mounting i say! geoff suggested ikea for bulk frames. in an internat place at the mo with paintings on the wall by some aritist or other who obviously prefered the part of the scenery tecnique! well, only 10 days to go before xmas and it has never felt more unlike christmas! boiling hot and sunny, with everyone running round in skimpy clothes, yet all the shops have that tinny music dod described blaring out of their doors. all the same old tunes as at home, and the shops are full of the same things, trees, stockings, decorations, cakes, puddings and a whoile lot more stodgy wintery food to be eaten infront of a roaring fire all nice and cozy. who in their right mind wants a slab of christmas pudding when you can’t move without sweating??? oh well, have fun up north and take a few piccies for me. now making more appropriate new year card for delicately nurtured. i will take over my class black one when i get back you bunch of weasles!
cheers
T