I forgot to say thanks very much for the birthday prezzie – the green mag lite. II t hasd proved most useful and the postman in Poste Restante recalled the package well when i went into Auckland Post office to collect it!!!
No seriously, thanks very much!

I now look like a contender for ‘England’s most wanted football hooligans’ with my new look. I just need a couple of tattoos on my arms to complete the picture!

nice matching t-shirt and shorts Dod. Tan seems at present to be afflicted with the same mismatch problem!

So far the apis seems to be working very well. Good suggestion Michelle!

love Geoff

hailall,

most pleased the skirt is being worn mama, looks good. looks like you’ve got another cough liv!!!! Jul’s hair appears to be evn longer. you might have to cut it for the anual trip to the south of france for the cistomary wedding!!! Geoff has gone for the short or no look himself, and finds it most rafreshing if a little chilly in the evenings. he is most annoyed at not beiong able to see any of the matches on account of them being at about three in the morn ans such cretinopus times.
we are back in nelson and have just collected mamas letter from the good old post office, cheers muchly for all the news of the homestead. don’t send any more here, and i hope granny hasn’t as we are leaving on the tonight never to reture. the next port of call with significant postal services will be greymouth. i’ll be expecting a sisable wod once we make it down there!!!

Had an epic ride over green hills and white streches of sand!!! galloping galore and much good scenery. there were three of us, us two and a guide and there was also a small mini horse with us coming along for the exercise. he loved it tossing his head in the wind and galopping along beside the otherb horses. a most rafreshing ride and i would recommend it to anyone. Geoff stayed on admirably. there was one hairy moment as we pounded down the beach, our guides hair rlying in the wind (we both wore helmets you will be please to hear, though the temptation to hav ethebreeze in my hair was almost irresistable!!!!) geoffs horses did a quick swerve to avoide the small horse (piwi) who was capering around infront of him, ans goef nearly got left behind. luckily he stayed on and had a great time. he likes the fast pace, and finds the walking a little tediouse!! i like all of it, and can’t understand how you’ve avoided those all dayers for so long dod?!!

Glad to see that the good old bath is being protected, though something needs to be done about the shower. bigger and more room is needed. a cubicle i say!

Just heard that ed and nikki did a 1300 mike journey (peth – coast n back) in 4 days!! cor blimey, we like to take it a little easier than that, chilling by the side of the road until we smell and then heading for a campsite for a good wash of self and clothes!

well, better get on and write the general mail. if granny has send something and i havn’t got it, just pas it along the line that i did and am most gratefull would you?
cheers
Love Tanya

Many thanks for a most handy and elegant 50,000 year old goose egg cup. Now, all we need is to get some geese, and wait for them to lay some eggs – the price of a goose egg at the Windmill is currently £1.50!!!

As for the umbrella hat – do people actually wear these things in the rain? How do they avoid water pouring in cascades off the hat onto their shoulders and back?

It hasn’t rained here in months; but when it does, I’ll be out there, looking like a complete prat!

ahoy,

I’m not sure what i am doing in that picture… perhaps choking on the hot, extra thick crust or something.

We got the prezzie parcel today. 🙂 Dod is most pleased with the hat. Must take a photo. Ma thinks that the wooden gimlet (or whatever the hole-maker called) is possibly too good for the earth.

I’ve just started reading “His Dark Materials” by Philip Pullman – most gripping. You’ve read them haven’t u, tan?

media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1058553,00.html

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