Jul, remember to change your ticket well before the 8th.

A darn foolhardy enterprise, I say! I sent Granny some of your early blog entries; and she seemed to think it all sounded ‘rather risky’. If I send her this one, she’ll have her worst fears confirmed.
How can that guy possibly have forgotten a code he knew a couple of hours earlier?

The mistake you obviously made, Liv, is one of ommission. The number 6 handshake has to be accompanied by a casual slap on the thigh with the other hand, followed by a short, sharp snort through both nostrils.

Money grasping fiends! It looks like you need to get an IRD number, quickly! When you do, remember to ask about a refund, for after you’ve done with working.
This is what it says here:
www.ird.govt.nz/individuals/receivingtaxableincome/taxobligations.html
When you receive income from your job or other taxable income:
ï give your IRD number to your boss or other payer so that you are paying the correct amount of tax. If you don’t have an IRD number, fill in an IRD number application – individual form
ï fill in a tax code declaration form. (Without a tax code declaration, tax is deducted at the non-declaration rate of 45 cents in the dollar.)
The tax deducted from your income may range from 15 cents to 39 cents in the dollar.
If you are in employment for part of the year only, you could be entitled to a tax refund. Please contact us at Inland Revenue to request a personal tax summary, which will show whether you are entitled to this refund.
Somewhere else it says:
IRD Number
To work in New Zealand you will also need an IRD number from New Zealand Inland Revenue. This can be applied for once you arrive in New Zealand. Simply go to the nearest Inland Revenue office and take along your passport and visa. Ask at your hostel for directions. For more info see
www.ird.govt.nz/library/publications/irdnumber.html

Here’s what we do by day:
gardening

And by night:
bicyling in heaven

Yet another post rejected by your FS mail, Jul. Here it is:

“Dear Julio,

I am glad that you have found some work; but take it easy and have plenty of sleep. Could you send us the negatives of your photos; they will be less expensive to send. Persavere with the fishing; it sounds like a lot of good free food to me! (Caught not court)

While searching the rich list of the Sunday Times I told Daddy that I had better buy a lottery ticket but he reminded me that most of them made their money by pure hard work. It is true.

Daddy is cutting one of the yew trees; the lower branches so far while waiting for the long ladder to arrive. I am cutting them to size for burning in the stove.

We had quite a lot of rain so it will be easier to dig and plant. Most of the trees are in leaf and blossom everywhere. It is a magical time of the year.

Grosses bises Mama

I am going in the garden to see if I can catch any slugs.