It seems, to pay for 30 seconds of skydiving, costing $189, you would have to pick fruit solidly for two to three days, at $10 an hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kerikeri is a splendid place. You’ll see when you eventually get there!

Apropos the guttering – you’ll be glad to know I have the situation in hand and will be attending to it asap.
Meanwhile, we’re going on our annual free trip to Denman’s Gardens this afternoon. I’m sure you will be with us in spirit, as will Liv, who, on account of pressure of work, has decided not to attend in person.

You’ve got it the wrong way around, Jul. Settle in Kerikeri first, and then … blah, blah, blah!
Here, the sun shines and Mama and I are engaged in our usual contest of who can find most to gripe about. The big news of the week is that a bit of guttering fell off outside your bedroom window and I am preparing to put it back on again.

Where’s Rakaroa?
Hey, what about those card details.
Also, advance booking.
Or don’t you read your emails?

Crip just rang asking me to send him the second volume of the Terry Goodkind trilogy.

Liv’s found it; so I trust it’s okay for me to send it in a small package.

Crip is off to Spain for a week.

He said he remembered you saying that Harry Potter was just plagiarised from Tolkein and others; and he now says he agrees!