CD arrived. Liv says the movies are good. Mama likes both sets of earrings; but will probably chose the darker ones.

There’s a parcel and separate letter for you in Christchurch. We’ll send something to Greymouth.

In Chi this afternoon: heaving masses on the streets; tinny, yodelling sounds of Christmas songs emenating from every shop.

i say yaya for love actually and will bne going to see it while geoff goes to see some bile about a sailor or something!!!!

yay, a fresh pusskin for me please! good old daisy was ok was she? i’ll give jul lessons when i get back – most amusing it will be!!! Did any of the other cards sell? how much for? mahaps cards are the way forward.
i rang granny at the time appointed by geoff the time maistro on her birthday only to hear a groggy voice on the other endof the phone!! poor granny – it was 5.30am!!!! she seemed pleased with the angora rabbit hat we got her in the waikato region.
i wanted to buy an ostrick egg today but geoff wasn’t too keen! they are huge and i thought they would be good fun to paint, but getting it home would be a problem. Thank you mama for your letter we collected in dunedin, i think the path is a great idea, get liv and jul to collect stoned for you. Hope all the xmas cards got home unbroken. hand them out at xmas would you? i didn’t want to send them as they were quiote fragile. i hope all the french ones got there ok – let me know. havn’t heard from lolo in a while. what is she up to? well, we are hanging round dunedin for today and then heading north with mount cook in mind and then chrischurch.
cheerio
T

PS did i mention that i wouldn’t mind a ginger pusskin??? good egg

Well, I can recommend this as a good film, well worth seeing.

As for Love Actually, we’ll see.

Two parcels arrived in quick succession, full of an interesting assortment of shells, leaves, postcards, sundry papers, etc! Beautiful skirts.From India, presumably? Anton and Emma are staying at the moment. Emma’s sister lives in Wellington, and her mum and dad, having spent six months touring NZ in a car earlier this year, have now gone back, bought a motor home, and are doing the same again! They’re considering buying a house.

Daisy is back on the road. I’ve added Jul onto the insurance; I must sort out some lessons, soon.

I don’t understand those lumps. How come you get none on your feet, since they’re under lots of pressure? Did you have your adrenaline stuff handy, just in case?

Most amusing to hear of all those skin tight lycra clad pole carriers.

I took part in a one day exhibition and sold a few cards.

Another moggy, you say? Ha, ha.

I am suffering from the same cracked heal problem as dod. I had a couple of really deep splits in my right heal until yesterday evening when Tan spent 10 minutes scraping off a good 6 inch piece of dead skin with a cheese grater, as the pumice stone I’d earlier tried was having no effect. It was merely wearing itself down on the prime billtong!

THe Kepler Track was pretty good, albeit really tiring. I expect Tan has told you all about the skin tight trouser with shorts over the top wearing morons who you could guarantee would always be carrying a couple of walking poles just for good measure. Quite ridiculous if you ask me, but obviously the latest walking craze. Started my german tourists no doubt! No offence Jul.

Geoff