Still quite warm here, and barely any rain. The oak trees have begun to lose their leaves, and they've got deep roots. We've been watering the grass as well. Still a bit of green left.

This afternoon after church we all went out for a picnic. Blazing hot day, full sun, and the youth decided to have a game of football. Now that's the sort of thing only English people would do, mostly out of complete stupidity! It got up to half time, and they never continued. Meanwhile, the rest of us stayed under a large oak tree, which provided extra entertainment opportunities after I worked out how to climb it.

Haymaking continues. Ross managed to slice his finger on a circular saw while cutting firewood (not sure why he needed firewood in February). Fortunately it was a shallow cut. Had his finger been in a different position he might have lost it.

A busy few weeks. We've got two concerts coming up with the brass band, plus the Kumeu Show. Bronwyn's been working extra days due to other staff being ill, and the girls are back in the swing of school activities. We're entering the "OMG we haven't got much left of summer let's do something quick" season!

And we've just booked tickets to go back to England over Christmas and January. All four of us. Don't ask me how much the cost...

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