a mustard thursday on a friday!

we know we've been slack but we've been away...

after a panic start (the xmas tree fell over, but all survived)...

we were on the road, doyles a window hogger

he provides the entertainment with his funny faces arf arf

i'm the co-pilot, b & c can't believe that i just lie here all the way...

after 4 hours on the road we hit our northern home (thanks L&L)

we adore it here...

i mean you would have to be crazy not to!

we spend the days romping in the paddocks...

check out the cow pats!!

doyle, look behind you!

they are so watching you...

i have fun woofing at them especially this guy...

oi doyle... look if you had horns you too could look like this arf arf

moll you are too much!

rachels my fav...

she's special... she loves it when we feed her our bread...

she's got the biggest, snappiest teeth there doyle... i'm not gonna get too close...

race you back... cows to the left of us...

and cows to the right of us... country bliss

with the prettiest evening skies...

and days filled lazing or road tripping...

gathering foodibles... some so fresh you see the boats bringing them in

mangonui fish shop... best in the world apparently...

where you would swear the fish is still flapping under that nommy batter

oh and 90 mile beach... that was tricky...

where you can drive on the sand...

b & c wouldnt let us off the lead

that's ok

it was still lotsa fun anyway

b & c would stop at the local butcher, best butcher in the world they said...

and we would score bones...

and they scored snarlers... scoffed with roadside watermelon and local cheese...

they feasted on fresh farm eggs, homemade pesto and hot chili sauce, cos L&L spoiled them fur sure!

and cos it was their 8th wedding anniversary they opened precious...

the bottle of wine they have been saving for 7 years... 

they savoured their wine (c's being silly here cos b says he always manages to get his feet in the pics arf arf arf)

while we played in the pool...

doyle likes to play submarines...

and comes out looking like this arf arf

the pics dont show how hot it was...

our cooling collars saved the day...

the air constantly carried so many great smells, all we could do was smile...

unfortunately the time went too fast 

last romps were had

you sure we can't stay...

we sadly packed up all our bits...

and hit the road...

thru the tunnel... back to auckland

back home...

where the only casualty was b & c's pardon me's, they had been slugged @#$%! we hope the chilli plant's slugged them back!!!

favourite spots were reclaimed...

exhausted but elated.

ok so you are all probably wondering what the heck this all has to do with mustard... well we are keen as mustard to return to our most favourite place, the acorn cottage in ohaewai... it's paradise! b & c love it cos there are no distractions or technology that gobbles their time (that's why we have only just loaded the pics on last weeks post), cos b just lost her tether with internet tethering...

next week's blue's coloured thursday is champagne...


something special happened today in america... ***welcome to the world bella hope grant (06 may 2011), a gorgeous sister for a very special girl whom we adore, way to go J & E xxxx***