Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Aotearoa (land of the long white cloud), well today it is a long grey cloud, that saw the sun rise first - hence was first on Santa's delivery schedule.

The Doctor has arrived home from his rather long walk in the top part of the south island grateful that the experience is now over. To celebrate his return I cooked a Christmas Lunch - you know sweating over a hot stove for hours on end - hoping to coordinate the timing with his anticipated arrival. Considering it has been many years since I have cooked anything and The Doctor has his own style, I am please to report that it seems to have hit the spot. Maybe because The Doctor has only eaten Miso soup and other dried food during his three day walk.

Christmas also has another event that is probably more about taking rather than giving. One of the reasons The Doctor wanted to buy our house many years ago was because it had a Cherry Tree. At the time, little did The Doctor know that our Cherry Tree was a 'Weeping Cherry Tree' and the fruit was not edible. Can you imagine the disappointment??? However there is one saving grace, our neighbour has a fruit Cherry Tree and as it hangs over our fence line, The Doctor has his wish. This is what he was caught doing a couple of years ago.

I think we better be quick this year or the birds will get them. Its a pity that Master does not do more in that aspect of keeping the birds away from our cherries...

Till next time, haveagoodone.