39870 Merry Christmas everyone! It has been the ususal busy time and now that the day has past we can get out an update or two. We had a great buildup to Christmas with lots of generous invitations to parties, some for the kids and some for the adults. We fitted in the Christmas tree […]
Read MoreWe have had some cold wet weather here in Irvine over the past couple of weeks, nothing bad by NZ, or UK standards right here in Irvine but inland there has been a lot of snow. Here are a couple of shots of low snow level on the mountains behind Irvine proving that it is […]
Read More39066 This weekend has been really busy with Halloween. It started with Dad carving the pumpkin which Clemency specifically designed and drew out, the funny thing here is that nobody seems to eat the pumpkins at all and they have these huge pumpkin patches to go to and pick your decorative vegetables. I asked Clemency to write something about […]
Read MoreVeronica is in the last few weeks of her pregnancy and her friends here in Irvine all got together for the traditional American Baby Shower. Here is some details from an Email Veronica sent talking about it: I had a fabulous baby shower, with all the gifts bought, really. You would have loved it […]
Read MoreFirst experience of a good Californian wildfire. Driving home last night you could see the fires glowing on the hills not more than 10 miles from where we are. This morning the sky is thick with smoke and the sun is a red circle in the sky. The office here is telling everyone to go […]
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