Day 86 of 2025

School Triathlon.

Odie did very well, completing it with energy to burn!!

Two lengths of the pool; 6 laps of the quad on the bike and then a big run up the hill and around the top field to the finishing lane.

Makes me puff just thinking about it!!

The junior school each had a older school buddy who helped them remember the number of laps, change clothes and encouraged them. No parents allowed to help :-)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 85 of 2025

I've seen some nice morning skies lately...it's much darker in the mornings - and if I want to walk before breakfast, I have to walk in that dark!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 84 of 2025

I loved this little scene, looking down on the wee Kauri tree grove (centre of photo). 

The Kauri are getting taller (they're very slow growers) and this little bunch of them will look really magnificent one day!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 83 of 2025

This old girl has been in the Pullet Palace for some time - I thought she was on her last legs but have realised that she might have had Bumblefoot - an infection in her foot cause by a puncture wound (or something).

Online recommendations are for vet attention but the MOML didn't think much of that idea for an old chook.

She seems to be improving and actually has her head up - and not curled down under her and is walking around pecking at food again.

Fingers crossed.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 82 of 2025

The herd after the morning's milking.

 See you tomorrow,
Raewyn 

Day 81 of 2025

 

Another day when I can't decide which photo to use so I'm sharing two!

Maunga Mayhem

Annual School fundraiser.

An epic adventure course on local farmland with water holes, monkey bars, water slides, walls, crawl tunnel, leaping from bale to bale, and much more!

Our kids competed in teams, the younger twins each paired with their parents (teams of two) - I love the look on Lily's face as her and her mum approach the finish line.

The older twins teamed up with two friends for their event. They kept together, helping each other through obstacles, and ran to the finish line holding hands. (Their team finished on the podium.)

So much fun!!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 80 of 2025

A lovely sunset.

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Raewyn

 

Day 79 of 2025

The MOML and SIL catching up on the farm news.

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Raewyn

 

Day 78 of 2025

Nothing better than coming to Ganma's to play amongst the Feijoa trees and scoff to your heart's delight!

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Raewyn 

Day 77 of 2025

A bit of a spruce up and some fresh hay for my nesting boxes.

Hoping I'll be rewarded with plenty of eggs!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 76 of 2025

An early morning beach walk (Papamoa) before we head back home.

Mount Maunganui, which the ladies and I walked around on Saturday, is in the background.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 75 of 2025

A lunch get together to celebrate my aunties (twins) turning 70.

There were a lot of people here - and incredible to think that most people in the room (some were off getting food) were blood relations - or their spouses. And this was just some of them - many couldn't make it!

I remember teasing Nana and saying "You started it all!"

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 74 of 2025

Such a lovely day meeting with bloggy friends; Janet from Utah via a cruise ship, and fellow kiwi Julie.

We walked around the base of the Mount (Maunganui), talked, lunched and talked some more!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 73 of 2025

Travel day today; including a detour via Te Aroha as someone needed to scour the second-hand bike shop for parts for his 'new' bikes.

Luckily Te Aroha also has a quilt shop :-)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 72 of 2025

I got an early morning emergency call to get these two sorted and taken to school.

(Emergency in the form of ED's receptionist sick so she had to cover. The shift starts at 7am!)

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Raewyn 

Day 71 of 2025

Autumn is on its way.

Some days it feels like autumn is here - other days feel like the height of summer!

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Raewyn

Day 70 of 2025

Tammy Cat never fails to entertain!

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Raewyn

Day 69 of 2025

A quick wander around the orchard found a good little box of fruit to take to ED's, along with her weekly eggs.

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Raewyn

Day 68 of 2025

Rescue mission for the MOML.....his bike ran out of petrol while he was going down the road to collect the weekend papers.

No he did not have his phone on him (he hardly ever does) and Yes he did have to walk home to get my help (and more petrol).

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 67 of 2025

Cousin time - uncle taking the kids off for a farm adventure.

Note Emma dog going along for the ride!!

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Raewyn

Day 66 of 2025

Weekly visit from these two as they walk home from school, while I'm at work.

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Raewyn

Day 65 of 2025

I'm not big on kids having phones but if it's the best way to keep in touch with their father, that's not so bad.

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Raewyn

Day 64 of 2025

A bit of work happening...it will eventually result in new yards and a new loading ramp for stock trucks.

We are tired of chasing bulls around who have jumped out of the current ones.

Watch this space!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 63 of 2025

I didn't know which photo to use, so there are two for today.

School swimming sports.

A fun morning (handy when 4 of the grandies all attend the same school!).

The girls (identical twins) had an interesting freestyle race - it truly was a photo finish, which happens so much with these two girls!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 62 of 2025

The herd got a bit stir crazy when we bought a load of bales that they didn't like.

Here I am rounding up a few that decided they would head up the back hills instead of the paddock they were supposed to be in.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 61 of 2025

Oh dear!!!

Remember the stirrer the MOML put into the effluent pond?

Hmmmm, it seems the vibrating of the tractor/stirrer had this effect!!!!

Footnote; (which you can do when you're behind with your blogging). Tractor pulled out, tractor OK and going; we thought we had a major clutch problem but an old-timer shared a trick to fix it; tractor was to be sold. Luckily it was fit for purpose and the buyer still wanted it - he was the one who helped pull it out of the pond!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 60 of 2025

I didn't get a good photo of the cakes so a group photo will have to do instead.

A nice gathering at YD's to celebrate a 16th birthday. 

Gandad tagged along with a cake for his birthday too 😊

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 59 of 2025

Our annual herd test...collecting measured samples of milk for testing.

Among other things, we can find out who is in calf, for calving in the spring, and who isn't.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 58 of 2025

I was delighted to receive some hand woven tea towels in the mail!

Almost too nice to use... 😍

Thank you, Joanne!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 57 of 2025

A camping mattress with a slow leak makes an ideal pool 'toy'.

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Raewyn 

Day 56 of 2025

It's always a tricky manoeuvre getting the stirrer to the effluent pond to stir it up so that we can pump/spray it out onto the paddocks.

Getting that long implement around trees and through gateways uses an extra set of skills!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 55 of 2025

Haha, the MOML is in love with his 'new' bike.

He's been wanting to get his hands on some of the bikes he had when he was a teen for quite a while - he finally had the opportunity!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 54 of 2025

A fabulous evening for sharing dinner on the deck.

Friends from the UK, who we hadn't seen for over 20 years!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 53 of 2025

George enjoying the first of the grapes.

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Raewyn 

Day 52 of 2025

An earlier walk than usual due to a busy day meant I caught the very beginning of the sunrise!

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Raewyn

Day 51 of 2025

Interesting consequences from the mesh I used for the pumpkin to climb on!

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Raewyn 

Day 50 of 2025

As the summer dry continues, more bales are needed to keep the cows milking.

(It looks green, but nothing is growing.)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 49 of 2025

This is going to be rather painful but I am going to try to catch up on my photos!!

Bear with me!!!

The figs are starting to ripen.

Mostly, at this stage, the birds are just getting well fed but I have had the odd munch!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn