Day 461

Happy New Year's Eve George! 

Our visitors left today and headed home; bad weather did not encourage them to stay on. 

Sadly it dried up after they had left. He liked sleeping in our family crib while he was here. :-)

I have decided to stop uploading to this blog now as most people I would like to see it are my Facebook Friends. If you miss it then please leave a comment to that effect and I might be tempted back. Next month I will be running my NZ 2013 Blog.
So long and thanks for all the fish!!!!

Day 460

All out for a walk along the cycle-path today and it actually stayed dry :-)

Day 459

My Mum's bedroom, all cleared of the equipment she had to rely on for her last few months here now with three freshly painted walls and re-instated as a pretty bedroom. 

All ready today with fold out bed and crib for Will, Katie & the boys coming to stay for a few nights.

Day 458

 Now, doesn't that look inviting for a spot of belly-boarding!!!! 

Orcombe Point, Exmouth this afternoon.

Day 457

Today we visited friends in the Exmouth docks development. 

They live in the town house in red & white next to the blue & white one and keep a 12+ mtr motorboat in the dock. They are the parents of my two bridesmaids and one of my godsons.

I first met them when I babysat for their children 45 yrs ago!  We had a good day.

Day 456

Here is our Pohutukawa Fairy on top of the tree here in Devon.
Pohutukawa trees flower in New Zealand at this time of year and turn whole areas red with blossom & the trees provide much welcomed shade especially by the sea.

Day 455

 Happy Christmas.
We had a lovely sunny bracing walk along the sea-front at Exmouth, neither of us were tempted to join in with the Christmas Day swimmers. 

A walk at Exmouth has long been a family tradition from my childhood days but then we spotted new hats and mittens; they are still there but new iPhones and fancy scooters dominate too.