Hi everybody,
I hope you are all fit & well.
Jan's concert went really well on Saturday night. The music was great and they finished on a really high note; Arnold's Four Scottish Dances, which skirled the concert to a conclusion. We celebrated our wedding anniversary at home with breakfast on Saturday before Jan headed off to his last orchestra practice.
Like the Nelson family in Wellington, I am having trouble shaking this blasted cold, but it is finally going now. It has just been a bother at night, with my nose blocking when I lie down, but the last couple of nights have finally been easier for sleep. It hasn't been bothering me during the day. Jan still gets a slightly sore throat at times, but it still hasn't come to anything more.
We have heard about a guy a couple of kilometres away who is pulling out his vineyard - he was a contract grower for Hermann Seifried - & heading off to Oz. We went around to see him on Saturday to see if there was anything that we could use for our place. We think we will buy his 2000 litre black watertank to use as a new header tank. Then one pump fill will last over a week (instead of the three days at the moment), but better than that, being black, we won't get so much algae in the water - we are getting lots of photosynthesis through the clear plastic of the one we have at the moment. He also has a load of half round posts that we can use for the cross planks in our retaining walls, and he may have a container for sale which would be great for more storage space. We seem to be running out of room to keep equipment quite quickly.
We have got Montrose Drive ready & on the market. It is listed at http://rwnelson.co.nz/cgi-bin/clients/rwnz/profile.cgi?webid=NEL20121&gid=24476. There was an open home on the weekend which Susa thought went well; we will wait & see if there are any starts to negotiation or offers, before we think it went well!
My folks & my Uncle Norman called in yesterday for afternoon tea, which was great. We caught up briefly with Kathleen last weekend, and celebrated Uncle Norman's birthday with my folks, Mike & Donna, and Donna's sister Tanya and her husband Charlie two weekends ago.
Jan & I also went to a business after five function for the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce, where we got a preview of the new NMIT Arts & Media building, which has been constructed almost entirely from Nelson Pine LVL (see it online at http://www.nmit.ac.nz/schools/artsmedia/artsandmediabuilding.aspx). We had a long chat with the architect as we got a tour of the building, which was really interesting. I have also been out for a farewell dinner for NMIT's Business Degree programme leader who is sadly heading off to pastures anew.
In the next couple of weeks we are going to a private tour of the museum's Haven Ahoy exhibition with Nelson Pine, and going to the Chamber's Christmas Party. Oh, and we have a couple of dinners to go to as well, and a classical concert in Motueka.
I have been through all the assignments, activities and forum requirements for Dip in Career Guidance, then made a matrix of what had to be done, and the date each bit was due by. Then I went through and put a date that I would like to get each bit done by, to ensure I get the whole thing cut by next June. So far I am on track, having finished my first unit - only 15 to go!
Jan's work is still very busy, but the orchestra practice ensured he kept his work hours reasonable. I am not sure if he will be so punctual in leaving work at a good time now that he can stay as long as he likes once more. Time will tell.
Wellington people - let us know if you will be home on Christmas day avo; we would like to come & visit you if you are.
- Congrats to Tessa who has passed her first assignment in her Diploma with distinction :-)
- And before I write again, happy birthday wishes need to go to Jeremy, Neil, Donna, Janet, Jamal & Tina
Take care & alles liebe!
Jan Kuwilsky & Sam Young
Our picture book of our house is viewable at http://www.momento.co.nz/priv_preview.asp?b=4754-6410-3324
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