Hi everyone,
Seeing as I haven’t heard
anything to the contrary, I will assume that everyone is keeping fit and happy.
Both of us have managed to avoid having winter colds (as it is now spring, I
can say that with all confidence!).
Well, we are managing to
get some jobs ticked off our work list for the CoC. We have ghastly
batten-holder lights up in the lounge to tie off the electrical cables (Jan
still needs to order the lights we want, so this gives him time to do that –
but I have given him a twelve month deadline!), smoke detectors installed, we are
currently making a storage box for our gas cooker bottle, our porch is painted
and our outside lights are up. We still have some work to do on putting our
cables underground for the water tank pump, and a couple of other things, but
we are well on track.
Jan’s new Mechanical Engineer
seems to be pretty good but he still hasn’t filled the Electrical Engineer’s
role. I have suggested a few strategies which he is studiously ignoring at the
moment.
We have planted a lovely Kowhai and some flaxes alongside the garage, but have yet to find a suitable Pohutukawa.
However, we have planted some beetroot, potatoes, tomatoes and lettuces, so we
are getting our summer food on track. We have had a couple of rhubarb harvests
already, and it is growing fantastically.
Frits came out last weekend
and stayed overnight (Kathleen is in
North America at a couple of conferences). Tessa came to visit over the weekend
(she is enjoying her study in Auckland, but misses the South Island). John is
still with us, and cooking up a storm.
We went to the Sprig &
Fern in Motueka to see all the All Blacks games for the World Cup – the beers
are fabulous, and the pub has a great atmosphere. My favourite tipple is a ½ pint
of Fern Dark. It used to have a much nicer name though: Wobbly Boot! For the
life of me, I have no idea why they would have changed such an iconic name!
Over the weekend we went to
the Ngatimoti Fair. The fair is out in the middle of the wop-wops and it was
PACKED. We saw Bill there with one of his antique bikes. He & Cornish are
almost ready to start building. We also saw Robbie & Janet (and Mac &
Fergus), and a number of other acquaintances from Nelson.
We have just had the study
break – I spent most of the time writing exams for the papers I am teaching,
and getting organised to teach summer school.
My last assignment for the Diploma
in Career Guidance has been marked, so I am now officially finished. Yay. My first
Exec meetings for the National Executive of the Career Development Association
is coming up in a couple of weeks, on the on 13 & 14 November. Jan is
staying in Nelson.
I have taken in my supervisor’s
amendments for my Masters pre-proposal, which has now been approved. Now I just
need to get my registration done, and I can get on with it. Since I wrote last,
I have also written a case study on 42 Below Vodka, and a chance buy at the
Ngatimoti Fair has landed me with a copy of Mark Todd’s autobiography, so I
feel an equestrian Olympic team captain case study coming on. Again, if anyone
has any info on Mark or the 1988 NZ Equestrian Olympic Team (Seoul), please flick
it through.
Christmas plans are firming
up – Tina has got us well organised now. We should have a great time. Jan &
I are also coming up to Welly on Dec 3, 4 & 5, so if anyone is around,
please let us know; we would love to see you.
Right – I think that’s all
for now, aside from wishing all of October’s birthday people a wonderful coming
year: Hartmut; Morv, Marjie, Uncle Norman, Dawnie, Lara & Justine.
Catch you all again soon.
Alles liebe!
Jan Kuwilsky & Sam Young
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