Just A Little Bit Of Old News From 2020

As I was really slack on my blog last year I didn't post anything about my local A&P show entries.

I didn't take pictures of everything I entered but I sure did of my winnings below.

This is the cup and plate for my entries in the Preserves section for the most points.  I was pretty chuffed in getting this and caused a little upset as the same people had won it for many years.

I even had the husband from the winners in the previous years come up shake my hand and thank me as he won't have to polish the silverware again this year.

I have already got plans on trying to retain these but it is so hard to, but I have plans on trying to clean out the knitting and sewing section in 20 years time as this is even harder to get.  I won the Fruitcake cup the previous year (causing another slight upset).  

 

It's Sign Up Time For February FNSI

Yay another month has gone by again it is time to sign up for FNSI.  It will be great to relax and do this on Friday after a very busy week at work - don't you just love Covid-19 😡

Yes we have had a little outbreak in NZ and where I live we are back up to Level 2 until midnight tonight and then back to Level 1.....yay. 

Anyway as I said this Friday is FNSI again and if you want to sign up head over to Sugarlane Designs and sign up here and then from Saturday head over to the other blogs who have joined in and see what everyone else done

A Much Deserved Holiday Continued

 So yesterday you saw photos of my trip to Hamilton.  Once this part of the trip was completed, off to Cooks Beach in the Coromandel we went.

Day one there we went for a walk up to Shakespeare Cliff and the views down to Cooks Beach and Whitianga are amazing ( no photos as have many from previous trips), but nothing compares to Cathedral Cove we done a couple of days later after lazing about.

Now some of you many think to yourself it looks familiar.  If you have watched the movie Prince Caspian it will be, as this is where the children landed.

It was a little hike down and a far cry from the small dirt track I went down 14 yrs ago.  It was all tarsealed, so though steep in some places, it was easy to walk.

The beach at Cooks beach is beautiful too and we had a few swims before the cool weather set in, but a few walks down it we done.

Another day we caught the ferry from Ferry Landing and had a look around Whitianga and would you believe I restrained myself and walked past a quilting shop...... yes it was hard

If you ever have the chance if this ugly thing could Covid ever lets people from other countries travel freely again, I suggest get having a lazy stay in the Coromandel.  This is only a tiny snapshot what it has to offer.

 

A Much Deserved Holiday

 It has been a week since I have been home from my nearly two weeks away from home.  It was bliss.  Hubby was left behind as he had work commitments that included going away himself after initially being able to come, so I hitched a ride with my friend earlier than planned and first port of call was staying with her family in Hamilton.

Now I have been in Hamilton many many times, but have never been to the Hamilton Gardens so one day we went and had a look.

This is one thing I should have done years ago.  I had driven past it a lot, but I will be back as apparently there is always something being built.  I did not get pictures of the rose gardens unfortunately.  

A couple of days later we done a river cruise on the mighty Waikato River and it was again amazing though it was quite hot and off all places my knees got burnt.

So we were in Hamilton for a few days with a quick trip up to Auckland and then off to the ultimate destination ...... Cooks Beach.

Come back tomorrow for those pictures 😎