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It's been a busy six months since, I last bunged an entry in the blog.

We managed to not get washed away in the very wet summer, which included a trip to Sydney back in March, where it was mostly just as wet as it was in NZ rolleyes. Still, it was good to catch up with a couple of pals, have a few beers and laugh at some of the most bizarrely-dressed participants of the annual Sydney Mardi Gras, which - unknown to us - fell smack in the middle of our visit.

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It’s been a busy six months since, I last bunged an entry in the blog.

I managed to not get washed away in the very wet summer, which included a trip to Sydney back in March, where it was mostly just as wet as it was in NZ . Still, it was good to catch up with some pals, have a few beers and laugh at some of the most bizarrely-dressed participants of the annual Sydney Mardi Gras, which – unknowningly – fell smack in the middle of visiting.

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What a shite few months we’ve had!

A seemingly endless list of personal problems, work issues and general winter maladies left everyone pretty tired and depressed by the time Christmas rolled around and we were looking forward to some quiet time to recharge the batteries and get ourselves back on a more even keel.

Unfortunately it wasn’t to be.

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by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre

Shit it’s COLD!

The End

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This morning we woke up to the rather picturesque sight of an unexpected snowstorm on Saturday night. 4 to 5 inches of snow and not a tyre track or footprint to be seen.

See the photos.

It’s not unknown to have snow in April, but it’s been a fair few years since we had such a heavy dusting, especially after such a mild winter and with an early spring.

The view certainly beats any TV rubbish and being on a Sunday I didn’t have to drive in it (result!)

Shortly after the photos were taken, the sun peeped out between a break in the clouds and within an hour it was all slush. Never mind…

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