At the farm...

We had a very magical childhood in may ways...living in a small rural community on a wee piece of paradise called "Bannockburn" in Ngatimoti. We had ponies and chickens, pet lambs, calves, piglets..cats and dogs, rats and guinea pigs and pet eels...and me, two brothers and a sister (Hi Poppy Black). We could play in the creek, ride imaginary (and real) ponies, skate on roller skates found in the dump, pick carrots from the garden and have outdoors tea parties. We had a milking cow, plenty of eggs and fresh fruit and veges...it was lovely.
Mum and Dad still live on this wee piece of paradise.
We have come out here (R, Stellar and I) to be part of the welcoming committee when Mum and Dad get home from their first ever overseas adventure...an 8 weeks trip to the UK and part of Europe. They sound like they have had a wonderful time...in some ways it seems like they left just a week ago, and in other ways it seems like they have been away for ever.

So, I am using mum's computer for this and have found a couple of cute photos of their beloved pets...Daisy as a puppy and then as an adult, with the troop of cats...it is obvious from the second photo that the cats rule the roost...they are all such good friends but a stern glance from Oscar (the Godfather...a chocolate spotted Oriental Lynx) will see Daisy skulking away...