News

Dinner with family and cousins from USA

Club Med for Cows!

Koropuku Falls - a hidden dream!

• Longest day has passed! We went to the cliffs last two nights to see the sun over the sea at its southern zenith, last night was shining, silvery, a wav-ey staircase to the setting sun! Great company with special friends from Waikato.

• Thomas and Dee are on holiday in West Australia and we hope thay have a great drive in the flying Falcon Futura, maybe the last family drive in it... if they can sell it.

• We have 8 silage pits ready and over 700 bales in reserve. Next cut will be in February.

• Most enjoyable Christmas post of cards and letters - I am still puzzled by the ones who just say Happy Christmas from xxx and have no news. We'd love to hear more!

LOCAL and DISTRICT

• It's been a growthy season even if frustrating at times, weather wise. Animals look great and lambs are fetching nzd85+ which is a big improvement. We don't understand why there is simply no demand for wool, such a unique fibre.

• Generally we expect less people touristing the coast due to the economic fears altho' we won't be affected like Queenstown.. we don't have that mass market..

• The local panto was even bigger and better than ever.. the talent is amazing.

My personal pages

The Garden House as on Baches and Holiday Homes website

www.seafarmer.blogspot.com all my chatter

www.sites.google.com/site/fortrosenz

..my first google website.. nice pics of family

http://seafarmer.wordpress.com doggerel

great Catlins photos found on flickr 

http://mackayporterpics.blogspot.com/ 1930s etc family photos

http://fortrose.blogspot.com/ Fortrose Academy reunion 2004. (Class of 1959-64)

http://fortrosenz.blogspot.com/ travel blog 2004: Mexico Switzerland and UK

Fortrose NZ news

Fortrose - the original one in Ross-shire, Scotland!

Photo Album

Communities & Forums