Moving on...

Well, we have happily spent over a month at Fay's and are not that eager to leave but know that we must move on as we only have 2 weeks left in New Zealand!

We had a great time. The greenhouse is 'practically' finished (enough for Autumn to already plant Strawberries on one side); the winter garden is fully planted; the chooks (chickens), rabbits, ducks, turkeys and sheep are well fed; and so are we.

We conclude our stay here with a beautiful Easter weekend and 60th wedding anniversary for Fay's parents. Sunday we will have a party where their 6 children, 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren will all attend. Alyssa is making some gluten and dairy free goodies for the party, including a chocolate cake and pumpkin pie (yes, pumpkins are ready!).

On Monday we head over to Hamilton for a 3-day permaculture intensive 'bee' where we will work hard while learning even more about organic living. Then it's time to sell the van and get ready to come home.

We also just got word that we will be WWOOFing in North Carolina from May 15-June 15, and then attending a friend's wedding in West Virginia on a farm for 1 weeks. It looks like our summer is filling up already, which is weird because we're enjoying fall here in New Zealand right now!

(here we are collecting timber from the local mill for the greenhouse)