Happy New Year

 

And also to you who will still be up to see the new year in.

All God's richest blessings for 2026.

Patiently waiting

 and watching.

Present time for kids

 

Baby Amore

 

Festive balloons

 

Christmas lights

 

The gift wrapping begins

 

My tree is up

 

Some Christmas decorating

  Overlooked by photos of my grands in much 

younger days.

Christmas tree

 At my eldest daughter's home.

A nativity

 

Xmas cookies

 

Fun and festive

 

It looks like a pile of sticks

 

 But in fact is part of a walkway or footpath from when Dunedin was first settled over 160 years ago. Found when excavations were being done to build the new mall and shopping complex. Now preserved under glass in its original position under the Wall Street Mall in George Street.

Wall Street Mall tree

 

Christmas gift shopping

 

Windblown

 

A Christmas window

 

Fun with Mum

 

One down

 at least 2 to go ☺️

Christmas cake in the making.

Christmas food bank drive

 

Sassy visited

 

Fruit was cheap today

 So hubby bought some.

Almost summer

 

Twas warm out today

 Converts to 87.8 F 

Twinning

 

Christmas clobber...

 ...for the whole family. 

 Sleep in it or just relax on Christmas Day.

🎄🎄I sound like an advertisement don't I? That really wasn't my intention, but I couldn't resist the photo. My sister's family used to dress like this on Christmas Day.  🎄🎄

'Nuff said

 Elegant Eyebrows

Hidden rooms

 in the garden.

Scrumptious

 Chocolate ice cream sundae - yum 😋 

Driving down an avenue.

 Somewhere in Auckland when we visited earlier in the year.

Pink and blue

 My two favourite colours.

The long and the short of it.

 Foxglove and night scented stock.

In the garden

 Top: peonnies in bud.

Bottom: miniature roses in full bloom.

Cooking...

 ...is one of the great gifts you can give to those you love 😍 

Shades of grey

 

Sunset

 

Seen in a local shop

 

🤩 And I love them 🤩

The tunnel house

 Wals Plant World

I love

 when they give me mismatched fine china to drink from when I'm out for lunch ☺️

School plant sale

 Silverstream School, Mosgiel, fundraiser.

Coloured lights in a garden

 

I didn't know ...

 

...lamb had drumsticks. 

You live and learn.

Because I forgot.

 Halloween is over and I meant to post this - and forgot. We had no visitors on the night, we're not on the city's register of houses to visit.

A cold front coming in

 

Sunrise today

 

Potted spring