Sarita Cherry Orchard

I'm off cherry picking at Sarita Orchards near Cromwell in Central Otago region. Have a quick look at the website to see what they grow and produce - their shop is cool. The region is a desert, and can get upto to high 30's regularly, oh oh, lots of sweating.

Sarita Orchard

I'll be there for 6 weeks or so - my course starts on February 9th - so I'll be blogging furiously when I get back ;O)

Lets text to keep in touch - I'll have my cell phone on me.

Lurv ya all - and Happy Christmas

Autumns Wedding

[click on the photo for a big one of the Martins and Autumn & Mark Morrish]
Hello family

We're still recovering after the wedding - all went well and now Autumn has a husband, and Alexia a son in law. It was a really sweet do, the marriage was a 5 pm on Friday 12th, it had rained in the morning untill midday, so we were all worried that the wedding would take place in the marquee!!

Then the weather cleared just long enough for the wedding and photos, all the plans fell smoothly into place and yahoo lots of happy tears and loving emotions from all 110 guests.

We all went to the marquee afterward for appetisers and drinks while the wedding party had special photos done - then all back to the marquee for some really honest down to earth speeches and lots of dlicious food including cakes.

We have just come back from day 2 of clebrations which included a BBQ at Autumn & Marks house [next door to the wedding garden] which started at midday and is still going on now at 10pm - there was a whole pig on a spit for the evening, and an ongoing BBQ all day, lotsa sausages, yum ;0)

There will be a video and professional photos coming in the next month, so you can all have a front row seat of the wedding when I send over the DVD

Love Stew