A PINCH AND A PUNCH...

It's the 1st of October, and also daylight savings time too!
We have enjoyed the longer daylight hours for the best part of a week now...time to dust off the BBQ and start making the salads. We had a beaut steak and salad tonight for dinner, thanks to Jamie Oliver and his 30 min meal recipes and ideas....note, did NOT take only 30 minutes, but it was fairly easy and scrummy!

A couple of months ago Lezanne and I took the opportunity to explore Waiheke island for a weekend away. It was a pleasant place to visit, but I was kinda surprised how 'sleepy' the town was. Not a very safe place to take the kids for them to explore (roads too busy and no footpaths) and not much for them to do there, so it was the perfect little weekend to spend some time at the wineries, relaxing over a wine with a girlfriend. Sort of reminded me of Rarotonga (about the same size) without the multitude of pristine coral beaches and humid weather! But still nice, nonetheless, to get away and enjoy some chillaxing.

Stonyridge vineyard - not for the bargain hunters!

Wild on Waiheke - tastings:wine, beer and their very own ginger beer.

One of the two nice beaches: Onetangi Beach

Waiheke ferry terminal

The ferry trip back to Devonport.

Now that we are into October and most of the cold-ish weather has passed us by, we are looking forward to many more weekends away. The wee vege/herb/strawberry planters has been planted and starting to flourish already.

The daises are blooming on the lawn faster than the lawnmower can run them down!

The gorgeous flowers are blossoming. Spring has definitely sprung!