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This is embarrassing! March was the last entry - what the hell happened to the last 5 months. It wasn't as if I haven't been doing anything. Let's call it 'writer's block' and thank goodness I am not relying on this for income - would have been lining up at WINZ months ago.

The last FIVE months have been varied and busy. We have gone from basking in the late summer sun to exploding with colour over autumn and now gritting our teeth through a particularly cold and wet winter for Hawke's Bay. Having not lived in NZ for a few years I now appreciate the need many Kiwis have to escape the winter chill and find some soothing sun. I was one of those temporary ex-pats this winter and took off to Perth to celebrate my birthday in warm and sunny climes. It was a wonderful week of relaxation, lots of laughs and a very indulgent lunch at Clairault Winery south of Perth near a town called Dunsborough. Warren (my brother), Colleen (his wife) and I went there for lunch. Three and a half hour drive for lunch. I tell you I was more than ready to get out the car when we finally reached our destination. Being a weekday and winter we virtually had the place to ourselves as we slowly devoured a sumptuous lunch and a wee glass of wine or two. Back in the car for the homeward journey via a breathtaking photography gallery in Dunsborough. Christian Fletcher Photography is both inspirational and artistically outstanding. Just makes you want to get out there and record the wonder around you. And then....back to the grey winter and reality bites!

THE BEST..........Vitamin D intake from sun

THE WORST........Waking up to another grey day and the knowledge that the fire, while warming, doesn't light itself

I'M LEARNING.......Kiwis might be flightless but we seriously need to fly away when that wintery chill works its way under your skin. Oh for the proximity of the South Pacific.