perfect autumn weather

No wind, low tides and warm sun made our beach walk a delight. 

Seaweed-free after the last storm!

finally moved

 

"The longest house move ever," is what Christopher calls it and finally it's over.

Bertha Street is sold and settled with all Alison's belongings removed to Foote Street or else destined for the final garage sale this Saturday.
Buy One Get One Free
will be the slogan and let's hope we can all lead relatively uncluttered lives from now on.

 

Except Beechwood's garage which has become the resting place for fridges and freezers plus a dryer that won't fit inside the house:

 

We need an electrician to install more power points.

 

Well, there has to be somewhere to store all the fish David catches...
Rory will buy the new Fisher & Paykel 2-door frig and the old long freezer known as The Coffin so it won't be quite so bad after June.

 

Worm water has worked wonders in the tunnel house and we have brassicas like trees and are picking copious quantities of stringless beans.

 

I also planted carrots but they are shaded out by the cauliflowers.