A Trip Down South

As Lucy and I will be staying put from Christmas until who knows when with her sister arriving in Feb, we took a quick trip down home last week to see her grandparents and her great grandmother. This is what a city girl does down on a farm...

Dons gumboots (though admittedly not particularly country-type ones, these bee-styled numbers being recently acquired from the local honey farm)

Navigates ditches with her grandpa

Eats freshly picked baby carrots

Decides she's not too keen on getting too close to doo doos (cow pats)

And of course, it wouldn't be Lucy if there weren't a few cafe trips thrown in (Bay Espresso and Hawthornes being the current favourites). We also visited the Te Mata Cheesery just out of Havelock North. They have a super outdoor area, bathed in Hawkes Bay sun, which also sports a nifty playhut (full of toys) to keep little ones very amused (not to mention parents).

I also picked up these Pantone mugs (I love the colours, and the simplistic, slightly technical-looking design), and some screen printing gear for next year (like I'll have plenty of time on my hands...).