May Update

So, what a month. Recovered from marathon, Dad turned 60, had a student trying to sell Ritalin pills at school and dealt with a crazy cold. Its been a whirlwind month.
We have spent 3 weekends at home in a row. I know. Nuts. It has been nice, since we have been on the go, basically "boarding" in Rotorua for much of this year with different events going on, so we have loved being at home each weekend and getting tasks done.
Last weekend we put heaps of mulch on the garden to give it some nutrients and stuff out the weeds. Some long work, but pretty easy. I had some issues getting into the middle garden, because that is wear the "wild things are". However, my special gardening outfit with pants tucked into socks, shirt tucked into gloves and hoodie tied up around my face, I was "insect-proof".
As you can see, Frilly the Cow and Eddie are both helping do their part with the garden work. It seems to be one of the only ways to get Eddie moving around outside. You should see the look on her face when Frilly the cow comes to the fence. Frilly also seems to really love the plants on our side of the fence. Yesterday, we repaired the fence because Frilly had been so greedy she mostly flattened the fence to get to the "yummy" plants. We'll see whose laughing later...she seems to be just about the right weight to be heading off to....."Cow Island".