WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Happy Easter..

Yet another change in the form to access the board !  This one seems more straightforward so I hope it works.     A long time since I posted and no real reason or excuse.  We have had a busy run, with time away, visitors staying and home appliances blowing up, but other than that, life continues more or less as normal.

Our deep freeze stopped working two weeks ago, full of food ofcourse, as most rural freezers are.  Fortunately we were able to replace it .Transferring the food unearthed some interesting goodies...I aim to keep a better eye on the contents and not let "things" fall to the bottom and stay there for years... Yesterday fuses blew in the kitchen and we can't seem to locate the problem. We have an electrician booked in for early Tuesday morning , until then, most things are switched off !  Fortunately we will be out for most meals ..

We had visitors recently and they invited us to join them out for a meal in Christchurch. Since the earthquake this is something we seldom do.  On this occasion they had chosen a place that we had never heard of, but off we went, full of curiosity . It wasn't easy to find and but, once there, we knew we had stumbled across something special. The service was unbelievable and the menu very tempting.  The DH enjoys seafood so asked for the fish soup as a starter...(I'm more of a main course only, sort of diner)  When the chosen dish arrived it looked like a few flakes of fish topped with ONE scallop, accompanied by a small teapot containing a coloured (and no doubt very flavoursome !) liquid.... (I was tempted to shout "The emperor has no clothes !!!)  The main meals were quite delicious and those who had desserts enjoyed them too... Fortunately when our friend went to settle the account, my DH went with him..It was HUGE.....we're talking a months groceries here ...he was very pleased to have the DH there to share the cost..... Lesson learnt...if you need prices on the menu you shouldn't be there !!! The place was packed, the service incredible and the food delicious... but.. not for the likes of us !!  Turns out this place is the number one dining place in NZ and has been, for the last three years. They don't advertise and it's all about word of mouth..I'm sure our visitors will have something to say to whoever it was that mentioned it to them !

The next few weeks look busy  . The grandchildren are coming to stay (3 teenagers ) and when they leave we have workmen coming to repair the earthquake damage here... "cosmetic"  damage not structural, but they think they will be here for three weeks...

We have had lovely weather for the Easter w/end and have been home based. A good time to keep off the roads as people are out towing boats and caravans, wanting to make the most of the last holiday w/end before the colder weather comes.

Marion.

posted by Marion in NZ. @ 4:37 PM