Bright eyes

Just fun pictures from around the house.

Someone needs to go to bed...

Katie and aunty Ngawai singing.

Anything that makes noise is great!

Nolan helped me post this picture , look he's holding the mouse !

I love my toys !

this is EXTREME gardening

this is:
EXTREME gardening !

With the food prices skyrocketing i thought i'd dig myself a little vege patch... Ofcourse little became BIG very soon ! The hill behind our house gets sun for almost all of the day and is the perfect spot to grow some veges this winter. Naturally it was completely overgrown with weeds and native bush , time to get the garden tools out and get stuck in ! Extreme gardening is extreme only if:

-You bleed.
-You think to yourself several times "this is too much,... impossible even!"
-You have no powertools to do the work for you.
-You exhaust yourself completely.
-You have fun doing it !

So far i have planted: 17 Borecole (dutch Boerekool or also known as 'Curly Kale'), 6 Cabbage and Coriander. I have sown in: Onion, Carrot and Peas. In my seedling trays inside i have: Leek, Beetroot and Cauliflower. All and all a good mix of our favourite veges ! I will keep you updated on how its growing and will be uploading more pictures as it all grows.

Now for the pictures of the creation of our vege garden:

This is how i found the 'garden' behind the house.

Removing weeds. They actually climb up trees and kill them.

Halfway there.

Putting the borders in.

Conditioning the soil.

And Nolan saw it was good. Big smiles.


Screw the supermarket , grow your own !

Easter is the new Christmas !

Well it was a great Easter break. I went to see uncle Piet in Tauranga and then met up with the family in Otaki for a great celebration of mokopuna, food and fun times, it was awesome. Katies brother Gareth came over from Auckland with his son Tristan , Nolans first cousin. We also had a visit of easter dolphins here in Lyall Bay ! Nolan walks around a lot now and a good side effect is he gets tired much faster ! :)

going shopping?

Happy he can walk !

Watching tv with mum !

Easter Dolphins !

Jumping around in the bay.

Time for bed !

Mum is warm !

Dutch Mayonaise knocked him out...

Using dads 1974 Netherlands football top as a blanket.

kids will never pose when you want them to.

Katie and Gareth with Nolan and Tristan.
Little Raukawa warriors :)

Cheese..!

The bikes you see here in NZ are amazing ! Look at this mint classic Honda !

Julia doesnt want to go back to germany , she hates germany.

WAAAAA !

just a nice day..

Just some nice pictures from around the house.

I am a little teddy !

The girls heading into town !

Nana got Nolan some shoes !

Nana is looking after Nolan so Katie and Ana can catch up on their Te Reo studies.

Someone needs to have his face wiped ! Grubby boy !

Chilling on the couch.

Aunty Ngawai helping with the kai next to my new (2ndhand) $25 bargain gas bbq !

Everyone loves a good BBQ !

Nolan and his scottish/kiwi buddy Alistair.

Our lounge gets lotsa morning and afternoon sun as you can see !

Katie and Julia playing cards. They might be smiling but boy are they cardsharks !

A recovering dad with Nolan boy.

I can walk now !!!

Goodmorning !

The Honda Trail CT110 Project.

PROJECT CT110

After my nasty accident on the 250 i am recovering steadily and am even thinking about getting back on a bike. Unfortunately my 250 is still damaged from the crash so i had to find something else. And cheap. You know how slow insurance companies work but i do need some wheels to get to work when i am recovered so hence i was looking on the internet for a bike...

I noticed prices have gone up as bikes are becoming more popular over here. When i was younger i always rode Honda Mopeds and light motorcycles and i still have an SS50M (stored at uncle Rangi in Invercargill) so naturally i was keeping an eye open for a Honda Classic.

Then what did i find? In the Wairarapa i saw advertised a Honda Trail CT110 , a legendary bike used by farmers/postmen/asian prostitutes/park rangers for many decades. It was listed for $150. After texting the guy he offered it to me for $120 (i didnt even haggle!). So me and Katie off in our trusty Ford stationwagon , picked it up from a superfriendly (EVERYONE in Wairarapa is super friendly by the way, its farmer country so..) gentleman who had always looked after the bike well. I promised to him to restore it to its full glory. I have allready spoken to some mates who have the missing parts. It runs absolutely fine just a few little bits n bobs missing. It has 4 gears but also hi and low ratio gearing for getting up very steep terrain !! (for the experts)...

Anyway , have a look at the pictures and i will keep you all updated on the progress of

PROJECT CT110 !!

Few engine covers missing , nothing major though.

A nice box of random spare parts that i got with the bike!

Missing endbit of air filter and tail light.

This side missing battery cover