Winter highlights - non DIY (Nov 06 - March 07)
In November we had a wonderful weekend with George's family at Skibo Castle, in the far north of Scotland (where Madonna and Guy Ritchie got married), for Matt and Kate's wedding (Matt is George's step-brother). 
It was just the two of us on Christmas Day, but we were fortunate to have the company of our friends' kittens, who needed looking after during the festive break. 
It didn't take long for little George and Jess to feel right at home!
We had two good snowfalls this year, the first at the end of January and the second just after George's birthday at the beginning of February.
Clapham Common
I took George to Bologna, Italy for his birthday present. We discovered an interesting fountain! (Fontana del Nettuno) 
As always, food and wine were the highlights of our trip
I went back to New Zealand for three weeks in March. I timed it beautifully, as the summer finally came right in NZ when I arrived. I spent 4 idyllic days in Kaikoura with my grandparents Joan and Jim, and we had lots of picnics like this one.
Eating dirt cheap, freshly caught seafood in the early evening sun on Kaikoura Peninsula
I spent the rest of my time in the Wellington / Wairarapa region, mainly based at my mum's new house in Martinborough. Martinborough turned on the sun (Wellington didn't). Almost every meal was al fresco.
Left to right: Marjan (Dougal's fiance), Edwina (my step-brother Greg's wife), Greg, David (my mum's husband), Dougal (my brother), Rachel (my mum)
