Wow, nearly all the autumn leaves are down now, and when flying back home from Australia this week noticed how the mountains are looking just gorgeous with their first coating of snow for the season.
No doubt the ski fields will be open shortly and hopefully we will have a really good season like last winter.
We have had a great couple of hot months here in Christchurch, just wonderful for our Floral Festival and the Elleslie Flower Show.
Now daylight saving will end this weekend, and we are into our autumn months. Just great for travelling, especially down south, around Queenstown, Arrowtown way, the colours on the trees are quite a picture.
19th February – 14th March 2010
Always a very popular time to be in Christchurch.
There are many garden tours in and around the city, a beautiful floral carpet is laid in the Christchurch Cathedral and various other exhibits and things to see. Go to festivalofflowers.co.nz to check out all the details.
It is great having guests over the xmas period and especially this year as Santa brought us a Samoyed Puppy, he is just four months old and a little darling, so cuddly and lapping up all the attention he is getting from his visitors. It has been really quiet since Meisha died, four months ago, and her mum, Sasha, has been missing her terribly, so having this little guy has really cheered her up.
Summer is coming and Christchurch is getting ready for a fun week during 7/14th November. The highlight of the week is always the New ZealandTrotting Cup held on Tuesday, 10th November. Its a day of fabulous fashion, beautiful hats and spectacular horse racing. Many of us start the day at a Restaurant with breakfast and champagne, followed by a full day of fun.The Royal New Zealand Show, held at the Canterbury Agricultural Park is a must-see, held over three days from Wednesday,`11th, until Friday 13th. There is also the Lindauer Race Day on the Friday and the Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup, gallops, on Saturday.
A great three day weekend for many Cantabrians. With many visitors to our city over that week.
The temperatures here in Christchurch are 20/24 degrees some days. Warm for this time of year, there were children in swimming down at Sumner beach on Sunday, we are all hoping for a great sunny summer season.
Our garden is looking very pretty with the camelias, the magnolia and the cherry blossom all in full bloom. Our nearest park has a walkway with cherry blossom trees all the way along. Great place to take a photo of Sasha.