Easter break

We are home again after a quick trip south to see Geoff's parents in Oamaru.  The day we left was unbelievably beautiful and the temperature was about 23.  The scenery on the way down couldn't have been more perfect.  It was so warm and with no wind at all it made our picnic at the Mayfield domain lovely.

Geoff took Dad to the ANZAC parade on Monday and they both came home excited because Dad had made the front page of the ODT when he was 18 on horseback at the Burnham Military camp just down the road from where we live.  We all spent the rest of the day in front of the TV watching the rest of the country and their ANZAC Day parades as it was too cold to go outside to do any gardening.  Dad always has a few jobs lined up for when we go down :-)

We headed home yesterday up through Twizel and Lake Tekapo.  Geoff did a bit of fishing but didn't get any nibbles.  That didn't stop us enjoying the day as it was so nice again and we just got to see the tip of Mt Cook before it disappeared.

Man and dog........

Mt Cook's in there somewhere......

I have been sprouting but my quinoa and aduki beans must be too old cos they don't seem to want to get going.  The lentils are a great success.

Lentils, quinoa and aduki 

Shoots on the lentils

Hey Mum it's really cold outside can you light the fire.......

I bought some crackers at the weekend and find that mine are infinitely better.  Carrot pulp, ground pumpkin, sunflower and linseeds, onion, tomato, basil, garlic, salt and pepper and water.  I will score these for crackers

These will be wraps and softer than the crackers

Gazpacho soup for lunch today.....carrot juice, whizzed tomatoes, cucumber, radish, lettuce and basil garnished with sprouted lentils from the window sill, basil, olive oil salt and pepper.  And very nice it was too.......