New Zealand Preparedness

[Carmen]

Happy New Year New Zealand Ground Crew

Where are you all at? I know everyone is busy this time of year. Afterall down here in the South Island it doesnt get dark till about ten o'clock. The weather is hot and most people are on summer holiday. Not much time being spent inside on a computer. Its New Years Eve here. My family are all partying. Me, Im going to get on my little horse Cheeky and head up the hills and contemplate the coming year. Sounds like its going to be a rough one! Depends on your attitude of course. Ive known about this chaotic time for many many years. It was damm difficult in the beginning. Nobody around me wanted to know and most thought I was a sandwich short of a picnic! Now its common knowledge and I feel a bit more vindicated, but that doesnt make the preparations any easier. I must say taking action on preparation does get you on a roll and one thing leads to another. The ideas come naturally to me now and mostly I action them. I have discovered the wonderful world of dehydration. Don't waste anything anymore and dry food takes up very little space. I make a mean beef jerky now and I have some weird and wonderful handtools. I intend to do some hands on earth house building this year to increase my knowledge base. I reckon the new currency will not be paper money it will be applicable knowledge, hands on stuff. Im learning the whole gamut of milk product recipes with milking my cow. The tart wasnt interested in being milked this morning. Shes come into season and all she was interested in was the bull! Can't short circuit nature. Anyway forgive my ramble, me and my horse are now heading up the hill so I can sit in a tussock and comtemplate the coming year. I might even take a bottle of my wine. The horse will get me home.

Cheers to you all

Carmen