nets and wires

yes thats all I've done in the past week in the vineyard - securing nets to keep out the birds and lifting wires to train the trees to grow. Easily the hardest job was the wire lifting as the wires are quite tight and lifting them up the notches was really difficult. I have blisters on my hands where the wires went, luckily not as bad as the guys who ended up with cuts and burns from the wires. I did the hard job as well - the only girl that did it! It was ruddy difficult. Getting up in the morning was really difficult it hurt so much on my stomach, shoulders and back. But it was good to do. I also get paid today woopee! so I get $100 in tax taken off - goddamnit! Damn tax - when does it end!

Said goodbye to my pretend Dad yesterday - he went to Thailand! Stephen from Roxburgh who I've met 'occasionally' since then. my pretend Mum (Chris) is going in a few weeks time as well and when I leave the South Island in a few weeks I'll probably not see my pretend sister (Seira) for a long time either. Our little family is splitting up and we're all so sad. I'm going to try going to Christchurch over Easter and seeing Siera and Chris for the last time so all I have to do is check that a hostel can book me in at 11pm for two nights once the bus gets there - very difficlut usually for that time of night. I thought I would have Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday off but instead I only have Friday, Sunday and Monday - I have to work Saturday. So I have to book a bus to take me to Christchurch on next Saturday night. Then tell the others that I'm coming to see them.

The weather is taking a turn for the worse autumn has arrived and I'm starting to get cold at 20 degrees and under. I even have to wear jumper if it gets that cold!!! Can't wait to get back for the Scottish summer :-( What am I going to do???????

Ok enough from me - I'm going to go see "Finding Neverland" later tonight (or tomorrow as it's St. Paddy's day) as there is nothing to do in Blenheim except go to the pub, shop or go see a film. Deed Borin'! I saw "Meet the fockers" yesterday absolutely hilarious and defilitely worth seeing I'm quite upset I missed 'Bridget Jones 2' and 'Vanity Fair' but maybe I'll get to see them on dvd later.