We have arrived back home. My dog, who is old and forgetful, is gradually remembering who I am. Luckily the children knew who I was almost straight away.<\/p>\n
It was heartening that everyone we met overseas had heard of NZ, and either they (or their neighbour\/cousin\/sister\u2019s \u00a0dogwalker) had recently been, or they were planning on visiting soon. I suspect a number will decide, once they discover just how far away we are, and how long it takes – and how much it costs – to get here, that actually Portugal\/Italy\/Lithuania is just as nice, and Ryanair can get you there on special for 70 pounds next week, and it was a lovely idea, and maybe we can think about it again next year… But still.<\/p>\n
Come and visit us here! It is beautiful, we are nice, we\u2019ve had the same PM for almost a year! Just don\u2019t try and buy a house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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