Everydaystranger came up with this wonderful idea (which I followed from over at CrabAppleLane, representing Bush, LA, USA), and I thought why not add some Kiwi flavour to the list?

So, if you’re visiting from Everydaystranger, let me introduce my little part of the world.

I live on 14 acres in a rural area known as Mangapai, in the north of the North Island of New Zealand with my husband and daughter, and it’s Christmas Eve here, sunny and mild (a lovely 23C today) and all my extended family (my parents and sister live close by) are preparing for the big day tomorrow. The men are in charge of cooking for the first time, and we are expecting roast lamb, cold ham, seafood (mussels and scallops), salad, roast spuds and of course pudding will be the traditional pavlova, with quite a bit of trifle too.

Tomorrow Santa is bringing a swimming pool – it’s an above ground, collapsible one which keep both kids and adults alike nice and cool as our summer approaches.

Merry Christmas to you all and I look forward to visiting the other 79 blogs in this fabulous list!

(Here is a slideshow of my home and some Northland scenery)

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