In the United States, yesterday was Thanksgiving, a holiday where people spend time with family and friends and remember the things they’re thankful for. I think the idea of being thankful and reflecting back on good things in your life is something that naturally happens towards the end of a calendar year.

I can identify with that…

 That we finally got round to putting in a garage. It was a bit of a mission and we probably wouldn’t go back to Skyline Garages in a hurry but it was well worth it – now we just have to make room in its to get the cars in…

That these guys haven’t figured out how to use the remotes yet…

That we didn’t entrust more of our precious stuff to Conroys to bring up to the North Island after the ‘big shop’ of 2005…

That I got to see this for real, just once…

That this is the view from my office…

That these waves weren’t any bigger…(she’s standing on a rock!)…

That Kirk finally figured out how to get down off the trailer…