Merry Christmas - Peace and Goodwill

I should be packing presents; collecting the ham from the butcher; checking recipe quantities; taking hold of  Christmas joy and hurrying about a lot, but I'm not. The presents are languishing on the floor still in their purchase bags; the ham remains down the road; the recipes are ideas still and I'm playing on the computer. Energy levels are low after a last week dash to get DOC's Online Booking | Quick Reference Cards printed and out the door.

Normally I would include the cover but I didn't make it and don't have the file. These three pages are an indication of the pages -29 sites are represented from Northland to Stewart Island. They are distributed to DOC Visitor Centres and Area Offices, and i-Sites that participate with the online booking system: http://booking.doc.govt.nz

A second publication that experienced a last minute dash at the printers, was Sam Smorgon - A Memoir. A just for family publication of an interesting life, a good deal of which was spent as CEO of one of Melbourne's, indeed Australia's, biggest family business concerns. A committed and seemingly sweet tempered man; with a good wife and loving family he achieved a great deal.

Our Christmas celebration this year will be at Leigh and Graham's in Wanganui on Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day). For the first time in three years everyone will be there - all 23 of us including children, grandchildren and partners and 3 little great-granddaughters.

Thank you to all those wonderful friends who sent Christmas cards and email letters. My ambition is to reply to them all when all the hurry has dispersed. Lots of love Jenn