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Looking up the Valley

It rains a lot here in July. I don't think we've had a single day in the two weeks since we arrived where there hasn't been at least a bit of rain. Yet nor have we had a single day without a bit of sunshine. This is the classic land of 'mix of sun and cloud'. It will be warm and sunny when literally out of the clear blue sky comes a squall - often horizontally driven by gale force winds - and then, just as suddenly, the rain is gone and the sun is back. Often you can see the rain coming for miles. Alternatively, you can sit in the nice, dry living room and watch curtains of rain blowing down the valley. It makes for quite beautiful vistas...

TODAY'S TIDBIT

We got mail today, Saturday, July 30th. Yes, that's right, SATURDAY. Can you even remember when we had Saturday delivery in Canada? (By the way, the Post Office here in NZ is also KIWIBank, so there's a bank in every community. The Leaf Manifesto is onto a good thing.)