Julian Dalzell Jeremy Mytton from Bedford School ?

nick Happy (belated) Mothers Day! from your as attentive as ever son. You have clearly had a great time in NZ so far. Loving the fact that J played 20/20 in what sounds like the same format as my pub team. I did nets yesterday and now cant move my shoulder - something to do with bowling it at the ceiling for an hour...

Kat Happy mothers day! Glad you went to taupo, thats where i did my skydive. Gorgeous place Very funny reading your cricket antics keep it up x

Adrienne Last 2 bloggs v funny, keep it up. Happy Mothers Day MUM xx

Henry What a co-incidence meeting the guy on the other side of the world who knew Nicholls and Harrap. If my memory is still intact I remember that guy as a colleague of Chris's when he was at Whitbread's. For some reason it is not as unlikely as you think it might be because a similar thing happened to me on a recent tour round the vineyards of the Margaret River in Western Australia. Having had a surfeit of fine wine (as you do) we were delighted to stumble across a micro brewery in what to me was the "outback" at a place called Cowaramup (Aborigine for "Cowtown"). Low and behold the guy running the place was from Horsforth, and even used to live on the same road as me, sunny old Hawksworth Rd!

Christine Did you get my text? Baby Carys (its Welsh!) Jane - 8lbs 2oz arrived on my birthday! All doing fine. Its time for another blog!

Kat Great read, i want an Aussie hat haha. Sis hope your looking forward to having the dog, her cat fettish getting worse, just been chasing her round the houses after a cat hahaha. So naughty. Keep up the blogs, wish i was there, the snow here is getting very annoying xx

Henry Since you are on your way to Tasmania try and get hold of a book called "English Passengers" by Mathew Kneale. It will gice you some idea of the immensity of the undertaking of the folks who set up the colony in the 19th century and also of the natives they destroyed in the process. Cracking read and well worth the effort.

Adrienne Enjoying the blogs, keep it up. All sounds fun. Its our turn for the dog this weekend........bless her!! If you come across any more aussie hats J could do with another. Medium/Large!!!!!!!! No corks... xxxx

Kath & Philip Lucky you in the sun. Snowing again today hence no golf yet again so Philip is having to mend my vacuum. Keep the photos and updates coming really enjoying them.

Ruth Enjoying your updates and missing your dog! Kat collected her about noon yesterday. She's a treasure and we're already looking forward to having her next time. Hoping for a bit less mud by then though! Waiting for photos of J in the hat and M in a 'dress type thing' now.

Henry Many a true world spoken in jest Jeremy Hugh - nearly 35 years playing this game and still dobbing it around like a beginner - where did I go wrong?

Henry Doctor Golf here - Are you in denial Jerry old boy? You are like one of those archytype gamblers who only tell of their winning streaks - go on share with us how many points you accumulated on that loverly windy course - you know you want to. I seem to remember you professed to be a master at the low running shot, ideal for windy links golf Hamish! Enjoying your up-dates and writing style - can we have a bit more on any nice wines you might recommend after your extensive research.