Maris Turner Hello Nads Hope you are keeping well, sorry I have not been intouch for a while but I have been very busy and I expect you are too. I heard that you have been intouch with mum and that is good. It is not long now and you could fill us in with all the stories. I am looking forward to August both you and Andrew will be home. He starts his journey on the 30th of July and you start yours on the 4th August I believe. God bless. Maris

Maris Turner Hello Nadine How are things. It has been a long time since you last entered a blog. The 21st June actually, just in case their calander is not quite like ours, Ha! Ha!, I make that 14 days. I know you said that the connections are not good, but a couple of lines would be sufficient. It is very hot here and everything takes twice as long to do as nobody has any energy. I have been busy with a birthday cake for a little boy, it was quite cute and now I shall start a new one for a 45year old , it has to have fairies and fushcias. Anyway I know I am going on. Paul is getting bigger and he talks like an old man, he is 3 going on 30 and it is very funny the things he comes out with. He is now the proud owner of 2 chickens. He went round telling everybody at the farm that he was getting chickens, they are both called Bistow!!. I hope that you have a good collection of pics to show us, as it seems that you are having difficulty in finding good internet access. It is not long now before you come home and I bet you are going to sleep for England when you come back. Your pets are doing well by the way. We all send our love to you, keep safe. Love Maris

Mike HI Nads, sorry not been very active in sending messages. Glad to see the adventure continues. Been very busy with work and been doing some photos for somebody, and lots going on at the school with budget cuts, staff redundancies and arguing parents .... Aren't you glad you are there doing what you are doing and not living in the real world yet! Love Mike

Maris Turner Hello Nads Many thanks for the email, Paul and I were wondering where you were. We do realise that it all costs money and time to send stuff etc and we do not want to make you spend money but it is wonderful to hear from you and that you are safe and sound. Thank you very much I know this sounds silly but I am really looking forward to seeing you. I am not sending an email or a text as this will cost you also, I hope that me sending these silly messages does not increase your expenditure. Speak to you on this when you get back. If you are ever in town not the gost town but probably cities and see any cake shops ie decorated cakes, perhaps you could take a picture for me. I know the chances are remote. I nearly asked you at the begining but I felt silly. In those countries they take the cd very seriously and they are extremly colourful and very clever with it too. This weekend I have been away on a flower course and it was intensive but it was very fulfilling. Incendently little Paul said 'I love Dean'. They were taking about you at the time. He talks like an old man sometime and he makes remarks that are appropriate at the time . It is most amusing and also wonderful, in these couple of months he has changed completley from a toddler to a boy that should be in school. The transition seemed to take place onvernight and it is extremly funny when you hear him talk as he strings his sentences and his arguments so well. Love must go now, we are all looking forward to seeing you home again. Have fun, be safe. God bless. Love Maris

Maris Turner Hi Nads I am back in the UK now and shall try and keep up with your blog and send on some messages. Anyway France was lovely as usual and I did not really want to come back but had to. I imagine Chile is very noisy, though exotic. Hope you are enjoying it and do not worry about the weight just join the club when you come home. I have put on weight as well and feel like a blob. I shall try and lose some weight and increase my exercise but I shall start to-morrow as I am tired still. Have lots of ironing to do and catching up. Also got two cakes to prepare for so I shall be busy again but nothing on the last scale thank God. Also I have my cousin from Malta sort of visiting. Hope that you keep up with the info. Lots of love, Maris

Mike Just watched your bungee jump video. Well wicked man! Miles wants to know if you shut your eyes when you jumped off. I want to know if you wet your pants!! Looked amazing. New Zealand sounds very cool, sort of place I could have fun. Glad to see you aren't bored yet. Love Mike ps I will show Loarraine and Rhian later. Thanks for calling Miles. Made him feel very special. :-)

Mike Hi Nads, sorry not been keeping up to date with your posts. Been very busy both at work and at home. Sounds like you are having a ball in Oz. Not looked at photos or read blogs. Will try to do over next day or so. Got togo. Lots of love,

Maris Turner Hi Nads Glad to hear that you are safe with Reynolds as well. Well the deed is done, I stacked the cakes for them last night after a very bumpy journey but nothing broke. Met the groom and mother-in-law, very snooty, did not like them one bit. Bride was over the moon as well as everybody else. The whole thing was set up very posh indeed. My colouring of the whole thing blended in extremly well. Hope the cakes did not collapse in the night or the rats in garden got to them. Apologies for any spelling mistakes. Bye for now.

Maris Turner Hi Nads hope all is well. I am very tired, I have just finished making 7 wedding cakes and now I have the lovley job of producing an invoice and actually sending the bill. I love making the cakes but hate to deal with the money side of life. What I do never pays and it feels that you have wasted your time but other people are happy so there. Try and work that one out. Hope you are enjoying the vastness of the place. I imagin it very unpopulated and very hot, dessert like. Do they have many forests there with lots of lovley flora? I have seen various flowers that live in those parts on the internet. Bet they smell lovley too. Any way enough of my rambling. Got lots of ironing to-morrow and more invoicing to do so there that is me fixed up for the day. Bye for now. God bless you. Maris

Maris Turner Hi NadsSounds as if oz is great and agreeing with you.  I am glad you are enjoying the local fare and no doubt a beer to wash it down with.  Been caking solidly and now I have finished bar the shouting,  Been also catching up with some of the h/w that has been falling behind.  Skippy looked good in the picture.  They llok so soft and cuddly . Have fun love, we are going to Andrew's for two weeks, week after next and hope to get some sun on myself as the weather here has been a total disaster.  We are all well, speak to you soon.

Mum & Dad Just gone through your skydive photos, looked good & at least you could do it in a T shirt. Uncle Mike envious??. Really looks like you are having a good time, and some varied experiences and conquering some fears. Mrs King says HELLO,and she is thinking about you. All the clients ask as well.Keep up the good work enjoying it to the max. look forward to the next update. Love Mum & Dad

dad Nads, mum says if you put your white clothes on a 40 wash with one scoop of oxy for colours (pink tub) & washing powder plus the colour catcher, if its only whites use oxy for whites & white washing powder, but don't put the red dress in. Dad

Mike Hi Nads, loved your write up on Singapore. How long do you plan in being in Oz and NZ? Not had much time this week to check out the photos. Will look at them over the weekend. Not that you would know what that means!! Ciao.

Maris Turner Hi Nads I read the last blog and got to admit it sounds extremely funny. The w**** house bit happened to us in Germany. We took Nannu and Nanna and your mum I think) to a pub and all the drinks were DM5. All the people there were staring at us ie men, whondering what we were doing there. Nannu then had a word with Paul, we drank up and left needless to say very quickly. We still laugh about it now. Never mind you are in Australia now and the majority speak English, so it might be a bit easier there to recognise the signs. Perhaps you should check in at night, so that you can see how the Sheilas are dressed. Bye for now. Maris

Dad Nads, Enjoyed the write up an intersesting mixture of views, comments & experiences all adding to the variety, and the memories that you will have. now you will be moving to a different lifestyle, and hopefully it will be just as varied in what you have experienced in the last month, but you will also get some time to reflect on the past weeks.As usual will look forward to the next update, and your comedy input. Take care & enjoy, love mam & dad