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"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vCid7xjDUrs\/YGrO4FVgt3I\/AAAAAAADNCI\/1hgc8FOE15kozG4T27mAxZhGV2JUjMI5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/20210405_195629.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1151\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vCid7xjDUrs\/YGrO4FVgt3I\/AAAAAAADNCI\/1hgc8FOE15kozG4T27mAxZhGV2JUjMI5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w360-h640\/20210405_195629.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EToday we are celebrating 25 years married!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESymon Burton Drake,\u0026nbsp; thank you for loving me like you do. Can't believe I found a guy with such a good heart who still treats me like a princess 25 years on.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELove you bestie 😘💕\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe had a little fun recreating our wedding photo from 25 years ago along with some more we took on our 15 and 20 year wedding anniversaries (5 and 10 years ago).\u0026nbsp; Good times! 😂😅\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tb1YQUUJZP8\/YGtVIbaziTI\/AAAAAAADNEs\/Uu9NWWvtkccoOi1DgBA_B7pzAQMThetcQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/20210403_120547.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1152\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tb1YQUUJZP8\/YGtVIbaziTI\/AAAAAAADNEs\/Uu9NWWvtkccoOi1DgBA_B7pzAQMThetcQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w360-h640\/20210403_120547.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793903.post-9051519033583025461"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-24T13:43:00.010+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-24T13:43:53.589+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crafty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"critters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crochet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lists"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"random"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"roadtrip"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special celebrations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"things i'm loving"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lately... "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWe have one week left of our extended sabbatical break. It's flown by, but been so good.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBefore we head back to the crazy busyness, here's a summary of a few things we've been up to lately.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFamily time at the beach for a holiday, as well as our annual Pipi collecting mission with Nan \u0026amp; Pop...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-b96jp7puBZ8\/YDQdan9K9WI\/AAAAAAADJ0g\/fFuvu83BywsK5jf0KpGaISZMm7pp5h3sQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028132911809-13.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-b96jp7puBZ8\/YDQdan9K9WI\/AAAAAAADJ0g\/fFuvu83BywsK5jf0KpGaISZMm7pp5h3sQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h302\/1614028132911809-13.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-oUAAwm_SwkU\/YDQd1EzzHvI\/AAAAAAADJ1k\/K68noQw8qr8hXcQpfN0TGI8e8XC0dOAwwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028236200085-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-oUAAwm_SwkU\/YDQd1EzzHvI\/AAAAAAADJ1k\/K68noQw8qr8hXcQpfN0TGI8e8XC0dOAwwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028236200085-0.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kAMXekQjVlo\/YDQdzZoKzdI\/AAAAAAADJ1c\/85fqvfP6H4wGyBofJQcwnelJvxevuleCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028226488968-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kAMXekQjVlo\/YDQdzZoKzdI\/AAAAAAADJ1c\/85fqvfP6H4wGyBofJQcwnelJvxevuleCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028226488968-1.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe have a wee new addition to the Drake household. Meet Stimpy aka Baby. One day Symon and I headed out to buy cupcakes, and we came home with a kitten.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESuch a sweet boy, a stray adopted from our local SPCA. He has the loveliest nature.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NfW_MDe3Ki8\/YDQdw6w5UMI\/AAAAAAADJ1Y\/JuFiuODYL1c_0LhzJLKcB6h9yOTYeKU1QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028219039591-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NfW_MDe3Ki8\/YDQdw6w5UMI\/AAAAAAADJ1Y\/JuFiuODYL1c_0LhzJLKcB6h9yOTYeKU1QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028219039591-2.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-e48goWxmDDw\/YDQdvFvbjWI\/AAAAAAADJ1U\/IqF_rGGLaJMZGP1VRtQg5-Xnljt5HfKHQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028211669670-3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-e48goWxmDDw\/YDQdvFvbjWI\/AAAAAAADJ1U\/IqF_rGGLaJMZGP1VRtQg5-Xnljt5HfKHQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028211669670-3.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe've had birthday celebrations... Our youngest is 14! Once again she requested an Icecream Cake, so we modified \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2012\/02\/icecream-cake-with-butterscotch-sauce.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis recipe\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iXoGNT1xjgQ\/YDQdtOiVH9I\/AAAAAAADJ1M\/ElN8HrbytV8O55e7RqPDld29sjiExj75wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028191537597-4.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iXoGNT1xjgQ\/YDQdtOiVH9I\/AAAAAAADJ1M\/ElN8HrbytV8O55e7RqPDld29sjiExj75wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/1614028191537597-4.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003ESymon and I were finally able to get away for a few days by ourselves, and timed it to surprise our good friend Peter Morton at his book launch. So proud of this guy writing such a great book. You can order it \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeRDqjpvvPI8oqtnfV8pcU31DxuXuxIBzOdk7INgTgisH_BPQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AFq_AMUQLGE\/YDQdejfsrfI\/AAAAAAADJ0o\/m8h3D5C4V7MoTMaO7BIsI0Kex13iT2CsACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028144383558-11.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AFq_AMUQLGE\/YDQdejfsrfI\/AAAAAAADJ0o\/m8h3D5C4V7MoTMaO7BIsI0Kex13iT2CsACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028144383558-11.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Zh66uzl_Hm8\/YDQdlAnOP6I\/AAAAAAADJ08\/2CvW_NRwxwsQ3RtjUkenOuQxdBMAJ4lKgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028173908619-7.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Zh66uzl_Hm8\/YDQdlAnOP6I\/AAAAAAADJ08\/2CvW_NRwxwsQ3RtjUkenOuQxdBMAJ4lKgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028173908619-7.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe also were able to have a great catch up with the family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-PWAaRRMuCng\/YDQdjpdOQYI\/AAAAAAADJ04\/zr2gokMerK8gutgOQ9l1ZD_pVSYZWAnNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028168069528-8.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-PWAaRRMuCng\/YDQdjpdOQYI\/AAAAAAADJ04\/zr2gokMerK8gutgOQ9l1ZD_pVSYZWAnNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/1614028168069528-8.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-K2G0I-nbD54\/YDQdhxeoEBI\/AAAAAAADJ00\/AWxReKXpXUwC_MIGKOEzgCkz7kWdKz7RQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028161071626-9.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-K2G0I-nbD54\/YDQdhxeoEBI\/AAAAAAADJ00\/AWxReKXpXUwC_MIGKOEzgCkz7kWdKz7RQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/1614028161071626-9.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-vn3whuMlspo\/YDQdgbXIkOI\/AAAAAAADJ0s\/kov8zbawKXYc2ISGFhMMtU2LxgMmOruwACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028154386214-10.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-vn3whuMlspo\/YDQdgbXIkOI\/AAAAAAADJ0s\/kov8zbawKXYc2ISGFhMMtU2LxgMmOruwACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h302\/1614028154386214-10.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EOne of our kids has finally learned to crochet! Our daughter in law Monique has picked it up so fast and is already onto her second blanket. So proud!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zxkaDZ8H8EE\/YDQdcGttrUI\/AAAAAAADJ0k\/PvN-F8SFS18ijSB5dzuuZMbxrW1emEAEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028138772282-12.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zxkaDZ8H8EE\/YDQdcGttrUI\/AAAAAAADJ0k\/PvN-F8SFS18ijSB5dzuuZMbxrW1emEAEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028138772282-12.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003ESymon and I got away for a 1 day roadtrip a couple of weeks ago to hear a fav band from years ago reunite for one night... Drinkwater! So good, and so happy their old music has been uploaded online as well. Loved hearing Phil Joel sing some of his new music as well as classics from News Boys. Awesome guys!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EI didn't take too many photos from the night, but i did get this one of the most delicious Mexican food we had at Baha Betty. Highly recommend!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JTblBLc7Sew\/YDQdZCe9zrI\/AAAAAAADJ0c\/NSQSUO8pErQXWSVvHUuDsiE4iU9lRJKBgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028126833555-14.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JTblBLc7Sew\/YDQdZCe9zrI\/AAAAAAADJ0c\/NSQSUO8pErQXWSVvHUuDsiE4iU9lRJKBgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1614028126833555-14.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EFinally, I did something I've been meaning to do for a long time... Climb our local Mt Parihaka. I know, i know... Im a shocker! But we did it and it was so cool! Can't wait to do it again! Love our city so much.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cr1SevdrxRc\/YDWcyEeBxiI\/AAAAAAADKGc\/aRhUg_FylxwQb9u4TxttRUTmThUkAJL5wCPcBGAsYHg\/s4608\/20210205_210517.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4608\" data-original-width=\"2176\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cr1SevdrxRc\/YDWcyEeBxiI\/AAAAAAADKGc\/aRhUg_FylxwQb9u4TxttRUTmThUkAJL5wCPcBGAsYHg\/w302-h640\/20210205_210517.jpg\" width=\"302\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003ELast week of leave, and looking forward to being back at our work\/church. Have missed everyone heaps, but have loved this time out to rest, connect better with our family and feel restored in our souls.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #353535; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor\u0026nbsp;more Loving\/Lately\/Thankful posts, click\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/search\/label\/things%20i%27m%20loving\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #c49b5f; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #353535; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/9051519033583025461\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2021\/02\/lately.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/9051519033583025461"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/9051519033583025461"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2021\/02\/lately.html","title":"Lately... "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-oUAAwm_SwkU\/YDQd1EzzHvI\/AAAAAAADJ1k\/K68noQw8qr8hXcQpfN0TGI8e8XC0dOAwwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/1614028236200085-0.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793903.post-4339841831281343625"},"published":{"$t":"2021-01-21T22:35:00.013+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-01-21T22:44:53.673+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hamilton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"roadtrip"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rotorua"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rotorua Roadtrip! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe've just returned from an amazing family holiday to Rotorua with our two youngest girls.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBoth Symon and I remember our parents taking us to Rotorua for holidays when we were young, but neither of us have visited Rotorua since.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhile we are on our extended holiday\/sabbatical, and because we wanted to visit a Pastor friend in Hamilton, we decided to turn our trip into a mini family getaway.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOur Roadtrip from Whangarei started with the classic stop off at Puhoi for their amazingly cheap and giant icecreams. The girls loved it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-HLaVTEZecLo\/YAk-v3yBtcI\/AAAAAAADBTY\/2RHN74BYSOMFDX0q7AY8qFSw_hwH5eSNQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611218614860408-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-HLaVTEZecLo\/YAk-v3yBtcI\/AAAAAAADBTY\/2RHN74BYSOMFDX0q7AY8qFSw_hwH5eSNQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611218614860408-0.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe decided to stop in Cambridge for lunch (loved visiting \"Paddock\" for lunch - so good 👌) and had a little explore around the shops while there.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFrom there we headed off to Rotorua while listening to the classic and one of the best podcasts for long road trips called \"Lore\", after having already nearly exhausted our 80's music playlist.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFinally we arrived in Rotorua and first on the list once we'd checked into our hotel and explored the town and had dinner was the Redwoods Tree Walk!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThis amazing adventure is a must see. You can either walk above the trees during the day or night. We chose the night option and it was sooooo good! The photos don't do justice (you can't capture the amazing lights on a phone camera) but if you're in the area, definitely put this on your to do list.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ECheck out their website \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/treewalk.co.nz\/\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-H2eDaRJncvg\/YAk2wtHQCZI\/AAAAAAADBSY\/nJirmcywbT0v-C2svn3ju5g65_l6OzzrACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216575036245-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-H2eDaRJncvg\/YAk2wtHQCZI\/AAAAAAADBSY\/nJirmcywbT0v-C2svn3ju5g65_l6OzzrACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216575036245-1.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eT1ytZEUmBs\/YAlKQ3CMA1I\/AAAAAAADBT8\/pxEO1aVFQUg3KxYs5qAvR9ke_H5wZR4EACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/20210121_223220.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1538\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eT1ytZEUmBs\/YAlKQ3CMA1I\/AAAAAAADBT8\/pxEO1aVFQUg3KxYs5qAvR9ke_H5wZR4EACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h480\/20210121_223220.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-DZ2cD5JbDVY\/YAk2p4uSLTI\/AAAAAAADBR8\/3KHUpdiuKrUDqLboJzPBQdOJ3rGBelC3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216548878754-8.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-DZ2cD5JbDVY\/YAk2p4uSLTI\/AAAAAAADBR8\/3KHUpdiuKrUDqLboJzPBQdOJ3rGBelC3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216548878754-8.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-RT_RCVTxkKU\/YAk2pHMye4I\/AAAAAAADBR4\/1LGwcNe31JE3WOtWD761gNIkznRH25fZgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216544327515-9.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-RT_RCVTxkKU\/YAk2pHMye4I\/AAAAAAADBR4\/1LGwcNe31JE3WOtWD761gNIkznRH25fZgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216544327515-9.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EDay 2 included visiting Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village and Thermal Reserve. Both Symon and I remembered visiting here as children, and it was just as stunning years later.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NeSXTIcwTf0\/YAk2m1sWhOI\/AAAAAAADBRw\/ehucB3kpvwwqLiJYLfkXsTPesro1T3A5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216536110198-11.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NeSXTIcwTf0\/YAk2m1sWhOI\/AAAAAAADBRw\/ehucB3kpvwwqLiJYLfkXsTPesro1T3A5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216536110198-11.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt's so hard to comprehend the bubbling mud and steaming pools as you walk through the tracks. Also the fact that the village is a \"living village\" with families still living there amongst the pools and geysers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe location is stunning and we had out breath taken away more than once.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4bmRG2eg7Yk\/YAk2s6beYnI\/AAAAAAADBSI\/UhTW-RQ4Hh4Cdn1pF-9m4q_Vdu3VtbBdACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216560034682-5.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4bmRG2eg7Yk\/YAk2s6beYnI\/AAAAAAADBSI\/UhTW-RQ4Hh4Cdn1pF-9m4q_Vdu3VtbBdACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216560034682-5.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4yIWw7WBHKU\/YAk2r0A_0pI\/AAAAAAADBSE\/lDYO2xMKIfUYhZGulKKaQwbl5thT8iFYQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216556335848-6.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4yIWw7WBHKU\/YAk2r0A_0pI\/AAAAAAADBSE\/lDYO2xMKIfUYhZGulKKaQwbl5thT8iFYQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216556335848-6.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-fnpDA26YMI8\/YAk2jZvBB2I\/AAAAAAADBRk\/AciVFSjQJpMovvmC_hCZisbT5Rn4WlanQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216522292547-14.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-fnpDA26YMI8\/YAk2jZvBB2I\/AAAAAAADBRk\/AciVFSjQJpMovvmC_hCZisbT5Rn4WlanQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216522292547-14.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe rest of the day was spent exploring Rotorua town Centre, eating and also taking the Gondola ride (multiple times) to view the city from high up.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JIx5tSIfdNw\/YAk2iEQhyaI\/AAAAAAADBRg\/xmT_gqiGvXogScXa2rvXKUqCbRXRpFNPgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216517729222-15.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JIx5tSIfdNw\/YAk2iEQhyaI\/AAAAAAADBRg\/xmT_gqiGvXogScXa2rvXKUqCbRXRpFNPgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h382\/1611216517729222-15.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EDay 3 was home time, but we left with full hearts after having so many great adventures. We swung by Hamilton and spent some time there before heading back to Whangarei.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFavourite food places we highly recommend checking out are \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pigandwhistle.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPig \u0026amp; Whistle\u003C\/a\u003E for that classic English pub meal (their chicken tacos and ribs are amazing along with their burgers).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7g1jcTCNZgw\/YAlJ3eKciJI\/AAAAAAADBTw\/544jej3JJucO8G5MnzWUmR0DkU6Muvg3QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/20210121_223021.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1538\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7g1jcTCNZgw\/YAlJ3eKciJI\/AAAAAAADBTw\/544jej3JJucO8G5MnzWUmR0DkU6Muvg3QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h480\/20210121_223021.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAlso Sobar \u0026amp; Cafe have the coolest Kumera fries and wedges and are located in the middle of Rotorua's \"Eat Street\" which gives it such a fun vibe for dining out, especially at night.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-2v5rcGPn1ME\/YAk2kgr8z3I\/AAAAAAADBRo\/Z9_R0MFYcLw1c0T3GMIW6x7ys6r32vjxACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216527126179-13.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-2v5rcGPn1ME\/YAk2kgr8z3I\/AAAAAAADBRo\/Z9_R0MFYcLw1c0T3GMIW6x7ys6r32vjxACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216527126179-13.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELastly, while you're there, make sure you grab an ice cream or sorbet from the famous Lady Jane's Ice Cream Parlour. I loved their vanilla coconut sorbet 👌🍦.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-GyGv6EhpA24\/YAk2litcLQI\/AAAAAAADBRs\/ciHlFtGgLfgSY02E10iNJzZ7MH5wGcX6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216531682563-12.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-GyGv6EhpA24\/YAk2litcLQI\/AAAAAAADBRs\/ciHlFtGgLfgSY02E10iNJzZ7MH5wGcX6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216531682563-12.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESo appreciative for this special family time and for our beautiful country of New Zealand.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KgLJrd_GL-U\/YAk2vmUW8hI\/AAAAAAADBSU\/tL3BM4fd-pUicvkeZd-jHWKyYiYFJ-nSQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216571577641-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KgLJrd_GL-U\/YAk2vmUW8hI\/AAAAAAADBSU\/tL3BM4fd-pUicvkeZd-jHWKyYiYFJ-nSQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1611216571577641-2.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor more Roadtrip adventures, visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/search\/label\/roadtrip\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-MNywlumNAfU\/YAk2n0srsSI\/AAAAAAADBR0\/sRgQqM9Rs7M1D4ZcNdH4-qPqIJj3jmj2QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1611216540283780-10.png\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/4339841831281343625\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2021\/01\/rotorua-roadtrip.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/4339841831281343625"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/4339841831281343625"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2021\/01\/rotorua-roadtrip.html","title":"Rotorua Roadtrip! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-HLaVTEZecLo\/YAk-v3yBtcI\/AAAAAAADBTY\/2RHN74BYSOMFDX0q7AY8qFSw_hwH5eSNQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/1611218614860408-0.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793903.post-2742673386618769793"},"published":{"$t":"2021-01-06T15:41:00.005+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-01-06T15:41:43.978+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crafty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lists"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"random"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"recycled"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"things i'm loving"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Happy New Year \/ Lately"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-932EU60G8-I\/X_Uh_UXwF1I\/AAAAAAAC_i8\/nTLPvjnmiZEy39gJ3g8E2V6KwLnxNtvKwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1609900537469272-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-932EU60G8-I\/X_Uh_UXwF1I\/AAAAAAAC_i8\/nTLPvjnmiZEy39gJ3g8E2V6KwLnxNtvKwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1609900537469272-0.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHappy New Year!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOur family saw the New Year in, in the most unexpected (and unenjoyable) way ever.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe were all set to gather together to celebrate... snacks had been purchased, games were prepared to play, but at around 7pm I started vomitting and every hour after that another member of the family also started to as well. Six of the seven of us eventually caught this horrible 24 hour bug, that has wiped our family out for days along with isolating us from catching up with friends and family for nearly a week.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe last day or so we have all started to feel better thankfully, so a trip to the beach for a swim really was a treat.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-s-Q07mAlNZ0\/X_Uh-WZVzuI\/AAAAAAAC_i4\/SxkkYCop0TM7UKW_qpdI5Ip82BRozurKACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1609900533674313-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-s-Q07mAlNZ0\/X_Uh-WZVzuI\/AAAAAAAC_i4\/SxkkYCop0TM7UKW_qpdI5Ip82BRozurKACLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1609900533674313-1.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JwCaKMJSsIA\/X_Uh9S5z19I\/AAAAAAAC_i0\/O9Ai2IkaZRkwwCdf-EdThicjx60pYHI-ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1609900529605257-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JwCaKMJSsIA\/X_Uh9S5z19I\/AAAAAAAC_i0\/O9Ai2IkaZRkwwCdf-EdThicjx60pYHI-ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h301\/1609900529605257-2.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAlong with that we've been stuck at home playing boardgames, watching movies, resting, doing crafts and today a bit of baking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-va4-_aJdji0\/X_Uh8dUklyI\/AAAAAAAC_iw\/fq_KVQw3K0w_kAvKc1CiqpewTKqaldK8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1609900525042747-3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-va4-_aJdji0\/X_Uh8dUklyI\/AAAAAAAC_iw\/fq_KVQw3K0w_kAvKc1CiqpewTKqaldK8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1609900525042747-3.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESymon is the only one who didn't get sick, so he's been doing the odd bit of renovations and looking after us.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELoving this amazing bag\/hat hanger he's made for our hallway entry from recycled wood and old hooks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-B_NT4b44Gec\/XqFfIm8rUpI\/AAAAAAACd_k\/_d9_wvZnHNsnPOB6NxoPhJOFiid127S7QCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/wedn_0504.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-B_NT4b44Gec\/XqFfIm8rUpI\/AAAAAAACd_k\/_d9_wvZnHNsnPOB6NxoPhJOFiid127S7QCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h426\/wedn_0504.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"\u003EIf there was ever a year that people were eager to farewell, it would be 2020. Filled with a global pandemic along with many other memorable tragedies, most people seem desperate to welcome 2021 in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDespite this, there is so much I'm thankful for in 2020.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EKeeping with my annual tradition of a year in review post, here's to 2020, the year many loved to hate, but also the year for our family that many great things took place.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe biggest event of 2020 for our family was our son's wedding on the eve of lockdown! You can read about it\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/03\/my-boy-just-got-married.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, and see many of the beautiful photos\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/04\/drake-wedding-photos.html?m=1\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Such a special occasion during such a crazy year!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHe8-xHXZmY\/XnxFcWDdgLI\/AAAAAAACbp0\/agPRV727uAgezsRzDYnOg7TWV0uznfgOQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1024\/1585202541687548-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"682\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHe8-xHXZmY\/XnxFcWDdgLI\/AAAAAAACbp0\/agPRV727uAgezsRzDYnOg7TWV0uznfgOQCPcBGAYYCw\/w426-h640\/1585202541687548-0.png\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YjgP7CELbDI\/XqFee_s4T1I\/AAAAAAACd-8\/ev2gbJLQXdAvg79NkJSY-Ew2DgM2dhlzQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/wedn_0271.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YjgP7CELbDI\/XqFee_s4T1I\/AAAAAAACd-8\/ev2gbJLQXdAvg79NkJSY-Ew2DgM2dhlzQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h426\/wedn_0271.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAdventures\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDespite a big chunk of 2020 being spent in\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/05\/here-we-go.html?m=1\"\u003Evarious levels of lockdown\u003C\/a\u003E, a few adventures were able to be had both at the start of 2020 and in the second half.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jUDzdCQNTpc\/Xu1tCl2iFDI\/AAAAAAAChGY\/1wdHVUu2cfMYktjULLtFDEEyApmm8GNBACPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1592618245659173-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"922\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jUDzdCQNTpc\/Xu1tCl2iFDI\/AAAAAAAChGY\/1wdHVUu2cfMYktjULLtFDEEyApmm8GNBACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h368\/1592618245659173-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThere were Roadtrips...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OB5r4MD9JuM\/XhfQBnIpXjI\/AAAAAAACUrA\/ZAGGcKh8h1cGBibjdSsnc7eXIsqtiydOQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/IMG_20200102_191917_022.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OB5r4MD9JuM\/XhfQBnIpXjI\/AAAAAAACUrA\/ZAGGcKh8h1cGBibjdSsnc7eXIsqtiydOQCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200102_191917_022.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jk37tIfq_H0\/Xi7Cfcc-R0I\/AAAAAAACWEc\/BD33vEb5uDc2CvBEfaTybNd6STg7XeYvwCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/IMG_20200127_220849_254.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jk37tIfq_H0\/Xi7Cfcc-R0I\/AAAAAAACWEc\/BD33vEb5uDc2CvBEfaTybNd6STg7XeYvwCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200127_220849_254.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBeach trips...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r8LLv_9NmUE\/Xh2VOp8WLbI\/AAAAAAACU-k\/5nrixLL-2SkoQtn93u_YqV3PGi7CJPMPACPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/20200111_201903.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r8LLv_9NmUE\/Xh2VOp8WLbI\/AAAAAAACU-k\/5nrixLL-2SkoQtn93u_YqV3PGi7CJPMPACPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/20200111_201903.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd many waterhole trips...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IWEhNGA9Og0\/XiLeKqGtdJI\/AAAAAAACVYc\/IDJZai7CVJwYSjrlNTnp9i58sswp_ranQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2201\/IMG_20200118_172041_935.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2201\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IWEhNGA9Og0\/XiLeKqGtdJI\/AAAAAAACVYc\/IDJZai7CVJwYSjrlNTnp9i58sswp_ranQCPcBGAYYCw\/w314-h640\/IMG_20200118_172041_935.jpg\" width=\"314\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBut the biggest trip being\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/10\/south-island-adventures.html?m=1\"\u003Eour trip to the South Island\u003C\/a\u003E. Symon conducted the wedding for our awesome friends in Invercargill, then we spent a few days exploring Queenstown. Amazing adventure and so beautiful!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4aGnWoce30\/X4Nu_pGo0oI\/AAAAAAAC4o0\/mNtRv3RQrpstoQ7C8CwR6owSnFOG6oBjACPcBGAYYCw\/s2016\/20201004_101026.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1512\" data-original-width=\"2016\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4aGnWoce30\/X4Nu_pGo0oI\/AAAAAAAC4o0\/mNtRv3RQrpstoQ7C8CwR6owSnFOG6oBjACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h480\/20201004_101026.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1qMUgCRVgY\/X4Nu_kLVfbI\/AAAAAAAC4pE\/c73kMRAPtYARXQpQRES6X6QOIjsAbVveACPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/20201004_112227.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1044\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1qMUgCRVgY\/X4Nu_kLVfbI\/AAAAAAAC4pE\/c73kMRAPtYARXQpQRES6X6QOIjsAbVveACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h326\/20201004_112227.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a9qlAvft8hA\/X4Nwlw74UQI\/AAAAAAAC4rI\/FT_Axo6BvCcPtW6_7-5IGsGWVoQm4JRegCPcBGAYYCw\/s2580\/IMG_20201002_120610.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2580\" data-original-width=\"1218\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a9qlAvft8hA\/X4Nwlw74UQI\/AAAAAAAC4rI\/FT_Axo6BvCcPtW6_7-5IGsGWVoQm4JRegCPcBGAYYCw\/w302-h640\/IMG_20201002_120610.jpg\" width=\"302\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMakings\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EA few things were made this year, and some still to be completed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy big project that was started in January 2020 was this Granny striped blanket. It's far from being finished (still only half way or less done) but I'm looking forward to working on it over my summer holidays!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aEoaxozpm6s\/XhfP-sIhd9I\/AAAAAAACUq4\/CPhvkRqdpQcrabdITYPHfiXf4lbP0QsUwCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/IMG_20200107_114217_661.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aEoaxozpm6s\/XhfP-sIhd9I\/AAAAAAACUq4\/CPhvkRqdpQcrabdITYPHfiXf4lbP0QsUwCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200107_114217_661.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOther creations have included a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/06\/crochet-kindle-cover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecrochet kindle cover\u003C\/a\u003E for my husband (colours and design requested by...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-m6FPtJw2Q5k\/XvMCqCd3laI\/AAAAAAAChbo\/zlmSNMlrgqUfYquJnpYOjL6-92UzSPiJgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1800\/IMG_20200624_193557_302.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-m6FPtJw2Q5k\/XvMCqCd3laI\/AAAAAAAChbo\/zlmSNMlrgqUfYquJnpYOjL6-92UzSPiJgCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200624_193557_302.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EA \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/09\/macrame-plant-holder.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMacrame Plant Holder\u003C\/a\u003E or two...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h-fyJe6vsDQ\/X3FxzTQH5bI\/AAAAAAAC2Zo\/XamuohWN58wyB2Z4k_MMQU5wJyoF_4x3gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1601270218411955-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"755\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h-fyJe6vsDQ\/X3FxzTQH5bI\/AAAAAAAC2Zo\/XamuohWN58wyB2Z4k_MMQU5wJyoF_4x3gCPcBGAYYCw\/w302-h640\/1601270218411955-0.png\" width=\"302\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/crosses-baby-blanket.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrosses Baby Blanke\u003C\/a\u003Et...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNA7tOZNc10\/X-q9C1E08KI\/AAAAAAAC_Ks\/HpkqT0a5tYMtCpQ6Et7A4maLJBnDIhsbgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1609219334810944-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNA7tOZNc10\/X-q9C1E08KI\/AAAAAAAC_Ks\/HpkqT0a5tYMtCpQ6Et7A4maLJBnDIhsbgCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1609219334810944-0.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDelicious creations included \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/04\/toffee-apples.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EToffee Apples\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHn5H5EhlPw\/XorYgscuPxI\/AAAAAAACcNg\/Jj4mxGgpSy0eysH4k9UwV8PIH98p3aU0ACPcBGAYYCw\/s1351\/1586157696471303-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1351\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHn5H5EhlPw\/XorYgscuPxI\/AAAAAAACcNg\/Jj4mxGgpSy0eysH4k9UwV8PIH98p3aU0ACPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/1586157696471303-0.png\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/07\/mars-bar-cheesecake.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMars Bar Cheesecake\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2moHjYQc8R8\/XxTVbjGGReI\/AAAAAAACjRc\/78bHuk46BtE3EgYVLuOV6shOMRPVg28CwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1595200873949724-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2moHjYQc8R8\/XxTVbjGGReI\/AAAAAAACjRc\/78bHuk46BtE3EgYVLuOV6shOMRPVg28CwCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1595200873949724-0.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAlong with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/christmas-treats.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclassic Christmas cooking\u003C\/a\u003E - things like Peppermint Bark and Christmas cake!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sPMAcLMhuyM\/X-GGSSD-1nI\/AAAAAAAC-iA\/wPisAt93BRcxlh2BCAjcY0BNbRxzmbsDwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1608615490819594-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sPMAcLMhuyM\/X-GGSSD-1nI\/AAAAAAAC-iA\/wPisAt93BRcxlh2BCAjcY0BNbRxzmbsDwCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1608615490819594-1.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIt wasn't just me that got crafty in 2020, but my family as well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ELove my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/01\/lately-summer-holiday-edition.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edaughters art\u003C\/a\u003E...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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This was a special \"fight stick\" he made as a gift for our son for Christmas. You connect it to your pc to play retro games on.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ojOHnI5qFIc\/X-vwe-jhQZI\/AAAAAAAC_NA\/bmaOEgno6pkGe-OsfR0yOcTWRWG0GdLawCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1609298038667949-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ojOHnI5qFIc\/X-vwe-jhQZI\/AAAAAAAC_NA\/bmaOEgno6pkGe-OsfR0yOcTWRWG0GdLawCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h640\/1609298038667949-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ESymon and I also created our very own live show called \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/podcast\/19d1bcd0-989a-0138-e635-0acc26574db2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Symon + Kristy Show\u003C\/a\u003E\", started during lockdown as a way to connect with our church family, but continued on due to high demand. Who knows if it will reappear in 2021, but it certainly was a fun thing to come out of 2020!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Aj9IX9Loycw\/XvVej3FqfJI\/AAAAAAAChec\/2JIfZBc6hmcsTgTSJpDB8T9M4zC7iiaIQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2000\/The%2BSymon%2Band%2BKristy%2BShow%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Aj9IX9Loycw\/XvVej3FqfJI\/AAAAAAAChec\/2JIfZBc6hmcsTgTSJpDB8T9M4zC7iiaIQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h640\/The%2BSymon%2Band%2BKristy%2BShow%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ECelebrations\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EApart from our biggest celebration of\u0026nbsp; the year (the wedding!) we had the usual birthdays etc that take place during a normal year, some being a bit different than usual, like our daughter's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/05\/iso-16th-birthday.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E16th birthday in isolation (Level 3).\u003C\/a\u003E We made the most of it, and celebrated the best we could.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uPAGg1GO8AQ\/XraT8mQzcoI\/AAAAAAACesM\/8DDOsJhVfdorgEALs_nqSns57Rqna48RQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1589023727826786-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"936\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uPAGg1GO8AQ\/XraT8mQzcoI\/AAAAAAACesM\/8DDOsJhVfdorgEALs_nqSns57Rqna48RQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h376\/1589023727826786-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/06\/lately.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eeldest also turned 21\u003C\/a\u003E, and had the best Murder Mystery Party to celebrate!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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Such an awesome album, and extra special having one of Symon's songs included.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAvailable on all digital platforms!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/lately.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eannual church Volunteer Awards\u003C\/a\u003E meant some fun 70's dressups as well!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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As I write this we are on the verge of finishing our giant hallways - 3 in total that add up to the workload of at least 2 rooms. The renovation has been rather extensive including fixing cracked walls, replacing a rotten skylight, refitting doors and an awful lot of painting. With only a few minor bits to finish, it was a pity our hallways didn't make the 2020 completed renovation list, but I look forward to including the post about them in my 2021 renovation collections, along hopefully with our 2nd lounge.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThere was a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/06\/teen-bedroom-makeover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eroom restyle\u003C\/a\u003E too for our daughter's 16th birthday. Still loving the desk and shelving Symon made for her room.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O4znUNIJibc\/Xt3IYqBWNgI\/AAAAAAACgFI\/rwBTjYYba1w77pFji6Faf3kvcda_ClWLQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1591593055540603-3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"899\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O4znUNIJibc\/Xt3IYqBWNgI\/AAAAAAACgFI\/rwBTjYYba1w77pFji6Faf3kvcda_ClWLQCPcBGAYYCw\/w360-h640\/1591593055540603-3.png\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cSUx1_IpJ9k\/Xt3Iai0g2LI\/AAAAAAACgFE\/77iH-VTNg2Q7xidwH-wgimKu1gZCRMCfACPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1591593063549376-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cSUx1_IpJ9k\/Xt3Iai0g2LI\/AAAAAAACgFE\/77iH-VTNg2Q7xidwH-wgimKu1gZCRMCfACPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1591593063549376-1.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWritings\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI contribute to our local newspaper's \"Perceptions of Faith\" section occasionally, and this year's articles have included\u0026nbsp;No \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/05\/no-matter-season.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMatter the Season\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/08\/my-life-as-musical.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Life as a Musical\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;along with others.\u0026nbsp;Always fun and a challenge to write for a completely different audience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ESo here's to a great 2020. So thankful for all the good things that have happened this year, and God's grace to get through the tough. Thankful to life in our amazing country of New Zealand and to have such precious friends and family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFor the past couple of years I've recorded a 1 second snippet of each day, then make a year video of each second. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P19HRosARfc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHere's my year of 1 seconds for 2020\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EHere's to 2021, whatever it may hold. Walking into it with peace in my heart, as I know God is with me every step of the way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy best 9 from Instagram for 2020:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WqSmo5Y0u9E\/X-0T2e4xYmI\/AAAAAAAC_O0\/Wr65FOJmeTssuZTObyeL6uzuGFC7pzcdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s900\/collage.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WqSmo5Y0u9E\/X-0T2e4xYmI\/AAAAAAAC_O0\/Wr65FOJmeTssuZTObyeL6uzuGFC7pzcdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/collage.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ETo check out past Year in Review posts, click\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/search\/label\/year%20in%20review\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/1111969054452435604\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/farewell-2020_31.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/1111969054452435604"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/1111969054452435604"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/farewell-2020_31.html","title":"Farewell 2020! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793903.post-6984090406846116145"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-27T09:49:00.003+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-12-27T09:49:43.679+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"faith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special celebrations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Christmas Celebrations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cbkyWfROlTM\/X-a2-aK_r7I\/AAAAAAAC-90\/merASrxAbwk3tJk7INho0B_Q-haJIGKNACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955636683395-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cbkyWfROlTM\/X-a2-aK_r7I\/AAAAAAAC-90\/merASrxAbwk3tJk7INho0B_Q-haJIGKNACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/1608955636683395-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe've just had 3 days of family celebrations and loved it!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EThis year we spent Christmas eve with my parents and Nana and enjoyed Symon's family tradition for dessert on Christmas eve.... Strawberries and ice cream with a sprinkling of icing sugar. We then shared gifts and it was lovely.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003ELater that night we had family communion and read the Christmas story from the Bible.\u0026nbsp; Always special to stop amidst the flurry of festivities and pause to refocus on what it's all about.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EJasher \u0026amp; Monique stayed the night so we could all spend Christmas morning together. Someone woke everyone before 5am (no names will be mentioned... But she is the youngest in the family 😂).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EThen we opened gifts! It's so lovely now that the kids are older seeing them all buy gifts for each other. It does mean there are an awful lot of gifts under the tree!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EAnd one very special surprise this year...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-8edbTtCYCn4\/X-a2yJ7QYoI\/AAAAAAAC-9M\/IHYeedYfSnQ6VvIg5plt8bKuJMDi9CzGwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955576857608-7.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-8edbTtCYCn4\/X-a2yJ7QYoI\/AAAAAAAC-9M\/IHYeedYfSnQ6VvIg5plt8bKuJMDi9CzGwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955576857608-7.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe visited Grandma before lunch and gave her a gift and also sung a few carols.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Pr-K_kmc8bo\/X-a21JZV-gI\/AAAAAAAC-9Q\/c0U-QgeeN-IiE0sBwV7E30QSWkWkxTl5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955594169586-6.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Pr-K_kmc8bo\/X-a21JZV-gI\/AAAAAAAC-9Q\/c0U-QgeeN-IiE0sBwV7E30QSWkWkxTl5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/1608955594169586-6.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003ELater that day we visited my Aunt \u0026amp; Uncle's home for an early Christmas dinner with my extended family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-anW-Md5Szvk\/X-a24IBY0LI\/AAAAAAAC-9Y\/B9fYPrNiBm4ESt5foASq0-PdvycSxvmGQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955613418879-4.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-anW-Md5Szvk\/X-a24IBY0LI\/AAAAAAAC-9Y\/B9fYPrNiBm4ESt5foASq0-PdvycSxvmGQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h627\/1608955613418879-4.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-EPk2NtuelQs\/X-a23MXRWuI\/AAAAAAAC-9U\/gwVBtHEnY3Abjx0Q3RtLcJgikFEAe_0TQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955605336528-5.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-EPk2NtuelQs\/X-a23MXRWuI\/AAAAAAAC-9U\/gwVBtHEnY3Abjx0Q3RtLcJgikFEAe_0TQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h480\/1608955605336528-5.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe next day on Boxing Day the Drake extended family festivities began, this year hosted by us.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003ESo lovely to see everyone and enjoy time together. The little kids opened gifts then the adults shared in a food \"Yankee swap\". Heaps of fun.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWe enjoyed a Skype call with my brother and sister-in-law in Australia too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-1j3QyabVqA0\/X-a29Ee1XZI\/AAAAAAAC-9s\/e_i0g_uya_8aIP4PYBhU3UmXEKwJDXBSACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955632173163-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-1j3QyabVqA0\/X-a29Ee1XZI\/AAAAAAAC-9s\/e_i0g_uya_8aIP4PYBhU3UmXEKwJDXBSACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h358\/1608955632173163-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-K87YKj72HhA\/X-a275IZ6MI\/AAAAAAAC-9k\/f-WsAH0WfkkhKbJhJX5b2EwbB0gGcIdRACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955627278564-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-K87YKj72HhA\/X-a275IZ6MI\/AAAAAAAC-9k\/f-WsAH0WfkkhKbJhJX5b2EwbB0gGcIdRACLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1608955627278564-2.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-LCceVukDvxQ\/X-a26tTUpbI\/AAAAAAAC-9g\/qBLRKXZzZXUgiYP2c4SyVAqUmNEJdBF_QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955617537173-3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-LCceVukDvxQ\/X-a26tTUpbI\/AAAAAAAC-9g\/qBLRKXZzZXUgiYP2c4SyVAqUmNEJdBF_QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1608955617537173-3.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhat a great 2020 Christmas. We definitely don't take for granted that many people around the world are unable to gather with family and friends for Christmas this year. So thankful.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-37yETF8HmUI\/X-a2t2SEMKI\/AAAAAAAC-9I\/00l5gJv3cC8dNorTM-a4357o7VnDfwVtgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955571721509-8.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-37yETF8HmUI\/X-a2t2SEMKI\/AAAAAAAC-9I\/00l5gJv3cC8dNorTM-a4357o7VnDfwVtgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h325\/1608955571721509-8.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-brpdor4De48\/X-a2rUK7XSI\/AAAAAAAC-9A\/GSyPopzHH8UtYO4fadoFDzbOl6ONowDEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1608955562093577-10.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n    \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-brpdor4De48\/X-a2rUK7XSI\/AAAAAAAC-9A\/GSyPopzHH8UtYO4fadoFDzbOl6ONowDEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/1608955562093577-10.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\n  \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHappy Jesus Birthday everyone.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIsaiah 9:6\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #001320;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFor a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/6984090406846116145\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/christmas-celebrations.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/6984090406846116145"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/6984090406846116145"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/christmas-celebrations.html","title":"Christmas Celebrations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-8edbTtCYCn4\/X-a2yJ7QYoI\/AAAAAAAC-9M\/IHYeedYfSnQ6VvIg5plt8bKuJMDi9CzGwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/1608955576857608-7.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});