2015 Arrives

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Thu 1 Jan 2015 02:27
New Years Eve 2014
 
 
 
 
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Settled at six on Sheer Tenacity with Rod and Mary – our hosts, Steve and Chris – Scott-Free and Beez house guests, Rod and Brenda – State of Mind and Sheer house guests. Rod presented us with the plan of the evening.
 
 
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We began with strawberry daiquiris then cheese on sticks and by the time we had worked our way through the salmon on rye bread and the stuffed red peppers we were all in need of a rest. Forty minutes grace on the timetable and loads of giggling. It never ceases to amaze us how such feasts are created in the smallest of kitchens and every trimming and decorum is followed.
 
 
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Over wines and drinks we watched as Rod fired up the BBQ, within a very short time out came the sausages. Usual on the left and the amazingly meaty and very tasty Boerewors, bor-re-wors, or as I call them Boar War sausages. They are a type of sausage popular in South African cuisine and due to the numbers of South Africans who have made New Zealand their home have made them readily available in the supermarkets. The name is derived from the Afrikaans words boer ("farmer") and wors ("sausage"). Boerewors must contain at least ninety per cent meat - always containing beef, as well as lamb or pork or a mixture of lamb and pork. The other 10% is made up of spices and other ingredients. Not more than 30% of the meat content may be fat.
 
 
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We were called downstairs to help ourselves to the most delicious lamb, potatoes, kumara, mushrooms, salads and wine of every colour. Filled to bursting I was given a very rare and amazing honour. To unveil Handsome of Belize. Going back to January, Rod and Mary were our first critics when having to choose ten pictures to put forward to the Royal Photographic Society and we successfully brought back our Licentiate – LRPS, own blog in May. We brought the mounted pictures back to show these good people and cunningly asked for their favourite. Handsome of Belize then became an ideal Christmas pressie and serves as a tiny way to say a very big ‘thank you’.
 
 
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Chatter, laughter and fun, then we had to squeeze in brandy snap with hokey pokey ice cream. Now for the semi-serious call from Rod to go outside, toast in hand to watch the fireworks.
 
 
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We watched the Russell fireworks and toasted in the New Year. Our wishes for 2015 to our children and grandbabies, the safety of Beez. Safe winds and a following sea to our fellow cruisers and cheers to friends everywhere.
 
 
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Back inside after party poppers Brenda produces glow sticks, lots of banging and waggling followed. Bear joined his together and made a necklace, don’t ask I didn’t. Rod found an orifice or two for his............
 
 
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More antics from our Pocahontas look-alike, all too much for Chris who immediately brightened when the shots appeared.
 
 
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QF, Baileys on one side and Midouri – melon cocktail on the other, became the firm favourite. Our host Rod disappeared downstairs and the blue cheese aroma was certainly enough to confirm that it wasn’t for me..... Glow sticks became creative and Chris put her lips to a Texas Ranger.........
 
 
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One side of the table looked quite well behaved, the other........Rod came up with an amazing cheese board complete with strawberries.
 
 
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Time for us party animals to thank our hosts and meet the challenge of getting into Baby Beez.
 
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL SMASHING EVENING WITH FRIENDS
                     GREAT TIME AND MANAGED TO FIND BEEZ AFTERWARD