
Home in Ashburton, with the Ashfords Exodus 35:25-26; Proverbs 31:19-20 How is it that you come upon some people along the journey of life that you know will be friends for the rest of life. How is it that you can come to know some folk so well and yet not see them but once every few years. I have pondered these many days how to write this blog, on the eve of our penultimate day here in New Zealand. Perhaps it was good that we planned to end our journey here with dear, dear friends. A friendship that was forged in the late 80s, has deepened and grown through the years and the miles. Richard and Elizabeth greeted us with open hearts and open arms. Five days of recounting times together, family joys, and laughter about spinning, wood working, boating, and life in general. On the way from Moeraki to Ashburton a stop off in Omaru. A lot or their buildings are Victorian architecture. Of course we had to stop at a wool storage warehouse weather changed from cl...