It’s August now – the middle of winter – and I am still wearing my jandals (flip flops) everyday so it’s not that cold. John arrived back from the States with some very precious cargo: Excedrin PM, dryer sheets, taco shell forms and a manual slicer/dicer for salsas. Amazing that we can now make our Salsa Mex in a quarter of the time, with fewer cut fingers and the need for plasters (bandaids).
Former Mexicali Rose manager Lisa Lee arrived yesterday with her brother Karl and daughter Rachel. Rachel was a babe in arms when Lisa first started working for us – and this is her high school graduation gift. My how time flies! They are off to explore the country and will be back on the 23rd of August to spend some time in Auckland before heading home.
John and I have been ensconced at the Metropolis for the past six months, and it’s time to move on. We need a real kitchen, an office, and more than a foot of closet space. Now that Mike has gone, the boys need to find a space they can split between the two of them. So, it’s the big Chinese fire drill this week. We are moving out of the Met into the boys’ Freeman’s Bay villa. The boys are moving back to an apartment at Prince’s Wharf. Just in time, too, because when Lisa, Karl and Rachel return from their travels they will be able to stay in our guest rooms.
We just found out the Queen Mary II will be docking at Prince’s Wharf next summer. It’s even bigger than the Sapphire Princess which was bigger than the entire wharf – Hilton and all. Can’t wait!
We have embarked upon our next mission: the search for a second location. So far it looks like Ponsonby or Newmarket. Both have their own advantages – stay tuned for updates.
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