Destiny, Clark and I had a wonderful ‘easy peas-y’ day, filled with Clark’s traditional potato salad with savoury and sweet mixtures of dates, cranberries, olives, capers and of course a few potatoes, yum! The beetroot mould was made with the beetroot we canned last summer and a blackberry jelly (or jello for my American audience)…
The small slice of watermelon suggests how expensive it is here. There are no large watermelons to be had within New Zealand and a small one can cost up to $25.00. Herein lies the vegan portion of my story…
The Christmas Day tradition in this portion of the world has become a date with Destiny and the barbeque…
the one built by my brother John, and so, he is forever here in spirit. Destiny is one of those patient, unpretentious, meticulous cooks where everything is gently brought to perfection! 
The kebabs were unbelievable to look at and consume with many thanks cast about to one another and the produce available…we had a splendid meal together as Destiny’s picture of Clark and I captured what she said, ‘Ah, you look happy for a change’…
And then, the music came on and we were all whisked away by the sounds of George Harrison to begin with, Helmut Zacharias playing the violin, and then Destiny picked Joe Cocker because he looked like a ‘freaky dude’ and she fell in love and proclaimed that Clark’s and my generation’s music was so much better than her own. And yet, one of Destiny’s friends, Sam, got caught on Youtube singing a pretty mean Halleluiah http://youtu.be/0lwfeKZueHk
I think in view of how well these young New Zealanders do this song…we have a lot more Merry Christmases to come…With this we send our love and good wishes for a fabulous New Year.
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