Batter Up!

Monday, May 18, 2009

There's a local variety store called Sunny's just down the street, right next to the wine store (at which we're club members), and they sell everything from hardware to bath products to toys to boogie boards...sort of like a Wal-Mart in a twentieth of the space. Sherry picked up a tee-ball set for Ro there a few days ago, and he's really taken to hitting the ball sans tee. Today we took him across the street to Coronation Park when he got home from school for a little batting and rugby practice.

Ro about to launch one

Ro & Sherry taking a break from footy (i.e. rugby)

Ro finds this Japanese monument interesting

Every Sunday morning, there's a farmer's market in downtown Mount Maunganui, which Sherry has begun to make a point of visiting every week. Much to Mark's delight, she's discovered a woman there who sells organic free-range hormone-free meat and home-made sausages. Sherry picked up some lamb sausage for Mark this week, and made spaghetti tonight with it - sort of a NZ version of Bolognese sauce, with beef sausage for her and Ro. Unfortunately, she didn't realize the lamb sausage had mint and rosemary in it. When mixed into a hearty tomato sauce, the result was, umm...interesting. After putting Ro to bed, we sat down with a bottle of wine to enjoy the season finale of the one show we can both agree on, Flight of the Conchords.