Celebrating the End of Renovations

 A few weeks ago we celebrated the end of the main building work by having a "thank you to everyone who has supported us" party.

Here is a photo of some of our friends relaxing on the verandah --one of the few evenings this summer that was lovely and sunny.

We also had a visit from this gorgeous creature who had come to wish us luck in our new venture.
This is a wood wasp and looks rather scary but is in fact harmless and quite  magnificent. It is about 1-2 " long .