We had 8 moko's (direct grandchildren aged from 5 to 13) and 8 adults for Xmas, our first Xmas in our new home in Brisbane. Too much kai (food) was had by all.

Only having 4 adults and 2 moko's for New Years day, unless other whanau blow in unannounced as they do, will cook plenty. I'm doing the hangi in the "keg" (a cooker made from 2 beer kegs, a substitute for the in the ground version) trust a Skippy to show these Maori how its done. In goes pickle pork, lamb (actually lamb not traditional mutton flaps) chops, chicken thighs, veg is; potato, kumera (sweet potato), pumpkin and kumo kumo squash along with cabbage, I add Chinese broccoli as well ( a bit of multiculturalism one could say) no water cress or turnip tops, and no puha (what us Aussies call Milk Thistle not bad on taste, good in boil up) bread stuffing of course wrapped in foil, (Maori love bread stuffing). Volcanic rock in the bottom of the keg, add water, and fire the thing up, a bit of a pressure cooker, heat with a well controlled gas ring burner, and in a couple of hours you have got a hangi of sorts, and its not bad eating, along with the wife's famous 'fry bread' and a few beers to wash it all down.

Hi Belly, the young bloke has a good deal of success catching mud crabs in Morton Bay. His best catch was 9 males earlier this year, with 3 pots, 4 were big ones, keeps them alive in the bucket for up to 3 weeks. His Dad goes out with him, they only set the traps on a full moon and evening low tide, set them right out at the low water mark, leave them over night, return for the morning low. Seems a lot of people set their pots to close in for a no result. The boys only use chicken and fish bits for bait, catch heaps of females which have to be thrown back.

I hope for the sake of the planet NO ONE had any beef, if anyone did you yes you are the cause of climate change.

From the very trusted source the Huffington Post.

http://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/1078731057132986368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

PHILIP S gday bloke,feeble but if you insist on showing your determination to ignore science go right ahead
Paul/Foxy memory,s in those posts
Yes next year if I am around will be the same
My wish for a different Christmas will not over ride my visitors wishes
Paul we get muddys here, river 1 click away
But it is not even near healthy fished out long ago
At age 22 lived in Queensland and set a few pots got many in that long ago time
My Evans head visitors did not bother to set their pots before coming down!

Dear Belly and Paul,

Well, what a year it's been!

Here we are about to see it's end - and one can't
help but wonder what will the New Year bring?
The world today seems to be in an uncertain place.
Tonight we've got another family gathering which
I'm looking forward to greatly.

Wishing You and Yours, Good Health, Happiness,
Warmth, Love, and Many Beautiful Moments, in the
upcoming Year 2019!

Yes Foxy from me to you and every poster a wish for the very best
Next year?
Trump falls
A badly beaten coalition see,s true reform and a woman as deputy leader
NSW Labor wins its election in March
Being a Progressive/Liberal will still bring scorn here
me? will try to used sentences!
And too try to grow up, my constant reply's to taunts makes me as bad as the taunter