Nice New Calif. Neighbor beside Hawks Nest!!!

We have a lovely new neighbour just 200 yards West of our Hawks Nest gate on the other side of the road. Lezlie is the new outgoing and personable owner of the The Dragonfly. She is from California (but we won't hold that against her) and has some fantastic new ideas for her place. Sandra and I had lunch as her guest last week and loved her new offerings. The site has always been lovely overlooking the small stream in back but the food has been so-so in the past and a bit pricey for our rural area. Lezlie has a strong food management background and already the changes that we see are amazing.

The best change is that she likes red wine. (the past owner liked and only stocked white and was an older fairly drab Englishman). Lezlie is a ball of fire and clearly a go getter. She has already put our new 06 NZ release called "Back Paddock Red" on her new menu. That alone shows how good her taste is wines runs!:):):):):):):):) SO THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE PASSING OUR PLACE LOOK TO THE NORTH AND POP IN AT THE DRAGONFLY FOR NICE CRAFTS, NIBBLES, AND HOSPITALITY.

SO "Lezlie with a Z" Welcome to Matakana Valley. We wish you well and will be sure to dine with you often.

Now, back to watching Sun night football on Monday afternoon here on ESPN in NZ.

More soon;

Dr JIm