While most of the time, Ilona's museum collects old vacuums and typewriters and plows and the like, sometimes larger things are on offer. With the tremendous rise in land prices here (you really can't get on the island now for less than NZ$500,000), some of the older community buildings are being sold, and the owners are only interested in the lot. The Anglican Church is one building that has had its land sold out from underneath, so the museum is looking into whether they would like to acquire it as part of their "village". Unfortunately, the museum works on a shoestring (a too short one at that) and they are already saddled with a couple of buildings they cannot afford to install, so it is not clear this is a good idea.
Meanwhile, Mike is back home. And note how nice the weather has become again.
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