We had mentioned in an earlier blog from Picton that we would explain the origin of the the muffin story. Our hosts in Picton, Ian & Paula wanted a way to stay connected each week & have some together time scheduled so their busy lives didn't overwhelm them. They decided to schedule a two hour period each week on the same day in the afternoon to catch up. There was a cafe in town that served the best muffins so they decided to meet there. They soon told a few friends & others thought it was such a good idea that they started showing up too. This went on for about ten years & the couple that ran the cafe grew older. One day Ian & Paula showed up and the restaurant was closed. The owners had decided to reduce their hours do they would only be open for dinner. But, not wanting to break up Ian & Paula's tradition, the owners invited them to continue to come for muffins even when the restaurant was closed in the afternoon. This continued for another 5 years until the owners retired and sold the restaurant and the new owners didn't make muffins. Paula and Ian still kept their tradition going by making the muffins at home and having their muffin date once a week. When they opened their B&B in Picton they decided to make muffins for their guests. They gave them out fresh each morning when the guests headed out for tramping, boating, traveling. One guest decided to send them an email explaining where they ate the muffins and how far they travelled. They now have volumes of books with pictures and stories of the muffins from their guests. Many muffins are consumed in NZ, but many others show up in other countries, scuba diving, mountain climbing, bungy jumping & sky diving to name a few. Our "muffin" seems to be very adventurous and has done alot since leaving Picton. It has alot of half baked ideas that will surely lead him into a number of adventures & lots of trouble. Next up the muffin becomes cruise director on an overnight trip to Doubtful Sound.
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