After church had finished this morning a visitor came up to the organ console and said how much she had enjoyed my playing. As she was saying this, she had tears in her eyes. Something in the music had obviously touched her and in her telling me, reduced me to tears as well.
We never know, as church musicians, how far we reach to people with our music. It is such a humble privilege to serve in this way.
That’s great. Tuned in to livestreamed Mass @ St-Pat’s-in-the-west for Ascension. Messe Solennelle of Langlais, Ascendens Christus of Victoria and God is gone up of Croft beautifully sung and brilliant inprovisations and postlude. Had to message Madame la Directrice to let him know a mind-blowing effort
I hope Zappa has a good alternative heating source.
It was mighty nippy that morning ... the hot water pipes in the kitchen and laundry froze over, the en suite hand basin slushed, but somehow, fortunately the shower still worked.
I've been overseeing a "rough sleeper," so called, at one of our churches for about ten weeks, and that was a mighty cold night for him - fortunately I'd been able to find him an extra doonah/duvet, and he survived.
His journey has been fascinating, sad, and may at last be (by the skin of his teeth) heading to a hope-filled conclusion. A devout(ish) Hindu, he's been happily sitting in at our eucharists, helping with church visitors (our churches are unlocked), and many other aspects of church life. He had been led astray by a previous emploter - he's a chef - misled about his visa, and generally kicked from pillar to post, until, acting on Very Bad Advice, he came to Silly Town because he was told he'd get work here.
Hmmm. Sort of. But not accomodation. And not legal.
So the church doorstep was it. Fighting boredom and depression he had a couple of huge benders when other rough sleepers plied him with vodka. Twice he was ambulanced out - the first time I thought he had lapsed into an insulin coma (because the smell is the same). The second time he was dragged out of our Rather Cold Lake, unconscious, by police (I was away in The Edges Of the South, but was contacted by medical authorites). Fortunately he hadn't breached the law (ignoring being drunk, which is not technically an offence, without "disorderly" added) as a with a handful of players I had been working to get him employment, sorting out visa messes not of his own making, and getting him acommodation ... et cetera.
By the skin of his teeth he a) survived and b), thanks to an amazing employer in the hospitality industry, and an amazing immigration agent, now has food and acommodation, and, once immigration have completed the correction of his paper work, employment, in Another Cold Town, to which he went yesterday (transported by his stern, but oh so kind hospitality industry benefactor).
Pray for him (we'll call him "Shiva"). He is, like many others, supporting family in his home country - a wife, baby, and dying mother. He was led to make, and made, some terrible life choices. But pray God (his or mine) the amazing break he has been given may turn into a glorious future for him and all those he loves.
He is incidentally a bloody good chef. And a cricket fanatic.
Oh No! The last thing we need in this country is another cricket fanatic!
Seriously though Zappa, I wish him well and am glad so many people worked together for him. There seem to be many reports of immigrants being misled by various bad actors that it's good to hear of people rallying together to help.
My niece (the daughter of my wife's sister) just returned from a semester studying abroad in Australia. Coincidentally, my nephew (my own sister's son) just arrived in Australia for a Collegiate Choir Tour -- he's a member of the (Men's) Glee Club from Purdue University. Their first engagement is with The King's School on 16 May 2024; Time: 7.00pm; Venue: Futter Hall, The King’s School, 87-129 Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta, New South Wales; Cost: FREE.
@The Riv, that sounds great! Too far for me to travel, but I am sure it will be a great tour. I do love Choir music!
@Zappa it's really sad to hear of people acting in bad faith towards refugees and immigrants who are so vulnerable. I hope he finds better people around him and glad that you are able to facilitate some of that!
Daughter had a casualty visit last night obeying medical advice she'd had earlier in the week. Came home with not much satisfaction (from my perspective), but already had a GP visit booked for tomorrow. Really concerned that the antibiotics they've been taking are ineffective. Roll on tomorrow!!!
My niece (the daughter of my wife's sister) just returned from a semester studying abroad in Australia. Coincidentally, my nephew (my own sister's son) just arrived in Australia for a Collegiate Choir Tour -- he's a member of the (Men's) Glee Club from Purdue University. Their first engagement is with The King's School on 16 May 2024; Time: 7.00pm; Venue: Futter Hall, The King’s School, 87-129 Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta, New South Wales; Cost: FREE.
What a pity to miss this ; North Parramatta is 25 km from here (for me about 90 mins by bus/train/bus). It should be a great concert.
Amazing that it should be held at such a bastion of philistinism as The King’s School!
On a less culturally uplifting note, my tarte Normande baked at the weekend came out quite well, so I offered some to a visiting neighbour.
She tasted it and said: 'Waar is die kaneel stokkie?' (where is the cinnamon?)
I explained that the French don't just douse everything apple in cinnamon, this had some vanilla extract instead.
'Vreemde kos,' she replied, meaning 'strange foreign food' with the implication that this food is not to be trusted because it has been baked by someone who can't even find a dash of cinnamon.
Gave my guest the cinnamon cannister and she sprinkled it on, saying that now it tasted halfway decent.
Cinnamon-lovers: +1, French culinary tradition: 0.
My niece (the daughter of my wife's sister) just returned from a semester studying abroad in Australia. Coincidentally, my nephew (my own sister's son) just arrived in Australia for a Collegiate Choir Tour -- he's a member of the (Men's) Glee Club from Purdue University. Their first engagement is with The King's School on 16 May 2024; Time: 7.00pm; Venue: Futter Hall, The King’s School, 87-129 Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta, New South Wales; Cost: FREE.
And a pretty out-of-the-way for us and many others as well. We'll see how we go, but shall try
On a less culturally uplifting note, my tarte Normande baked at the weekend came out quite well, so I offered some to a visiting neighbour.
She tasted it and said: 'Waar is die kaneel stokkie?' (where is the cinnamon?)
I explained that the French don't just douse everything apple in cinnamon, this had some vanilla extract instead.
'Vreemde kos,' she replied, meaning 'strange foreign food' with the implication that this food is not to be trusted because it has been baked by someone who can't even find a dash of cinnamon.
Gave my guest the cinnamon cannister and she sprinkled it on, saying that now it tasted halfway decent.
Cinnamon-lovers: +1, French culinary tradition: 0.
I like the taste of apple. Personally I don’t feel it is improved by always adding cinnamon to it. Of course cheapo ‘pack apple’ needs something, then cinnamon and some lemon juice can help.
I like cinnamon with apple pie too, but only a tiny amount! My favourite apple pie is one made by my mother in law. She uses custard powder in her pastry and it is yum! I don't have a copy of her recipe unfortunately.
Today has been a bit of cleaning up dropped camelia petals, yesterday was sweeping up of leaves. So autumn is definitely here.
At the weekend I have to go to auction house to collect some prints I bought for one dollar. I am hoping to get these reframed and split into a couple of smaller groups. They will be nice for the guest bedroom.
@Huia, I've not tried that. I went from sugar to sliced banana and now I've moved onto berries on my porridge. This morning it was applesauce as I hadn't defrosted any berries and I don't like them too cold and cooling my porridge too quickly.
As a child I used to love it if Mum made white bread toast topped with butter and cinnamon sugar. So unhealthy, but quite delish. I'm sure the dietician would cross that off the list quick smart!
Both combinations sound wonderful to me! I have not missed your humour there @Zappa, nice!
Cool but clear lovely morning here. I've been out sweeping leaves and getting a bit of exercise. Nothing too energetic, but at least I've done almost half an hour of moving with crouching and arm movements. Sort of aerobics, if I stretch the definition. Tomorrow is green bin and I love to get it as full as possible.
I managed to get an overdue email off to a friend and some washing in the machine calls me. Then off to hit the showers, hope everyone is having a good day!
Well done @Cheery Gardener I need get more physically active like that. I find this times of the year challenging.
My neighbour across the road grows the most amazing rhubarb, it looks like something that might grow in a tropical jungle. They also keep chickens. I think it's the chicken poo that's responsible.
Rhubarb is rarer than hens' teeth out here, not sure why because it used to be a kitchen garden staple.
My social media timeline full of pics of the Gold-winning floral display from South Africa at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, which goes to show that you can't go wrong with proteas when it comes to flower exhibits!
That name is familiar, and my hazy memory of it is positive.
Just looked him up on the Stuff website and my first thought was that he was young, which is more a reflection of my age, rather than his. Also a reflection of my age is remembering when a previous Bishop of Wellington was appointed and a friend who was a Priest commented that the Church needed to stop appointing Bishops on the strength of their war records.
I had a look at that - lovely. Sadly not a plant that would do in a Scottish garden.
Well, proteas and mountain fynbos plants, including the lovely rare Serruria florida or blushing brides, don't do well in local domestic gardens either because they can't cope with rich soils and watering. All the proteas on show at Chelsea were cut from protea farms in the Cape (not taken out of the wild since many are protected species) and flown to London for the show.
Good news Zappa, always good to get someone with whom people can work with. I did see that a new Cathedtral Dean has been announced in my diocese, not someone with whom I am familiar.
Things have been cooling down overnight here, the days are just beautiful though! I did get a bit over-enthused with the garden at the weekend though, Repotting and moving things and deciding that yes, that daisy was never coming back, good to have made a decision and moved on.
Cheery daughter now has L plates for motorbike after attending a course at the weekend. I will try to put that from my mind for a bit as she doesn't have a vehicle on which to practice.
Cheery son has an early doctors appointment today, so i had better get him moving!
Yes, @Cheery Gardener the weather has been practising for the best sort of winter days, although the chilly nights (by Australian standards) are always a bit of a shock at first. Also the short days are my least favourite time of the year. Currently in Sydney, having picked son and partner up after their flight from the UK. Weather milder here. Also had excellent exercise outing to the hydrotherapy pool at Gunyama Park. @Zappa, that bloke sounds more useful and inspiring than the average bishop.
Gosh how Zetland has changed. 30 years ago when I worked in casualty at the now defunct Royal South Sydney Hospital it was a wasteland of dying industry with 3 streets of little workers’ cottages. Now it is a jungle of high rise apartments and offices with a large shopping centre & buses to & from the city every 10-15 mins.
@WormInTheGrass - I totally agree with you about short winter days. Roll on the shortest day and more light.
A good bus service is a blessing. Buses on my route run every 10 minutes during the week and are free after 9 am and all day during the weekend for those over 65.
Today I'm making chicken soup, which is a bit boring. I really need to buy some dried, rather than canned chickpeas, to make chickpea soup but the closest supermarkets only stock canned so I will have to go on an expedition to find some.
I wish I could pop down the street and give you a jar of my dried chickpeas, @Huia!
Today is national elections day in a very troubled South Africa, no unrest or violence here but no transport and hospitals on skeleton staff, no visiting hours, so unless there is a crisis I won't be going through to the hospital. Brilliant sunshine and a public holiday so people are out walking dogs, mountain-biking and heading off to vote.
We now have power back on after a blackout lasting the best part of 3 hours. Fortunately we have a gas bbq, and don't need a power tool to open a bottle of red.
Sorry to read about your blackout @Gee D , handy to have an alternative method of cooking dinner!
@WormInTheGrass your aquatic centre looks very nice! That is certainly an encouragement to get into the pool.
Glad to hear no election problems near you @MaryLouise, it sounds as though near you people are making the most of their public holiday, very nice!
@Huia, I hope you have managed to find the appropriate chickpeas!
We are expecting rain coming into the weekend. I have spent the last couple of days madly cleaning up as many leaves as I can, particularly around the opening into our stormwater drain. A little bit stiff following all this activity, so a quiet day planned, bit of reading, vacuuming and Cheery daughter off to a medical appointment.
Very excited that husband and Cheery son managed to be first customers at local Pathology collection rooms today. Meant they needed an early start, but done and hopefully all has gone well with the collection and we can check out the results later today.
Cheery son is now so comfortable at the collection rooms that he goes in by himself and is very relaxed. Not having to supply a reward every time has been good for the budget and that he doesn't even think about having one any more is such a milestone!
I found some chickpeas buried at the back of a cupboard. Their best before date is 30/10/21! A friend reckons they may still be OK. but I'm a bit dubious. I may soak them overnight to see if they soften.
Yesterday I went to a nearby suburb, searching for chickpeas, but the shop that sold them isn't there any longer and the shopping area is really run down. It borders on a large green space that is all that remains of one of the worst quake hit areas. The land has been classified as unsuitable for building on due to liquefaction.
I feel like I dodged a bullet there as some of my prequake workmates suggested it might be a good area to buy a home, but it didn't appeal to me because there was only one road into the area, that got seriously blocked during fireworks displays or kite days and sometimes flooded when high tide and heavy rain coincided. The Council is only now planning major roadworks which could be needed in the event of a tsunami or other disaster.
Oh my goodness, @Huia, that does sound like a very precarious area for housing. I often look at streets here which are very narrow and wonder about fire brigades or ambulances, and even at times garbage trucks!
I do hope the chickpeas prove to be ok! Last week I was excited to find a jar of mint jelly in the pantry, only to discover it expired in 2021. I felt very cross with myself about that. I suspected it should have been fine, but thought it not worth the risk.
A cool and cloudy day predicted here, but not rain. A steady drop yesterday and everything looking fresh and lovely this morning. Nothing planned for today, will wait and see f the husband wants an outing later this morning
The first day of winter and the maximum temperature forecast here is 21C due to a nor'west wind. The washing machine will be working hard today as the weather is forecast to change tomorrow. The only difficulty is that the laundry basket has been commandeered by a sleepy feline who thinks, (correctly) that she rules the house. Maybe a rattling of the treats bag will persuade her of other priorities.
School holidays have started today and covid is on the rise here so I am returning to wearing a mask, especially on the bus. Fortunately I have a stock of unused ones in a variety of colours. I think the best idea is to go to town less frequently and stack up my supply of library books.
A very quiet day today, overslept by about 2 hours and was quite shocked when I woke up! I guess I must have needed it. Hopefully there is a little bit in my sleep bank, as I have to get up early tomorrow to take Cheery Daughter to work, her foot is still not quite right after ingrown toenail procedure late last week. I am hoping that she will get a approval to work from home for a couple of days as that would help a lot.
@Huia, we haven't heard anything back from the results, so husband and son will find out on Tuesday. I probably should have gotten them to look up the results online, but have been a bit unmotivated in that regard.
I do hope you managed to wrest back control of your laundry basket and were able to make the best of the sunshine. Breeze felt like it was coming off the snow today, so I just ventured out to take recycling to the bin and scuttled back inside.
I noted that hospital not far from me put out an advice on Friday that visitors will be restricted, masks required (why did they ever stop them???) and pcr tests for unplanned admissions for the next little while. To me, even though it was a very benign message, ay message at all makes me think the poo is hitting the proverbial. I am expecting a delivery of RATS early in the week and husband ordered some more as well. Some will think this overkill, but given Cheery son's past history we are still very much on the alert.
My sister send me a lovely photo of my almost brand new great nephew, which I was delighted to receive, such a cutie and a lovely addition to the family.
Great-nephews and great-nieces absolutely rock - I have six of the former, including the one in England (who's really David's great-nephew, and whom I haven't met yet) and three of the latter.
@Piglet, I am really thrilled about his arrival as it means the family is growing at the junior end rather than shrinking at the senior end. Young nephew also has an older sister who has just started school this year. She is very sweet and I think she is thrilled by his arrival too.
Cheery Husband also has a great niece born the same year as my great niece, so both sides of the family keeping their ends up New great nephew also carries the family name that both my Dad and my nephew were given, I think my Dad would be happy about that.
The Witg family is temporarily at home after adventures round the countryside, fetching son and partner from Sydney airport, and driving off with them to the other side of the mountains to partner’s younger brother’s wedding. Lovely, cheerful country wedding enjoyed by all.
Another fan of great-nieces and nephews here. We have 5 little great-nieces and two great-nephews, one only a month old. We haven’t meet him yet, but he’s only three hours away, so we might meet him relatively soon.
The wedding sounds really lovely @WormInTheGrass. How wonderful that your son could make it and that you could all be together.
Cheery son has had a reasonably successful medical appointment this morning, though a follow-up is needed and another blood test. We love keeping the vampires in work!! No changes to medications at this stage. Husband came home very happy because GP had given him repeat scripts at the Express appointment. Ah and the injection - did you get a repeat for that? Him crestfallen and me, eye rolling. Ho hom, never mind. We'll get one next time!
just listening to local radio with one of my favourite authors being interviewed. Hope all are having a good day
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In the Southern hemisphere, that would be the Southern Lights / Aurora Australis
/end pedant alert/
Thanks, @Cameron!
Went out at midnight but couldn't see anything. Here though is a pic of the southern lights over Table Mountain in Cape Town taken at about midnight.
We never know, as church musicians, how far we reach to people with our music. It is such a humble privilege to serve in this way.
It was mighty nippy that morning ... the hot water pipes in the kitchen and laundry froze over, the en suite hand basin slushed, but somehow, fortunately the shower still worked.
I've been overseeing a "rough sleeper," so called, at one of our churches for about ten weeks, and that was a mighty cold night for him - fortunately I'd been able to find him an extra doonah/duvet, and he survived.
His journey has been fascinating, sad, and may at last be (by the skin of his teeth) heading to a hope-filled conclusion. A devout(ish) Hindu, he's been happily sitting in at our eucharists, helping with church visitors (our churches are unlocked), and many other aspects of church life. He had been led astray by a previous emploter - he's a chef - misled about his visa, and generally kicked from pillar to post, until, acting on Very Bad Advice, he came to Silly Town because he was told he'd get work here.
Hmmm. Sort of. But not accomodation. And not legal.
So the church doorstep was it. Fighting boredom and depression he had a couple of huge benders when other rough sleepers plied him with vodka. Twice he was ambulanced out - the first time I thought he had lapsed into an insulin coma (because the smell is the same). The second time he was dragged out of our Rather Cold Lake, unconscious, by police (I was away in The Edges Of the South, but was contacted by medical authorites). Fortunately he hadn't breached the law (ignoring being drunk, which is not technically an offence, without "disorderly" added) as a with a handful of players I had been working to get him employment, sorting out visa messes not of his own making, and getting him acommodation ... et cetera.
By the skin of his teeth he a) survived and b), thanks to an amazing employer in the hospitality industry, and an amazing immigration agent, now has food and acommodation, and, once immigration have completed the correction of his paper work, employment, in Another Cold Town, to which he went yesterday (transported by his stern, but oh so kind hospitality industry benefactor).
Pray for him (we'll call him "Shiva"). He is, like many others, supporting family in his home country - a wife, baby, and dying mother. He was led to make, and made, some terrible life choices. But pray God (his or mine) the amazing break he has been given may turn into a glorious future for him and all those he loves.
He is incidentally a bloody good chef. And a cricket fanatic.
Seriously though Zappa, I wish him well and am glad so many people worked together for him. There seem to be many reports of immigrants being misled by various bad actors that it's good to hear of people rallying together to help.
@Zappa it's really sad to hear of people acting in bad faith towards refugees and immigrants who are so vulnerable. I hope he finds better people around him and glad that you are able to facilitate some of that!
Daughter had a casualty visit last night obeying medical advice she'd had earlier in the week. Came home with not much satisfaction (from my perspective), but already had a GP visit booked for tomorrow. Really concerned that the antibiotics they've been taking are ineffective. Roll on tomorrow!!!
What a pity to miss this ; North Parramatta is 25 km from here (for me about 90 mins by bus/train/bus). It should be a great concert.
Amazing that it should be held at such a bastion of philistinism as The King’s School!
She tasted it and said: 'Waar is die kaneel stokkie?' (where is the cinnamon?)
I explained that the French don't just douse everything apple in cinnamon, this had some vanilla extract instead.
'Vreemde kos,' she replied, meaning 'strange foreign food' with the implication that this food is not to be trusted because it has been baked by someone who can't even find a dash of cinnamon.
Gave my guest the cinnamon cannister and she sprinkled it on, saying that now it tasted halfway decent.
Cinnamon-lovers: +1, French culinary tradition: 0.
And a pretty out-of-the-way for us and many others as well. We'll see how we go, but shall try
I like cinnamon with apple pie but don't think it's mandatory... Very funny conversation, though.
Today has been a bit of cleaning up dropped camelia petals, yesterday was sweeping up of leaves. So autumn is definitely here.
At the weekend I have to go to auction house to collect some prints I bought for one dollar. I am hoping to get these reframed and split into a couple of smaller groups. They will be nice for the guest bedroom.
You're not alone, though neither of us has diabetes.
As a child I used to love it if Mum made white bread toast topped with butter and cinnamon sugar. So unhealthy, but quite delish. I'm sure the dietician would cross that off the list quick smart!
The irony is I'd want to add rhubarb to that - but that might be cannibalism?
Cool but clear lovely morning here. I've been out sweeping leaves and getting a bit of exercise. Nothing too energetic, but at least I've done almost half an hour of moving with crouching and arm movements. Sort of aerobics, if I stretch the definition. Tomorrow is green bin and I love to get it as full as possible.
I managed to get an overdue email off to a friend and some washing in the machine calls me. Then off to hit the showers, hope everyone is having a good day!
My neighbour across the road grows the most amazing rhubarb, it looks like something that might grow in a tropical jungle. They also keep chickens. I think it's the chicken poo that's responsible.
My social media timeline full of pics of the Gold-winning floral display from South Africa at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, which goes to show that you can't go wrong with proteas when it comes to flower exhibits!
+ Justin Duckworth, who I have grown to respect and even like
now we have to sort out our diocese
Just looked him up on the Stuff website and my first thought was that he was young, which is more a reflection of my age, rather than his. Also a reflection of my age is remembering when a previous Bishop of Wellington was appointed and a friend who was a Priest commented that the Church needed to stop appointing Bishops on the strength of their war records.
Well, proteas and mountain fynbos plants, including the lovely rare Serruria florida or blushing brides, don't do well in local domestic gardens either because they can't cope with rich soils and watering. All the proteas on show at Chelsea were cut from protea farms in the Cape (not taken out of the wild since many are protected species) and flown to London for the show.
That's great news! My daughter and priest son-in-law in the Far North know him and think very well of him.
Things have been cooling down overnight here, the days are just beautiful though! I did get a bit over-enthused with the garden at the weekend though, Repotting and moving things and deciding that yes, that daisy was never coming back, good to have made a decision and moved on.
Cheery daughter now has L plates for motorbike after attending a course at the weekend. I will try to put that from my mind for a bit as she doesn't have a vehicle on which to practice.
Cheery son has an early doctors appointment today, so i had better get him moving!
@Zappa, that bloke sounds more useful and inspiring than the average bishop.
A good bus service is a blessing. Buses on my route run every 10 minutes during the week and are free after 9 am and all day during the weekend for those over 65.
Today I'm making chicken soup, which is a bit boring. I really need to buy some dried, rather than canned chickpeas, to make chickpea soup but the closest supermarkets only stock canned so I will have to go on an expedition to find some.
Today is national elections day in a very troubled South Africa, no unrest or violence here but no transport and hospitals on skeleton staff, no visiting hours, so unless there is a crisis I won't be going through to the hospital. Brilliant sunshine and a public holiday so people are out walking dogs, mountain-biking and heading off to vote.
@WormInTheGrass your aquatic centre looks very nice! That is certainly an encouragement to get into the pool.
Glad to hear no election problems near you @MaryLouise, it sounds as though near you people are making the most of their public holiday, very nice!
@Huia, I hope you have managed to find the appropriate chickpeas!
We are expecting rain coming into the weekend. I have spent the last couple of days madly cleaning up as many leaves as I can, particularly around the opening into our stormwater drain. A little bit stiff following all this activity, so a quiet day planned, bit of reading, vacuuming and Cheery daughter off to a medical appointment.
Very excited that husband and Cheery son managed to be first customers at local Pathology collection rooms today. Meant they needed an early start, but done and hopefully all has gone well with the collection and we can check out the results later today.
Cheery son is now so comfortable at the collection rooms that he goes in by himself and is very relaxed. Not having to supply a reward every time has been good for the budget and that he doesn't even think about having one any more is such a milestone!
Yesterday I went to a nearby suburb, searching for chickpeas, but the shop that sold them isn't there any longer and the shopping area is really run down. It borders on a large green space that is all that remains of one of the worst quake hit areas. The land has been classified as unsuitable for building on due to liquefaction.
I feel like I dodged a bullet there as some of my prequake workmates suggested it might be a good area to buy a home, but it didn't appeal to me because there was only one road into the area, that got seriously blocked during fireworks displays or kite days and sometimes flooded when high tide and heavy rain coincided. The Council is only now planning major roadworks which could be needed in the event of a tsunami or other disaster.
I do hope the chickpeas prove to be ok! Last week I was excited to find a jar of mint jelly in the pantry, only to discover it expired in 2021. I felt very cross with myself about that. I suspected it should have been fine, but thought it not worth the risk.
A cool and cloudy day predicted here, but not rain. A steady drop yesterday and everything looking fresh and lovely this morning. Nothing planned for today, will wait and see f the husband wants an outing later this morning
The first day of winter and the maximum temperature forecast here is 21C due to a nor'west wind. The washing machine will be working hard today as the weather is forecast to change tomorrow. The only difficulty is that the laundry basket has been commandeered by a sleepy feline who thinks, (correctly) that she rules the house. Maybe a rattling of the treats bag will persuade her of other priorities.
School holidays have started today and covid is on the rise here so I am returning to wearing a mask, especially on the bus. Fortunately I have a stock of unused ones in a variety of colours. I think the best idea is to go to town less frequently and stack up my supply of library books.
@Huia, we haven't heard anything back from the results, so husband and son will find out on Tuesday. I probably should have gotten them to look up the results online, but have been a bit unmotivated in that regard.
I do hope you managed to wrest back control of your laundry basket and were able to make the best of the sunshine. Breeze felt like it was coming off the snow today, so I just ventured out to take recycling to the bin and scuttled back inside.
I noted that hospital not far from me put out an advice on Friday that visitors will be restricted, masks required (why did they ever stop them???) and pcr tests for unplanned admissions for the next little while. To me, even though it was a very benign message, ay message at all makes me think the poo is hitting the proverbial. I am expecting a delivery of RATS early in the week and husband ordered some more as well. Some will think this overkill, but given Cheery son's past history we are still very much on the alert.
My sister send me a lovely photo of my almost brand new great nephew, which I was delighted to receive, such a cutie and a lovely addition to the family.
Cheery Husband also has a great niece born the same year as my great niece, so both sides of the family keeping their ends up New great nephew also carries the family name that both my Dad and my nephew were given, I think my Dad would be happy about that.
Another fan of great-nieces and nephews here. We have 5 little great-nieces and two great-nephews, one only a month old. We haven’t meet him yet, but he’s only three hours away, so we might meet him relatively soon.
Cheery son has had a reasonably successful medical appointment this morning, though a follow-up is needed and another blood test. We love keeping the vampires in work!! No changes to medications at this stage. Husband came home very happy because GP had given him repeat scripts at the Express appointment. Ah and the injection - did you get a repeat for that? Him crestfallen and me, eye rolling. Ho hom, never mind. We'll get one next time!
just listening to local radio with one of my favourite authors being interviewed. Hope all are having a good day