What are you doing today???

Callistemon21

I'm being even more Duh!

We had a friend whose daughter lived in the Bay of Islands for a couple of years but they came back to live in the UK.
I never understood it!

My daughter has made it very clear that they’re coming home Callistemon. She doesn’t like the education system in New Zealand, she feels it’s much better in the UK. Also she says the children miss their grandparents and extended family too much. They were talking of coming back this September, but have been offered a year’s contract in Christchurch and are considering that, in which case they’ll return next year. She’s also invited the whole family (us and her brothers) to go out for Christmas if they stay on. She missed her usual family Christmas in the UK. There are lots of reasons to go, and lots of reasons to return.

Anyway, as you were. What are you up to today?

I’ve put bread in the machine, washed my hair. I’m going to pick up teenage GD and take her to school - she’s due in at 11.45 and it’s a long way from here (don’t ask). This afternoon I am taking a widowed friend shopping. DH is on dinner duty this evening.

It's cold and grey here, and the planned appointment I had has been cancelled (half-hour ago) so I'm going to stay in, read, watch a bit of tv, then see my GDs after school, take them to a play centre then a pub for dinner, before returning them home.

It's eight days now since my close covid contact and I'm still testing negative, strangely.
So I think I can go out today. Only shopping, but that will seem thrilling after being shut in here.

I'm being even more Duh!

We had a friend whose daughter lived in the Bay of Islands for a couple of years but they came back to live in the UK.
I never understood it!

BoadiceaJones

Callistemon21 - I'm in the Far North of New Zealand (Bay of Islands).

I'm being a bit dense, BoadiceaJones ???

I was thinking Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji?
Duh!

We visited Bay of Plenty a couple of years ago (pre-Covid) - a lovely area.

If the weather proves as unkind as predicted then I'm hibernating.

Callistemon21 - I'm in the Far North of New Zealand (Bay of Islands).

i picked a friend up for morning coffee and a good gossip. In the afternoon I drove down to M&S in need of at least one new bra, and found one I had seen on line and failed to order! A visit also to Waitrose. I've mastered the new voucher scheme and now have two vouchers a week on my phone. The lady at the checkout told me that not many of my age could understand that system! I didn't ask her how old she thought I was!

Oh, lovely, BoadiceaJones

Where are you? If you'd rather not say, I quite understand.

How lovely to be in the South Pacific or Portugal. I am in Birmingham but feeling very virtuous as I have walked for over an hour today. I made myself get out and walk.

We’re in Portugal. We’ve been out to walk around the old town of Faro, and had a lovely lunch out. We called at the supermarket on the way back to get a few things including some chocolates as gifts for the family. Now we’re relaxing in our apartment and I’m wasting time on Gransnet.

Just after 6 am here in the South Pacific. Having my first cuppa of the day, sitting on the veranda. Still dark, stars are gorgeous, it's going to be a perfect day. At first light, going to feed my chickens and quail, have another cuppa, Then will water my garden and all my fruit trees with fish and seaweed solution, and have another cuppa. Lots of library books to read, and family history research to do, all the while drinking coffee. It's my day off, you see.

Day 3 of Covid, feeling awful so sleeping most of it.

Sorry about your friend Callistemon.

Had a very productive day and am going to choir practice this evening.

I had some blood tests done, did some shopping, washing and tidying up, then went to Aqua Aerobics, then made a roast dinner. That's enough for me today.

It was dull, cold and misty here in Nottingham, until about 4.30. The sun's out now....and so is the washing I put out this morning (it's no drier now than it was then)

We went to the funeral of a friend.
What an amazing life she led.

Not doing anything much now, but had a trip to the GP this morning. Wasn`t feeling particularly bright and chipper, but decided to try and look it, so wore a yellow pleated skirt, yellow cardie and yellow and white patterned t-shirt. The GP`s response? "I need sunglasses with all that yellow!"

I’m miserable I’m at home with the worst cold I can ever remember having, I’ve certainly never taken a day off work before because I’ve had a cold.
I’m checking for covid every day, always negative, which is is good, but I feel rotten.
Sorry for the moan, hope you’re all having a nicer day than me!

I tested negative this morning! Yippee. After breakfast I popped over the road to give a friend and her husband a card and gift for their golden wedding. I finished off a barmrack (sp) which I had started last night. Bacon sandwich for lunch. In a minute I will listen to two lectures from the V&A on Iconic Houses of the 20th century. Cauliflower and broccoli cheese with sausages for dinner. Zoom meeting with friends this evening - a couple of them still won’t mix. That should be my day.

I've done much rubbish raking from my garden beds on this grey day. I then bagged it all up and drove down to the disposal tip. I'm now basking in virtuosity (if there is such a word!).

Thanks Jennifer, operation in 2 weeks now (unless cancelled) and really looking forward to recovering and able to walk pain free
Will definitely keep in touch via the hip hop thread.

Oh yes best of luck with your op silverlining48
It will be such a relief to be out of pain.
I know I keep saying it but it’s such an amazing operation which completely transforms peoples lives.
Keep in touch with your progress!

We've got the builders in updating bathrooms, now we've decided to stay rather than downsize we've decided some of the house is looking a bit tired. It's been rather noisy so I'm glad to be out for most of the day. I rode this morning, it was a bit chilly to begin with but I soon warmed up and the horse worked nicely so I was really pleased with him. I'm off to my art class in a minute and when I get back late afternoon I'll take the dog for a quick walk (OH took him for a long one this morning). Hopefully the builders will finish tomorrow and it will be peaceful again.