Well, that's it for me, then. No cruises . 22 dresses!! I don't even possess ONE! I live in shorts and jeans, though I do still have some nice skirts from my teaching days in posh schools. Not suitable for cruising though. I hope you have a wonderful time cruising, Jan. And a happy belated birthday!
Kaimoana - love the hair colour, and how very happy you look! So glad you had a wonderful family party.
Oh dear, Grammaretto, you sound so snowed under. What a pity the LDG can’t all turn up for a working bee at yours, and get everything done in one hit. The rattles sound beautiful – your DGN is a lucky babe.
Doodle - what are your plans to add colour to your kitchen? Do you like bright primary colours, or more muted shades? Always fun to get it just how you want it.
Muse - that’s a beautiful photo – such lovely muted shades in the woodland. That would be such a lovely colour scheme. I did the same as you, at the Whangaroa house – rather than going for the usual kitsch seaside blue and white, I used the soft greys and greens of the bush and trees around the house, with subtle touches of silver, like the sunlight on the water, and small black features to “anchor” it. Lots of plants and rattan, and my Japanese blue-and-white china. It looked quite nice. You really should start planning to come to NZ. The best month is February, when the weather is warm and settled, and holiday makers have gone home. We can show you around our lovely part of the world!
Mamissimo - H Beagle seems to be a dog of insatiable appetites. I trust that you weren’t relying on the pudding to fill any gaps, and that the richness of the crème didn’t have serious after-effects. Love the image of the white-clad babies in gro-bags!
We start back with the official U3A groups this week. One of my Roman History group, a very enthusiastic man, resolutely refuses to be vaccinated. The rest of the group are really quite elderly. I’m going to have to tell him that he can’t attend, in the home of my 89-year old friend. She cheerfully says “Oh, I’m nearly 90, I’ve got to die of SOMETHING”, but that’s not the point, really. Omicron is out there in the community, and not everyone is boosted yet.
Have a lovely evening/day.