22-12-2021, 12:01 PM
Good afternoon everybody from a very warm gusty Hawkes Bay - thank goodness for aircon - this house has Venetian blinds so opening the windows is a cacophony of noise - have rung the blind people to get those things that fixes them to the window sills but they tell me they are waiting for supplies
Popeye all the supermarkets in Bathurst are in the malls - when we first arrived over there we saw lots of mostly elderly people sitting with their books and thermos - we thought there must be carol singing or something- but we soon found out that people would sit there all day soaking up the air conditioning and watching the world go by .The first time we went to Sydney we spent a lot of our time just watching the people - so I would join you - we don’t have a mall -
Practika - that sounds a really interesting hobby
I too am glad I don’t have to do the Xmas catering for all our lot - did it for so many years but it was easy because my other half was like another pair of hands - he excelled when I needed help.We are all going to my sons house - there will be 32 of us - he has a pool so the kids will organise themselves and being in the food business the meal is taken care of so I don’t even need to take a plate
My granddaughter in Oz was hoping to bring my first great grandchild home for a visit in the new year to meet his kiwi family - he is 18 months old now so staying 10 days in MIQ is just not worth it - plus we all think our borders should be shut - I have another grandchild with cystic fibrosis so we are all super cautious
My veggie pod has gone mad - had to buy a shade cover 32 deg is just too hot
Kiwimade hope your son has a busy holiday season - exciting for him .My oldest son is only having Xmas day and Boxing Day off he is increasing his mill capacity - more timber for the kiwi market which is good
Hunihuni my husband got his quinine taken off him at Customs - when we came home it wasn’t banned in Oz so he bought a huge jar home - but it was too many - so they took the lot - he damn near cried
Popeye all the supermarkets in Bathurst are in the malls - when we first arrived over there we saw lots of mostly elderly people sitting with their books and thermos - we thought there must be carol singing or something- but we soon found out that people would sit there all day soaking up the air conditioning and watching the world go by .The first time we went to Sydney we spent a lot of our time just watching the people - so I would join you - we don’t have a mall -
Practika - that sounds a really interesting hobby
I too am glad I don’t have to do the Xmas catering for all our lot - did it for so many years but it was easy because my other half was like another pair of hands - he excelled when I needed help.We are all going to my sons house - there will be 32 of us - he has a pool so the kids will organise themselves and being in the food business the meal is taken care of so I don’t even need to take a plate
My granddaughter in Oz was hoping to bring my first great grandchild home for a visit in the new year to meet his kiwi family - he is 18 months old now so staying 10 days in MIQ is just not worth it - plus we all think our borders should be shut - I have another grandchild with cystic fibrosis so we are all super cautious
My veggie pod has gone mad - had to buy a shade cover 32 deg is just too hot
Kiwimade hope your son has a busy holiday season - exciting for him .My oldest son is only having Xmas day and Boxing Day off he is increasing his mill capacity - more timber for the kiwi market which is good
Hunihuni my husband got his quinine taken off him at Customs - when we came home it wasn’t banned in Oz so he bought a huge jar home - but it was too many - so they took the lot - he damn near cried