22-06-2022, 04:02 PM
Good afternoon from a chilly Hawke’s Bay - our weather has been extreme - heavy rain arrives out of nowhere and goes as quick as it comes and huge winds that last about half an hour - but today has been just grey all day - Dr Seuss is still rolled up in my WIP basket - everyday I tell myself I will get enthused
My brother went down to Palmerston yesterday to start chemo - he has prostate cancer - it has taken a long time to start treatment because of all the shortages - hopefully no spread has occurred - Mum called him the golden child Mum never left us 5 girls in any doubt - but he grew into a lovely man so she didn’t do him any harm
The new kiwis are doing brilliantly - last Sunday my 16 year old grandson had father brother lunch at his college so invited the 12 year old Ukrainian along - they have people come along and talk and the kids get up and talk if they want to - after several boys spoke the Ukrainian boy asked Robie if it was OK for him to speak - he stood up introduced himself and thanked NZ for letting him come - then started talking about what it meant to them - the excitement when their parents told them 3 years ago - then Dad coming with all their belongings but they stayed to finish the school year then covid hit - his mother going online trying to get into MIQ finally they got a spot - the Dad returned to the Ukraine to help them move and war struck - Robie said you could have heard a pin drop in the room as he spoke - then the kids started asking him questions - I bet all those kids went home with a different perspective about life - not sure if it’s because they have seen war but they seem to have an inner strength - they play and laugh - miss their Dad .Robie thought there would have been fathers in the room who were anti refugees but they could not have listened to him and not be impressed .The old boy asked me if I could teach him to drive nearly wet myself laughing - I am the worst driver in the world - told him to go and look at all the scrapes and dings
My veggie pod is doing well - had my first purple snow peas - didn’t realise you can just cut the outside leaves off bokchoy and it will keep growing
Sad about the little dog being sick - when I lost mine my granddaughter made it much easier by reminding me he would see her grandad when he got to heaven
I am having Kapiti rhubarb and raspberry yoghurt for tea with some cereal so I won’t wake in the night hungry so that won’t take long to prepare
My brother went down to Palmerston yesterday to start chemo - he has prostate cancer - it has taken a long time to start treatment because of all the shortages - hopefully no spread has occurred - Mum called him the golden child Mum never left us 5 girls in any doubt - but he grew into a lovely man so she didn’t do him any harm
The new kiwis are doing brilliantly - last Sunday my 16 year old grandson had father brother lunch at his college so invited the 12 year old Ukrainian along - they have people come along and talk and the kids get up and talk if they want to - after several boys spoke the Ukrainian boy asked Robie if it was OK for him to speak - he stood up introduced himself and thanked NZ for letting him come - then started talking about what it meant to them - the excitement when their parents told them 3 years ago - then Dad coming with all their belongings but they stayed to finish the school year then covid hit - his mother going online trying to get into MIQ finally they got a spot - the Dad returned to the Ukraine to help them move and war struck - Robie said you could have heard a pin drop in the room as he spoke - then the kids started asking him questions - I bet all those kids went home with a different perspective about life - not sure if it’s because they have seen war but they seem to have an inner strength - they play and laugh - miss their Dad .Robie thought there would have been fathers in the room who were anti refugees but they could not have listened to him and not be impressed .The old boy asked me if I could teach him to drive nearly wet myself laughing - I am the worst driver in the world - told him to go and look at all the scrapes and dings
My veggie pod is doing well - had my first purple snow peas - didn’t realise you can just cut the outside leaves off bokchoy and it will keep growing
Sad about the little dog being sick - when I lost mine my granddaughter made it much easier by reminding me he would see her grandad when he got to heaven
I am having Kapiti rhubarb and raspberry yoghurt for tea with some cereal so I won’t wake in the night hungry so that won’t take long to prepare