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[Lilith7]

morning ladies   Another sunny day here, we hope.  Although yesterday afternoon it became humid and sticky enough for MrK to turn the air con on. 

I love the idea of slow lanes, I think we all have our favourite check out chicks/guys   Sometimes though I prefer to go through the self service, especially if I only have one or two items.  So, a mixture would be great.

Omg Lilith, thank goodness it was your garden and not ours the ducks visited.  We had pekins when the Furry One was a pup and Brie, our mother duck (dad called Quackers, get it, lol Cheese and Crackers lol) wouldn't bring her babies in through the gate.  But once the babies got too close and the Furry One grabbed one and ate it.  Our friend called the ducklings his Quack Snacks!
 
For some reason the Furry One was a bit off colour yesterday.  Didn't want to play, turned down a treat (yep, that was worrying) and wouldn't stop shaking and stressing.  That's two days in a row he suddenly becomes stressed for no reason we can see or think of.  The episodes are far too long to be epilepsy seizures and he's not overheating.  We were talking about it last evening and MrK  thinks it might be related to his twice daily visits to feed our friend's animals so will see today as our friends are now home.  Just as well we love him

I've almost finished my piece I started at Waikato Hospital and it will become part of another tote bag.  My supermarket bags are starting to wear with age and use and I like having unique bags.  It's a design I've done before and have framed in one of the bedrooms. 

Happy crafting

Cheese & crackers - love it!

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Yep, agreed - our nurses & other  health professionals really should be paid more & have improved working conditions.  Oddly enough a friend & I were discussing this earlier today; I said the govt really should ask nurses & Drs in hospitals what they actually need & damn well act on that; give them better wages, conditions, consult them on stuff like hospital layout when building is being done.

There was almost a tragic massacre in the garden earlier. I was about to let Madame Le Dog out before feeding her when I noticed movement out there so went  to investigate.
Found a duck with her 6-7 ducklings foraging in the back yard. Oh joy! Had to gently & very slowly shepherd them towards  the gate which I'd opened for them; Mumma duck letting me know not to get too close all the while. It took a while but managed to get them down the path & shut gate behind them - I've no idea how the devil they got in but will need to keep an eye on things in future, in case word gets around among the duck population.
Madame le Dog isn't best pleased with the human.

I agree about looking at health workers conditions but it is more complex - the government often does try and work with the hospitals but it gets stuck at DHB  level and there is a level of middle management which can be a real sticking point.  These are often so called “nurses” who although having completed their polytechnic training have had limited clinical experience and can be quite out of touch with the actual workers.  Go down the back corridors of the hospital and you will see offices with these decision makers sitting at computers or spending hours at meetings. 

Not sure how the new structure will work as I’m now well out of the system but talking to a couple of hospital consultants recently middle management can still be a stumbling block for getting things done.

I don't know how accurate this is but I've heard it said that pruning quite a lot of those managers might not be a bad idea. If govt was to make the sensible move of asking nurses what's needed, then hopefully,  they'd surely consult those who've been at it for several years & know what's what. That would make sense.