27-12-2023, 10:32 AM
Thank goodness it’s a bit cooler here today - might get a shower or two might not
It was an easy decision to make at Xmas - the kids have a ball up there in and out of the pool and several of the next generation are now old enough to make their mark on the annual Xmas cricket match - not going to pretend I was sad not being there but those relations of mine working in the ICU certainly deserved a lovely day with their kids who have also had a tough year - when Mum and Dad are at the hospital sometimes for 24 hours the kids have had to learn to be so adaptive as have the parents
I wonder if those rissoles were as flavoursome as I remember or I just loved food .Can remember getting into serious trouble when it was my turn to go and collect the bucket of milk from the nearby farmer - on the way home I used to lift the lid and dip my finger in the thick cream and lie that I hadn’t ! Then there was the bread when it was my turn to wander up to the village store - can still remember the taste of that soft pillowy bread when you pulled the loaf apart - I was given the carrots to peel and the onions to chop - no wonder I have always had a weight problem
My son and his family have arrived on Stewart Island - what a beautiful place it is - the kids are very excited they are all going on a tramp tonight in the bush hoping to see kiwi -
It was an easy decision to make at Xmas - the kids have a ball up there in and out of the pool and several of the next generation are now old enough to make their mark on the annual Xmas cricket match - not going to pretend I was sad not being there but those relations of mine working in the ICU certainly deserved a lovely day with their kids who have also had a tough year - when Mum and Dad are at the hospital sometimes for 24 hours the kids have had to learn to be so adaptive as have the parents
I wonder if those rissoles were as flavoursome as I remember or I just loved food .Can remember getting into serious trouble when it was my turn to go and collect the bucket of milk from the nearby farmer - on the way home I used to lift the lid and dip my finger in the thick cream and lie that I hadn’t ! Then there was the bread when it was my turn to wander up to the village store - can still remember the taste of that soft pillowy bread when you pulled the loaf apart - I was given the carrots to peel and the onions to chop - no wonder I have always had a weight problem
My son and his family have arrived on Stewart Island - what a beautiful place it is - the kids are very excited they are all going on a tramp tonight in the bush hoping to see kiwi -