28-03-2024, 02:41 PM
Good afternoon from a warm windy overcast day in the bay - hope Popeye is on the mend -
Had a very important meeting with my sons this week - we have done the rounds of the retirement villages - no doubt there are some very nice units available but in my opinion they are overpriced and not where I want to be at the moment .I understand my kids are concerned if I deteriorate health wise I need a plan and that this house is cold because insulating it adequately is impossible but I love my little art deco house and the heat pump does a blardy good job - so we have agreed to put change on hold but one of my things on my todo list was talking to the neighbour about her huge palm tree fronds - the last one that came down smashed three of my pitosporum hedge and left a gap - there are three more dead and just hanging on by a thread - so I approached them very nicely and calmly and asked if they coykd get them removed before they blow down - wow how ignorant I am there is beauty in these dead fronds waving about - he was awful so I slunk away with my tail between my legs - my oldest son will deal with them next time he comes up - should be interesting
The 14 year old recidivist offender returned to the supermarket with a machete - he is going to kill somebody - we found out he lives with his grandfather in emergency housing with 2 other siblings none of them have been to school since Covid - he doesn’t care as long as he keep getting the benefit for them
For the first time in 5 years shoplifters from Robies shop have been charged in court - his 20 worst offenders had 83 charges between them - it’s soul destroying as so many of them are coming in with weapons - they are not stealing what they need to eat they are stealing top priced goods like vacuum packs of steak or whole hams but he would rather see the goods go out the door than the staff get assaulted
The Ukrainian baker left his hot cross bun recipe for the young bakers - they have sold 26,000 hot cross buns since 6th March - a woman splashed all over Facebook she had found a piece of chicken bone in a bun - was a piece of lemon peel
I haven’t watched the Gloriavale doco yet - stunned me to hear the business they owned and people buying their product had no idea who they were dealing with - even owned a luxury Airbnb retreat
Kiwimade it’s tough watching your boy packing up - my son had a garage sale before he left I couldn’t believe my eyes his cherry Doc Martins which were his teenage most treasured possession were lined up for sale - tucked them under my arm when he wasn’t looking - gave them to one of his daughters who stuffs socks in the toe and has won them .But they need to go - he may stay away a year or two or he may return home just hope it works out for him .We loved it over there - not sorry to be home
Be safe everybody if you are travelling over the long weekend - was going to head up to Kinloch but weather is so iffy might just stay put
Had a very important meeting with my sons this week - we have done the rounds of the retirement villages - no doubt there are some very nice units available but in my opinion they are overpriced and not where I want to be at the moment .I understand my kids are concerned if I deteriorate health wise I need a plan and that this house is cold because insulating it adequately is impossible but I love my little art deco house and the heat pump does a blardy good job - so we have agreed to put change on hold but one of my things on my todo list was talking to the neighbour about her huge palm tree fronds - the last one that came down smashed three of my pitosporum hedge and left a gap - there are three more dead and just hanging on by a thread - so I approached them very nicely and calmly and asked if they coykd get them removed before they blow down - wow how ignorant I am there is beauty in these dead fronds waving about - he was awful so I slunk away with my tail between my legs - my oldest son will deal with them next time he comes up - should be interesting
The 14 year old recidivist offender returned to the supermarket with a machete - he is going to kill somebody - we found out he lives with his grandfather in emergency housing with 2 other siblings none of them have been to school since Covid - he doesn’t care as long as he keep getting the benefit for them
For the first time in 5 years shoplifters from Robies shop have been charged in court - his 20 worst offenders had 83 charges between them - it’s soul destroying as so many of them are coming in with weapons - they are not stealing what they need to eat they are stealing top priced goods like vacuum packs of steak or whole hams but he would rather see the goods go out the door than the staff get assaulted
The Ukrainian baker left his hot cross bun recipe for the young bakers - they have sold 26,000 hot cross buns since 6th March - a woman splashed all over Facebook she had found a piece of chicken bone in a bun - was a piece of lemon peel
I haven’t watched the Gloriavale doco yet - stunned me to hear the business they owned and people buying their product had no idea who they were dealing with - even owned a luxury Airbnb retreat
Kiwimade it’s tough watching your boy packing up - my son had a garage sale before he left I couldn’t believe my eyes his cherry Doc Martins which were his teenage most treasured possession were lined up for sale - tucked them under my arm when he wasn’t looking - gave them to one of his daughters who stuffs socks in the toe and has won them .But they need to go - he may stay away a year or two or he may return home just hope it works out for him .We loved it over there - not sorry to be home
Be safe everybody if you are travelling over the long weekend - was going to head up to Kinloch but weather is so iffy might just stay put