103 years
We have had a bit of a change of routine this week, now that Claire has finished at University for this year. She has started doing more hours at Whitcoulls, and did five consecutive days finishing last Monday. She also worked Friday in addition to her usual hours, so has been quite tired. However Francis, who she works with, came over on Wednesday and they made wonderful cookies for a birthday gift. These were given to the birthday girl at a diner on Friday evening.
Nicky's week has been very busy. She stayed late on Monday to clear a backlog with books for the home-bound, and also Wednesday so the Chorus guy could upgrade the internet connection. By the end of the week things were finally under control. Much of the extra work load has been due to the SuperCity changes. Now that people can access all 55 libraries in Auckland, they have been making use of the additional resources which has also increased the staff's workload.
My week, by contrast, has been quiet. I have only had one Mac job which is better than nothing, but I really hope that work picks up soon.
Socially it has also been a quiet week. Monique, who used to work with Nicky, came over on Saturday morning for tea and cookies which was good. The weather enabled us to get all the washing done which was also good because we thought today was going to be poor - and we have had some cloud. Generally now the temperatures are improving and most days have been sunny, but the breeze is still southerly so the calmer days are noticeably warmer. Steve and Ros came over for Scrabble late afternoon and arrived with bags of goodies from a jumble Ros had been to.
We have had a gentle day at home today, and this evening Nicky has gone with Stella to sing the Messiah at a church in Mt Albert. She thought this was a good way to celebrate what would have been her fathers 103rd birthday.
Bye for now,
Rick
Nicky's week has been very busy. She stayed late on Monday to clear a backlog with books for the home-bound, and also Wednesday so the Chorus guy could upgrade the internet connection. By the end of the week things were finally under control. Much of the extra work load has been due to the SuperCity changes. Now that people can access all 55 libraries in Auckland, they have been making use of the additional resources which has also increased the staff's workload.
My week, by contrast, has been quiet. I have only had one Mac job which is better than nothing, but I really hope that work picks up soon.
Socially it has also been a quiet week. Monique, who used to work with Nicky, came over on Saturday morning for tea and cookies which was good. The weather enabled us to get all the washing done which was also good because we thought today was going to be poor - and we have had some cloud. Generally now the temperatures are improving and most days have been sunny, but the breeze is still southerly so the calmer days are noticeably warmer. Steve and Ros came over for Scrabble late afternoon and arrived with bags of goodies from a jumble Ros had been to.
We have had a gentle day at home today, and this evening Nicky has gone with Stella to sing the Messiah at a church in Mt Albert. She thought this was a good way to celebrate what would have been her fathers 103rd birthday.
Bye for now,
Rick
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