Halfway through the year

By -

So as another week draws to a close down here in Godzone, it is time for me to report on our happenings for the week. It really is a very nice place you know. Those of you who haven't been should come for a visit for awhile.

Well, that's my plug for 100% New Zealand done, onto the news for the week. Nothing all that exiting actually. Nicky has been hard at work at the library all week, I have had some Mac every day this week apart from Tuesday, and the weather has been a mixture of sunshine and showers. The weekend has been fine but cooler. We have had our coldest night so far on Friday night, 3°, and we could really feel the difference on Saturday morning.

On Monday evening Nicky had a mid-winter works do at Mosaic, just across the road from the library. It went well and seemed to be enjoyed by all. On Wednesday afternoon she went to a hospice with June, our neighbour from Matata Street, and had a ride home in a 45 year old limousine, before going on to life group.

I went to the cinema with Claire and Ryan on Wednesday evening to see Prometheus, the prequel to Alien. It was pretty good. My feet had recovered from my sand fly bites by Thursday morning, so I did my usual morning walking again on Thursday and Friday, and again today with having missed out earlier in the week.

Yesterday we had a quiet day at home, just pottering around and doing the laundry. We even had time to sit in the sun on the sofa together which we haven't done for ages. Our weekends feel to have been quite busy recently so it was good to have some time to relax. We finished off with a wallow in the hot pools at Parakai in the evening which have missed out on for the last couple of months.

Today Nicky has been to church, and baked, and played Scrabble. I did some laundry this morning and then went of for a photo shoot in Grey Lynn, where I was joined by six others to do some group shots for an artist (Christian Nicolson) who is working on the stigma of nudity. We mainly stood around, naked, conversing as if we were in an art gallery. It was an interesting experience and we had some very good conversations.

That's all for now.
Take care,
Rick

PS: It was good to be knocked out on penalties by a different team this time :)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Challenging week

By -
Image
 It has been a challenging week. At the beginning of the week Nicky was still getting worse, so she arranged an appointment with the GP on Tuesday afternoon. The GP confirmed that Nicky had bronchitis and sinusitis, but that her chest sounded clear. With the infection being viral, there was no medication that could be prescribed, but some additional painkillers were in order to manage the symptoms and assist with the pain caused by congestion, coughing and vomiting. As the week progressed Nicky started to improve slowly. The periods of incessant coughing and coughing induced vomiting started to subside yesterday. She was able get a little more sleep and keep a little more food down. The washing machine has been very busy with regular changes of PJ’s, dressing gowns and bedding. Some of the laundry has been dried outside but the winter weather has deteriorated over the last couple of days. While Nicky has been unwell she has cancelled all her commitments. I have been running errands...
Read more

Tea and Tissues

By -
Image
 We have had a quiet week at home, doing jigsaws and listening to Harry Potter. Nicky seemed to be getting better at the beginning of the week but it was short lived. As the week has drawn to a close she has actually started getting brighter and felt like doing some things round the house. Nicky got dressed for the first time this week on Friday to go to the hospital for a blood test, and we did a little shopping on the way home. Yesterday she made a couple of lemon cakes and delivered one to Eleanor for her birthday. Nicky found the few minutes walk there and back exhausting. Meanwhile, I gradually got worse through the week until Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday I ploughed through a whole box of 240 tissues, and most of a packet of throat lozenges. Paracetamol helped with the general aches and temperature fluctuations. This weekend is the first time I have done my morning exercises in over a week, and I even managed a short amble this morning in the lovely (almost spiring-like) ...
Read more

Easter

By -
Image
 Steve continued his convalescing with us at the beginning of the week, and continued to improve each day. He decided to start the journey home on Tuesday by driving to Te Kuiti. As Monday was going to be his last evening with us he provided another take-away dinner from the Spice Guru, which we enjoyed as much as the previous one. Steve and I were a little early collecting it, so while we were waiting I was having a look at the buildings at the bottom end of Victoria Avenue and spotted this: I think Whanganui rivals Napier for the quality of its Art Deco architecture. Before Steve left on Tuesday morning, he and Nicky went to the Splash Centre to have a wallow in the thermal pool. This had been recommended by Nicky’s physio when she had seen her on Monday. Nicky had a short swim too and they both enjoyed their time. We were very pleased that Steve felt sufficiently recovered to start his journey home, as it was not good seeing him in as much pain, as when he first arrived. It was ...
Read more