Warming up nicely

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There was an ill wind at the beginning of the week, both in the weather and otherwise. Nicky picked up a bug, which I also had to a lesser extent, which manifested as headache, and aching and fatigue. She ended up going to the Doctor on Wednesday and was only in work for part of Wednesday (for the book club which she runs) and Friday. She seems to be on the mend now but I wouldn't say either of us are actually 100%.

The cool wind which took the edge off the heat of the sun on Monday and Tuesday disappeared on Wednesday, and since then it has been really hot. The roof space is getting to 38-41°C regularly for most of the afternoon, and over the weekend we have had cloud cover making it feel quite sultry.

I have only had one small Mac job this week, but have spent quite a bit of time helping Jancis get email and internet going on her PC laptop. We still have an issue with Word to deal with, possibly in the coming week. I took the Christmas decorations down on Monday and the tree to a place that recycles them in Mangere.

On Wednesday afternoon I popped over to Onehunga for an interview as a Census Collector. The census will be in March. It is three weeks of work on a fixed payment, but it will be helpful if I get it. Other than that, it has been a quiet and routine week.

Yesterday, as the weather forecast predicted, started out quite dull, so we decided to pop to St Lukes for a mid morning showing of "Jack Reacher", the first film from Lee Child's series of books. We had a very pleasant breakfast of boiled eggs on the deck (patio), then beetled off. The film was very good, and even though beforehand we thought Tom Cruise had been mis-cast as Jack Reacher, he actually played the part very well. We went armed with jumpers even though it was a warm day, because the air conditioning in the cinemas can make them quite cool. However, we need not have bothered because it was pleasantly warm. I vaguely recall a similar experience or two previously with morning sessions at the cinema. We popped in to Whitcoull's to see Claire, before returning home for lunch and Scrabble. In the late afternoon we packed up a picnic tea and drove out to Cornwallis with the intention of enjoying the end of the day lazing on the beach and possibly having a swim, but it was much cloudier and cooler when we got there so we just ate and strolled. This was still very pleasant and we noticed on our return home that our local ice cream parlour (Lick) was still open, so we walked back and had a twilight cone (one double chocolate; one butterscotch and pecan), which was a lovely way to end the day.

After church this morning Helen, Warwick and Denis returned with Nicky for a cup of tea while I made orange curd which I trouble thickening (too much juice me thinks). Nicky made scones in preparation for Mitra and her mum coming over for tea (we got to know Mitra when we were moving from Matata Street). She also made sandwiches and Mitra brought a cake so we weren't short of food, and had an enjoyable afternoon tea.

Our TV viewing this week had again primarily been provided by Ros - David Dimbleby's "The Seven Ages of Britain" on DVD; fascinating. We have also started hunting for a replacement eternity ring for Nicky. We may end up having to get something made.

That's all for this week,
Take care, Rick

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