A surfeit of apples

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It has been a quiet, simple, and routine week. The weather has got colder, and wetter, but I have still been able to get the washing dry outside without difficulty. We now have a heater on in the bedroom in the morning so that Nicky can get dressed in the warmth, but when the sun comes out it still warms the open-plan living area nicely.

Nicky and the library have been very busy again this week. She was also at prison prayer group on Monday evening and serving desserts at church on Wednesday evening for the Alpha course participants.

I have had a reasonable amount of work, which has taken me to Remuera, Devonport, the CBD, Northcote, and just down the road. After struggling through the first 300+ pages I finally finished The Luminaries this week. I can’t work out if it was a simple story told in an overcomplicated manner, or a complex story badly told, but I wasn’t overly impressed. There again, it won the Booker Prize so what did I expect! I have also finally sold three old Macs which customers had given me to dispose of, which has been a useful exercise in upgrading my TradeMe skills.

The weekend has been quiet. Stella and Steve came over for Scrabble yesterday, and Nicky and I have both made different types of apple pies today - we have been given even more apple’s from Jan and John’s garden. Dawn also came in for a chat this morning, which was good.

As I said, a quiet week.

Take care
Rick

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