Pseudo chook

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The beginning of the week was marked by both of us feeling very tired after our sleeping routine being affected by watching the wedding. This didn’t stop Nicky watching again on Monday evening however. We had watched the BBC coverage live on TVNZ1 and recorded the ITV coverage transmitted by TVNZ3 and Nicky enjoyed the different perspectives.

After a late breakfast on Monday morning Nicky went over to see Kanchan who she used to work with. In the afternoon we combined business and pleasure with a trip to see Clem and Pat, and some work for me on the peninsula and in Browns Bay on the way home. We had changed the bed and done some of the washing as it looked like, and transpired to be, a largely wet week.

Nicky’s working week has been busy, and has improved as her sleeping has improved. I have been busier though that is partially because I have spent twice as much time travelling to and from jobs as I have actually spent time doing the jobs because of dealing with issues which required multiple visits. I had a good evening out on Thursday at Deep and Meaningful. I didn’t eat at the café where we meet (which is what I do usually) because the last couple of times the meals haven’t been as good as usual, and because I wanted to try a place called Lord of the Fries, which is a vegan fast food outlet. I have sampled their excellent kumara fries in the past so thought I would try their chicken and bacon burger, which uses alternative products to simulate the meats. It wasn’t bad but it was quite bland. I have started looking at vegan options to be able to get dairy-free choices with my now having developed an intolerance to lactose. I have also tried some small amounts of cheese this week, which has had mixed results.

The weather has started to be more wintery, with much cooler temperatures and some rain every day except for Monday. Towards the end of the week some of the rain has been torrential, and we were warned that we might have power cuts again but fortunately that hasn’t happened.

I dropped Nicky at work yesterday morning and then drove up to Browns Bay for what I hope is my last visit for that job. In the afternoon I got the washing dried off inside and watched the James Bond film Spectre. Nicky came home on train and bus so that she could do some shopping in the mall on her journey home.

Today has been wet most of the time, so while Nicky was at church I did the ironing and some reading. This afternoon Nicky and Stella went out for afternoon tea with 41 other ladies at Bricklane to celebrate Mary’s (quilting) 75th birthday, which was an enjoyable event.


Take care, Rick

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