Beginning again.

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Moving into August has made the weather go all wintery here. The temperatures have dropped, the precipitation has increased, and some of the rain has been almost horizontal. There has still been some sun, but most of the laundry has been dried inside.

Our main news is that we have withdrawn from buying the section that we were looking at. We got the estimate for the connection costs that the vendors wanted us to do before settlement, and felt it was just too big a risk to take to potentially loose that amount of money should the sale not complete. We are both saddened and disappointed by this, but it has been a learning experience. We are now looking for another section.

I have had a little more work this week but it’s not been exactly busy. July was a poor month. I have finished reading Tombland, the last book in CJ Sansom’s Shardlake series, and thoroughly enjoyed it like all the others in the series. I had a couple of trips into town on Thursday, firstly to do some market research for the BNZ bank which was interesting (and earned me a $70 New World voucher), and then back in the evening for my discussion group, which was good. I finished the week with a beer up at The Block.

Nicky has been busy with Seniors Church, working in Stella’s garden with Steve, and volunteering at the West Auckland Research Centre. She had brunch out with Doris on Wednesday, and has been over at Stella’s again today for Scrabble.

Our weekend has been wet and quiet, but yesterday we went up to church for Sarah (the vicar) and Murray’s (her husband) leaving celebration. They are off to Southwell in Nottinghamshire and had arranged a Captain’s Table event with three course meal, quiz and music, along with a few speeches. We have known Sarah since she came to BHB from England in 2008, so even though we wish them all the best for their new life in England, we are sad to see them go.

Take care, Rick


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