As the saying goes, when all appears too good to be true, it probably isn’t. Complacency was starting to creep in to all our behaviours as 25 covid free days loomed. And then two new cases, from the UK released from isolation, travelling the length of the north island and “Boom” positive. Followed by another border entry the next day! Wake up call Kiwis, we are not invincible…
The winter Blues are settling in as Kiwis break out, looking for conflict it seems…wanting to tear down historical statues, change the names of towns and cites and streets to words that my generation cannot pronounce, road rage incidents and just yesterday, shooting two (killing one) policemen at a random traffic stop! Not to mention a lot of political Grandstanding and throwing each other under the bus (metaphorically) by our ministers around the return of Covid to our communities!
Safe to say, some of us are not unhappy to be eating, sleeping, working in the one place and leaving the craziness to the rest of the kiwi population, as we notch up another week on our belts!
Let’s talk about the good stuff!
Long evenings and cold weather brings out the puzzle in me as I jig saw my way through another masterpiece!
My wonderful landlady gave my “Russell Rose” some love, a winter haircut and tidy up and he is looking like a healthy plant again!
George and I managed to get our flu vaccinations before the rest of winter hits and I had to get another one (immunisation) on the other arm, so there followed a couple of nights of rocking and rolling to avoid sleeping on either shoulder!
Just yesterday the beach looked (and felt) like a summers day, when George and I took our screen break. All the washing dried on the line! Prior to this we had had Rain for a whole day, freezing cold temperatures and then singlet days in the sunshine! That’s a kiwi winter for you, a week of all seasons!
So here we are on Saturday morning (I’m awake before the first bus), the weekend begins…… After a race around with the vacuum, and a couple of cleaning chores the weekends our oyster! There are plans afoot and of course a Rugby game to watch!
All who wander are not Lost girls 