Labouring on labour weekend

While the weather gods have produced a perfect long weekend marking the start of summer, and the fishermen are fishing, boaties boating, foodies eating and relaxing….the Bonnici’s at waiwera are putting in a big working weekend. After all it is Labour weekend…

Saturday morning 8am, saw Dan on site at his mates digging and landscaping back yards…payback for work on our houses. And yours truly was climbing under the house, clad from head to toe, clearing out 30 years of past inhabitants rubbish. There really was everything but the kitchen sink, which is a shame as I do need a new one of those!

The find of the morning, and only thing kept, a piece of old tin turned out to be a national treasure! (Maybe from a dubious source), and will find a place of pride at the new abode!

Thank goodness I had Lexi to help me stack and toss filling up the final skip, as I was aiming to showered, dressed (actual dress) and make uped by midday, for a celebration of our dear family friend Joys life. A wonderful lady who died 10 days into the first covid lockdown and was two weeks off her 95th birthday! A select few had lunch at the surf club and reminisced about this gorgeous lady. I knew only the son and wife, from Wellington but had a few more friends by the time I left! Then the mahi(work) continued, planter boxes to fill and paint and a shared bbq to throw together as all the workers needed a good feed and early night!

Sunday bloomed with a visit to Russell Rose who is flourishing at my friend Johns house, then off for another painting day! Clad again from head to toe to minimalise the body paint. Inside wardrobes, interrupted by dads arrival and a leaky bag! So it was off to unload, repair and reassure at the cottage. All settled, dad having a nap in his car (his choice) I raced back to finish the painting before my paint set in the tray…by now it was nearly 4pm and Dan still working on his house, I had promised the crew a Roast! Time to get the tea on, and set dad up for the night! Had to give up my double bed and sleep in the lounge! But he seemed to manage with the cottage comings and goings!

Sheets, cottage clean and more bits to be done at the house before packing up and heading back to suburbia! Dad is tootling back this morning and waiting for me to get back later to cook tea I’m sure! What does one say, give a busy person a job and it will get done!

Meanwhile, the gerbra is loving its ice cream container full of water! George had been concerting it up on the East cape and Jaxon been entertaining in-laws and looking after a sick wife. The waiwera crew have been ticking away at job after job, every bit gets us closer to our goals and we are grateful for the hands that open and help in any way! Sometimes just a chat is good!