Thelma flies solo

The weekend culminated in a 6am start for Thelma, this time, hitting the road solo to share the momentous occasion of her friends parents 60th wedding anniversary lunch in Tauranga.

Step back and Friday saw the inside painting of the new house complete and was celebrated by earlier than usual beverages, followed by the waiwera residents drinks on the waterfront.

A pleasant evening after a stormy week and a few more beverages….

As the sun went down lighting up the island like a pot of gold. Strolling back to the cottage while the legs were still operating, dinner and bed after a busy week, somewhat oblivious to the world.

Saturday brought uncertainty weather wise (and the need for sunglasses even though it was overcast) but a trip to bunnings (hardware store) was in order before any painting could be done. Dan had all his tradies working so the final job before returning was smoko for the crew! And it was almost lunchtime.

The rain held off and the painting of the pink house was almost complete! A couple of touch ups and second coats needed but on the whole the green house is now marshmallow pink! Finished in good time to head back to the cottage, build a couple of plates of asparagus rolls and tidy up (myself) for the evening birthday party.

The girls with the birthday boy, well fed and watered(in my case) and cocktails and wine for the walkers and non drivers!

A party next door was not to be missed by the canine family as the joined us at the fence.

Home before the evening storms rolled in around 10pm which deterred any notion of staying up half the night watching rugby (atmospheric conditions blanked out the tv reception). Possibly a good thing by all accounts and comments about the game and an early night was needed for my early start today.

It was ambitious to do a return trip in one day, getting in a visit with mums dear friend Barb before lunch and another drive by another friends house on the way back….so I’m a south Auckland girl tonight in readiness to get a quick trip to work in the morning before heading back to Dads for the week.