What a difference a day makes

The end of February 2021 was looking promising….with triathlons to run, planes to catch, normal work life and plans for more renovations.

A sunny summer weekend ahead and many headed to their favourite holiday spots! But for us it was a bit of a sad start, a funeral for a dear family friend. I picked up Dad early afternoon and headed to muriwai, my childhood (and teenage) stomping ground to the surf club for a very sad funeral of another young man taken too soon. A gathering of 300. Dad and I didn’t stay and mingle (a good choice in hindsight) and headed back to waiwera for the night.

The Wild West coast….

We got Dad settled in the cottage for the night and George and I were about to hit the sack for an early night before an early rise to head south for his (trained for) triathlon….when…news alert (9pm) we (in Auckland) were all being locked down at 6am on Sunday! No triathlon, and after a few panicked calls from dad after some old man came and disturbed him to tell him he had to get out! (of the cottage at 9.30pm) HOW RUDE! I told dad not to worry, go to bed and I’d sort it in the morning. After last weekend, it was the last thing he needed. One good thing, he had taken his earphones out and probably didn’t hear too much!

So, Sunday was a flurry of packing and locking up, shopping and arranging Dad for the week ahead and getting him settled for the week ahead!

That was the mornings activities at least and by the time I got home…it was washing and getting ready for another week of work from home life! My little house becoming an office for George and I.

Chores done it was beer for lunch (early afternoon) on Dans new deck! Finally relaxing…

Makeshift ice bucket and shade….

Floyd and I relaxed!

This Kereru(wood pidgeon) joining us in the overhead tree..

Then swooping over next door to hang out with his partner…

Trudi locked and loaded and extremely hot and bothered called in on her way to her lockdown home…

Finally relaxing for a moment before her week of isolation begins…our bubble of five, Sue, George, Dan Trudi and Dad….as we have all been together all weekend we can see each other!

So now it is, shorts and tee shirts, walks up the road, innovative cooking (from freezer and cupboards) and bedroom offices for the week. Here we go again, a community outbreak in South Auckland, as stupid people do stupid things, and spread the dreaded virus! We must be kind, it’s getting harder and harder, just when you make plans….this is testing even the most open to change people in our world!