Dad time

As the crescent moon disappeared into the dawn on 2022, I lay in the cottage (lounge bed) with dad sleeping peacefully in the bedroom, looking out the window as the sun rose on what would be a hot summers day.

2021 ended in a blur of work life and not much else life and Dad and I asleep in front of the TV by 9.30pm watching (with our eyes closed) the 50 year old original movie “fiddler on the roof”

I picked up Dad on my way home from work on New Year’s Eve, for a few days at the cottage – easier than my house, no steps and more beds!

New Year’s Day gave us…the Dad routine, then a drive to visit the resting place of Dads brother “Uncle Doug” followed by a tiki tour around the Mahurangi heads area that the Bonnici family’s haunted in the 60s and 70s (and longer for the Doug Bonnici’s)

Jamiesons Bay, with a view and a memorial to residents passed…

At ground zero, where many dinghy, sea biscuit, and kid escapades unravelled!

We then visited an old friend of Dads in the neighbouring bay, and headed back to waiwera in time for lunch and a steady stream of visitors (to see Dad) for the afternoon! Dad managed to get a nap around 4pm and I prepared the vege and meat for the roast lamb on the Webber!

Barry, Dan, Lexi and George joined us for dinner and we all sloped off for an early night, some being sleep deprived from New Year’s Eve shenanigans!

Dad is stirring so here’s to showers and breakfast on another glorious summers day!