Kiwi life

Seven weeks since returning from the European summer has flown by, filled with babysitting sick kids, garden maintenance, house maintenance and admin…

First and foremost it’s a golden year for me, the big 65…. When one finally gets some payback for the years of contributing to the government coffers…

50+ years ago as I was embarking on life’s journey at Muriwai beach…I would never have thought I would be this old! But here we are…still doing life as a mummy, grandma and happy healthy retiree!

Arriving back in NZ to a still wintery climate, the heat pump worked overtime, the layers of clothing escaped the wardrobe and the Gran’ma hat slipped back on!

The odd day of sunshine….has given us hope for the sometime soon arrival of spring!

Babies are growing up….

And grass is just growing, but getting a window when it’s dry enough to cut is challenging! I won’t get started on the spring weather…although the vege garden, sunflowers seeds, and bean seeds seem to be adhering to spring traditions and are all growing well, with the water from the sky not the hose at this stage!

Needless to say my garden is all set for the summer, having combated the slugs and Floyd who all took a liking to my newly planted vege seedlings….until I put up a big fence!

We celebrated five family birthdays within a week late sept/early October…quietly with shared cakes! As everyone is shredding for our family holiday next week!

As I have embarked on a bit of a fitness journey, I have noticed the spring flowers blooming on some of my walks (which are not as often as anticipated due to the weather) However I have taken the leap of faith and rejoined a hot yoga studio….sweating my way through at least 4 classes a week for the last month! My body is certainly telling me this activity is long overdue….as I wobble my way through the exercises! But the old adage…”Use it or lose it” has brought back the muscle memory, albeit slowly!

So this is what a 65 year old Gran’ma looks like (taken a couple of months ago) when following the sun…so next week we are wandering off to catch some more rays….and retouch the winter tan!