Waitangi day tomorrow 6th feb- public holiday- long weekend coming up- yippee- even more opportunity for socialising- happy birthday Alice

ANOTHER GOOD WEEKENDWe had a roasting hot day forecast so I planned to get stuff done early on Saturday morning and get back to the house to crash out on the bed for the afternoon. After a few phone calls home I headed to the gym, then a few errands- got my specs tightened up to stop them slipping off my sweaty nose etc. The library was next. I collected, among others, a diary of a rose expert who resurrected an old house and garden in Tasmania and a book of shor...

Wellington - a mini adventure.Ruth, the Practice Manager, wanted a 'tikki tour' with me before she went off to Canada- so the pair of us headed to the 'windy city' for the weekend. We travelled over on the 'wee plane' from Koromiko airport just outside Picton. This was an amazing experience. This is the smallest airport I have ever seen and has a tiny 12 seater plane run by Sounds-air. The original check in room was like a large garden shed but they have expanded...

Good times in BlenheimIt has been great getting back into work here and meeting up with all the team. Ruth held a 'welcome home' party for me at the new house.Morag and Kezz were included in everything and top marks to Tony for inviting them to his aircraft workshop. Happy-hour- Friday night- after work-someone hosts this in their back yard. Various members of the staff and their families gather with a bottle or three and pot luck food. The gathering starts at ar...

SAYING GOODBYE TO KEZZ AND MO This was much more upsetting than I thought it would be.The two of them came back from their travels to finish off the diving course.Morag had a bad day on the last dive and I think all my fears about them going diving rose to the surface. I wasn't aware of getting upset about it but didn't sleep particularly well the night before they left.They spent the last morning with Tony at his aircraft workshop and I arranged to meet the two ...