Quote for the day:
“Life only comes around once, so do whatever makes you happy, and be with whoever makes you smile” from quoteideas.com
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Just what I need, something not working properly on this blog. You may have noticed that you couldn’t post your comments today, sorry about that. I spent quite a bit of time searching on Mr Google for any possible solutions, but no such luck today, probably because I wasn’t asking the right questions. So I’ve organised an appointment tomorrow with a professional ‘WordPress expert’ so here’s hoping he can sort my problem out.
How was your day 13? What exciting happenings did you get up to?
My bike ride this morning involved getting organic apples and feijoas from over the north side of the city. Thank you Maureen. While cycling to and from Maureen’s place I forced myself often to stop and take photos of ‘signs of autumn’. This constant stopping is something I find hard to do, but I was on a mission – so to speak. I got a lovely surprise as I passed a house where an older couple were out side on their deck ‘dancing’ looked a bit like folk dancing. The music was turned up quite loud. When they saw me we both exchanged big waves and big smiles – they were having fun. What a way to start the day – do you do any dancing in the mornings just for fun?
To-do list
After I’ve posted this blog my intention is to get out in shed to do some sanding or create something!! Otherwise nothing has been crossed off my to-do list today. How about you – is your to-do list getting smaller or what??
Making feijoa pickle/chutney is on my list for tomorrow.
Signs of autumn
Thank you “I-Solution Wanaka” for your ‘signs of autumn’ contributions, very much appreciated. The rest are my signs of autumn. I particularly enjoyed taking photographs of the tractors, which were busy today. The photo on the left: at times I couldn’t see the tractor because of all the dust; it does show how dry the soil is. I look forward to seeing what will be growing there in the weeks to come.
That is it for today, apologies for the hiccup relating to posting your comments. In the meantime, take care out there, and stay in your bubble – Goldcard Gal 🙂
Lockdown day 13 (some missed due to a technical hitch)
Nice and quiet but more so today.
Time perhaps to reflect on life and people in it.
Tim was our mate, Tim was a gentleman.
Tim was always there when you looked around no matter the weather.
Either on his bike in the bunch, later on acting as the Lantern Rouge on this E bike.
My first memories of Tim was as this quiet softly spoken, slightly weather worn bloke in just as weather worn cycling clothes riding a bike that matched the rest of the ensemble.
I am glad I met him and grateful that he would ride with me.
In 2012 I remember sitting in the café in Gordonton after a regular Tuesday ride and telling Tim that my wife and I were going on a North Atlantic cruise to the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland.
Immediately Tim responded with tales of huge seas, driving wind, lashing rain and freezing cold. Not what I wanted to hear but very interesting never the less.
Tim was speaking about his early life in the Royal Navy as a crew member on board fishery protection vessels during the so called “Cod Wars” with Iceland.
Perhaps those earlier experiences are what made him such a good mate.
RIP Tim.
The lawn can wait today.
We are already into Alberta and I can afford another day off to do other stuff.
However that other stuff is in a different category to simple agrarian work.
Some years back I had been advised by my hip surgeon that following the replacement of said hips, once recovered I was allowed to do anything. This included bungee jumping, scaling Everest and so on, BUT! I was never to do housework especially vacuuming.
He said this in the presence of my wife so there would be no misunderstanding on my part and that she would be able to remind me if I became complacent.
My wife has not been feeling crash hot recently and so I felt that she would not notice if ignored these instructions and did a bit to help her.
I now know why he was so insistent in this instruction.
Pushing and pulling that device makes rowing a slave galley seem positively pleasant.
I have only so far completed about 60% of the floor area of the house before being completely stuffed.
This does not bode well for the morrow!
On top of that, mad bloody neighbour has recommenced his hammering. It reminds us of the back ground sounds in films where a scaffold is being built just outside the condemned man’s cell.
Following the rest day/s on the Tour de Garage, today’s stage has been a bit of a shambles when the early morning break which contained no less than all the favourites being sent the wrong way. It was discovered that the wind trainer was to near the dustbins and the washing line and they were all sent the wrong way.
The Gordonton team after that stellar performance in the TTT, resulted in everyone being knackered and so were dropped from front very early in the day.
This turned out to be just what we needed.
When it was established by our DS what had gone pear shaped for the top teams in front, we were able to take serious advantage, directed along the correct route we made it back to the virtual front of the race and believe it or not came into finish line by the tilt a door with a net gain of 5 minutes on all the main protagonists.
I suspect there will be fur flying at race HQ tonight during the autopsy of the stage.
Meanwhile we look forward to the battle tomorrow with renewed confidence.
Have to go and move those dustbins back where they belong!
Unhurried in Hamilton
Thank you “Unhurried in Hamilton”. Really appreciated your memories of Tim, he surely was an interesting man who had experienced much in his life time – RIP Tim. I loved your description of his clothing and bike! 🙂
I have enjoyed the comments:particularly mention of Te Anau and the photos of the tractors. Growing up we had our holidays in Te Anau. My grandad had a batch ( crib* in Southland) there which he built in the sixties. Also the tractors I remember them ploughing the fields with flocks of seagulls behind and the smell of the freshly turned earth.We grew up in the country near Bluff. (*other Southland terms: lux equals vacuum cleaner,;superheater equals water heater,;cheese rolls equal yummy.) Come on day 14 : we have got this;:I-Solution Wanaka👍
Thank you “I-Solution Wanaka” glad posted comments and photos have brought back happy memories. Love reading your Southland terms – very informative. “-)
Hi Heather here goes my try for the comments today. I was quite relieved when I learnt I was not the only one who could not post their comments. I had identified things I was grateful for. Today had a smaller bike ride just around Tamahere and Matangi. Meet the boyfriend by the Fushia Lane Bridge.
I am grateful that my boyfriend of 50 years still makes me laugh and it is not a chore spending time in isolation when we have so any things we can do, both together and on our own.
I am grateful for our health and our family.
I am grateful that they all have jobs which have continued during this crisis with working from home not being much of a problem for any of them.
I am grateful for living in this beautiful country where the majority of people are prepared to do the right thing to keep each other safe.
Enough from me today. Bring on the rain, this drizzle is not enough to even wet the leaves.
Thank you ‘Carly of Tamahere’ and sharing your things to be grateful for. Glad you’ve been able to post today. Yes bring on this rain 🙂
Hi Goldcard Gal, today I ran out of teabags. So I went shopping for the first time since before the lockdown. What an adventure. Arriving at New World Supermarket 8.10am I was horrified then I saw a waiting line around two sides to the Rototuna carpark. Asking a woman first in line her arrival time, “7am” was her reply.
On my mobility walker I turned away, I could stand that long. The security man at the door said “please stand here and you will be next into the store”. Oh boy it certainly paid to the my walker.
The rule of two metres apart was interesting. My son in Te Anau said his supermarket had one way traffic around his supermarket so that the two metre rule was ensured. In my supermarket there were 2 metre marker tapes on the floor, but, there was two way traffic and also people stocking shelves. There was no chance to stay two metres from another.
The store was well stocked and offering everything on my shopping list including my favourite tea bags.
Thank you Virginia for sharing your supermarket experience. I like the Te Anau idea 🙂