BIG CHANGE COMING

 

Well, I've said this a few times in the last couple of years.

And I've certainly thought about it more than you will ever know.

But now I'm serious.

I'm going to be making this blog private soon.

PRIVATE as in, ONLY for family.

BUT ... I will not disappear completely, don't worry!

I will still be on FACEBOOK.

BUT NOT daily.  Just when I have something worth showing/sharing.

I was planning on doing this over a year ago in fact.  I always said to myself I'd stop blogging once my Mum passed away.  She loved reading it, but she's gone now so I don't feel like I HAVE to blog any more.

So, it's time to pre-warn you all, and give you a chance to friend me on Facebook!

This is my profile:

Why am I doing this?

Primarily because I want to be more PRIVATE with what is going on in my/our life.

I know there's plenty of people who read my blog just to be nosey, who really dislike me and just want to know what I'm doing so they can talk about me behind my back, or leave nasty comments.  I think the last straw was a death wish/threat recently.  

I might add... that was reported to the Police, along with the ISP address it came from.

There's also people who are not welcome in my life, but who can 'look in' via the blog.  Well that is gunna stop.

This is the first step.  A Pre-warning.

I do not have a date in mind YET.  But it will be within the next month or so.

So... send me a friend request if you are not already a friend of mine on Facebook.

Obviously whatever I post on Facebook will be slightly different from the blog... less day to day and personal stuff. 

Back to the 'normal' blog now.

Stew and I are going to Tauranga for the day.  

Just for a tiki tour around the area north of Tauranga really.  

So, catch ya later.

2.08 pm... we are having a very pleasant drive.

ABOVE: An almost 360 degree panoramic view from Bowentown lookout. Just one of many beautiful views today. 

5.15 pm:  And we are home after a really lovely day out and about.

Photos:

ABOVE:  Looking back down on all the traffic travelling on the Kaimai's.  So many trucks.

The view was stunning, not a cloud in the sky today.

You could see the Mountains (Tongariro and Ngauruhoe), but they don't show up well in the photo.  

ABOVE:  a lovely carved stone and the waterfront at Omokoroa.  We hadn't been there in many, many years.  It has grown so much, so many new homes!

We had a wander around the shops in Katikati.

ABOVE:  We found a local craft shop that had some nice things in it, including those funky, bright tea pot cosies.

I resisted the urge to get one.  

ABOVE:  We had lunch at a local pub in Katikati, and sat under a HUMONGOUS Avocado tree!

ABOVE:  There was a sign saying you sat under the tree at your own risk, as there were lots of avocados on that tree.

ABOVE:  Another only so-so lunch.  Our problem is that I cook food and make it really TASTY and FLAVOURSOME.  Most places don't, they cater to lots of people, so play it safe.

ABOVE:  We loved the views from Bowentown Lookout!  Stunning sea and harbour.

I had only been to Bowentown once before, when I was a teenager.

ABOVE:  Poor Stew had to gather rocks... as per usual.  One from Te Puna beach, and two from the Karangahake Gorge.

ABOVE: The gorge was just beautiful today.  No wind.  We spied a little pile of rocks out in the river.  Made us smile.

ABOVE:  We did a tiny bit of shopping along the way.  Some new melamine trays, some funky pants for Keera, two old bottles (they are really little) and a beautiful pottery heart for our bedroom 'heart wall'.

ABOVE:  The RED line is pretty much our travels today.  A nice big loop.

And that's a wrap!

Time to chill out before I prepare dinner.

We are having Corned Beef and Veges.

 8.25 pm:  Our dinner was very nice, I used frozen Corned Beef and it came out really great.

Now watching some mindless TV before bed.  I'm so tired, I doubt I will be up much longer in fact.