Monday, August 11, 2025

MONDAY AT HOME

 


Some snaps I took before leaving Australia...

ABOVE:  In the ward Lorraine was in, there was a wall of photos of staff's pets.   Mostly cats and dogs...  and these:


ABOVE: Two fish from I have to presume, the same family.  Linguine and Fettucine.  And then there was...

ABOVE:   LOUISE.   That one just cracked me up!  I was sniggering to be honest.
WHO names a fish any of those three names???

ABOVE: This was an atrium at the PA (Princess Alexandra) Hospital.  It was lovely.  I actually thought the hospital was really well laid out, clean, tidy and easy to navigate around.

ABOVE:  The only Diet Coke I got in a glass bottle.  It was a bottle shape I'd never encountered before.  I almost brought it home, but yeah, nah.

ABOVE:  Brisbane City skyline at night.  Very pretty.

ABOVE:  Last sight of Australian land, as we flew out.

ABOVE: First sight of land, as we flew into New Zealand.

ABOVE: Circling over Manukau harbour, getting ready to land yesterday afternoon.

I've decided LANDING is definitely worse than take offs.   I was stamping on the brakes as we landed!  Scary shit.

Now.  Today I shall be doing some washing, unpacking my bag, then going out to do a few little jobs.

Back later. 

9.45 am, and I have finally got all the morning jobs done.  

OH MY GOD it is so cold!   I have the heat pump on, I just can't move when I'm this cold.

I think the insulation in this house might need looking at, and perhaps even retrofit double glazing.  It is THAT cold in here.  It's warmer OUTSIDE I swear.

I am about to put some face on and go out and about, do some jobs that need doing.

Then I'll come home and potter around here again.

Sorry I've been 'absent' for so long today, but I really just needed to take some time out.

I did all the jobs I needed/wanted to do, then came home, had some lunch then lay down with my feet up.

I didn't take any piddle pills today as I was out and about, but will tomorrow.

I will be home all day tomorrow.

There's a reason for that, but I ain't saying why... you will just have to wait to find out.  Tomorrow.

ABOVE:  I took Coco out for a walk late this afternoon, she totally loved it.  I mean, you couldn't wipe the smile off her face, she was so happy.

ABOVE: She was into everything, sniffing like crazy everywhere.  At one point she almost fell in the river, luckily she's on a leash and I could haul her back up the bank!!!  
She wasn't fazed at all, and trotted off like she hadn't nearly been claimed by the mighty Waikato.

It's almost 6pm, Stew should be home any minute now.

Yaaa, we just sold our old 55 inch TV on Marketplace.  Another thing out of the house that we don't need.

I don't think there is anything else we need to divest ourselves of, that's pretty cool.

Coronation Street was taped while I was away, so I'm binge watching it.  
Catch ya tomorrow.

14 comments:

  1. Bet it's great to be back 😊

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  2. Anonymous7:51 AM

    I do not like take off and landing either. And I stomp the brakes too. Ha. I hope the swelling you've encountered has gone down some. Ky Girl

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  3. Anonymous8:46 AM

    I have a long history of sleeping thru takeoffs. I tend to fall asleep once I get settled in my seat and then wake up a while after we are to cruising height. I can’t explain it.
    Vickie

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    1. Airplanes put me to sleep also. Nothing else does.

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  4. Anonymous8:47 AM

    Those fish names🤣

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  5. Welcome home. Glad you made it back safe & sound.

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  6. Anonymous9:59 AM

    Who names a fish Louise, I would. Great name for a fish. I had a good laugh. Gigi

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  7. Anonymous10:27 AM

    Leave your heater on or move to a warm climate...lol...Peta

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  8. Anonymous10:30 AM

    It's always warmer outside my house than in. My power bill will be through the roof because we've had the heater on a lot this winter. We have a mutual FB friend, and she and I share a long-time friend who underwent a liver transplant a few years ago. I believe she was in the same hospital. She often goes back for check ups and such there, so she knows it very well. xx Colleen

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  9. Anonymous11:19 AM

    Annette had her liver transplant at PA 32 years ago. We were there for 3 months so she could have follow up tests. The shops were nothing exciting then but the hospital staff were lovely. It's freezing down here today too. Even with the heat pump on. KjBetter you go and windows hop. Malls are bound to be warmer.

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  10. Anonymous11:34 AM

    I just think it is colder than usual, I spent the weekend in Auckland and to me it was colder than Canterbury, which is very unusual. At least when we get a good frost here, a beautiful day follows. Was a bit lucky as my brother in Auckland has central heating, but it was freezing out! I hope you warm up soon. Margaret

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  11. Definitely look at the insulation in your roof. At our rental property we had to upgrade the insulation twice to meet the new healthy homes requirement. We don't have double glazing but we do have central ducting for our airconditioning - our place is never cold.

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  12. Kiwionholidays8:57 PM

    Good work on the tv sale
    Another box ticked ✅

    Cheers 🥂

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  13. Anonymous8:59 PM

    How cute is that wall in the hospital.

    My guess for why you are at home tomorrow is that the new lounge suite is arriving?

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