PICK UP GLASSES

 

I'm happy to say I'm getting my new glasses today.  I get to stop wearing the one armed, old as hell glasses.  Ha!  I have managed to lose them too... derrr.

ABOVE:  Last night, all three kids were sitting in the lounge having dinner on their laps.  Marley just sat there, looking from one to the other, waiting for something to fall on the floor her way.  It was rather cute.

ABOVE:  Miss Lily, pleased as punch with her new sneakers.  They were given to her by her Uncle Josh, who lives down in Invercargill. 

Last night I decided to change where I go to the Doctor's.

Two reasons.

1.  My lovely Dr, who we have seen (when living in Hamilton), for about 35 years,  had stopped working there.  I thought maybe he had retired, as he was in poor health himself.

2. I hated queueing for up to an hour just to get in the door, as it was a 'walk in' clinic.

I was done standing in a line for over an hour most times, just to see a dr.

YES, most other clinics you often have to wait 2-3 weeks to actually get an appointment.

But I decided I would change clinics anyway.

So, off I go to the one I chose for convenience, good parking, access to a chemist right next door etc.

They accepted me as a patient,  AND  OGM!!!  My favourite Dr is now practising there!  How amazing is that!   I left there so happy, and with an appointment to see him next week.

BOOM.  Meant to be.

Next stop.  Spotlight.  Where I found this:

ABOVE:  A 100% pure wool blanket, that I can wrap around my legs and lower body at markets.  It was on sale for half price, so another score.   AND it won't go amiss if we ever need another good blanket for visitors and so on.

Gosh I'm having a good day.

My next mission is to head off to The Base and pick up my new 'distance' glasses.  Oh my gosh have I missed having them.

Reading signs at the airport recently was a nightmare.  I had to ask for help, otherwise I could have ended up in Timbuctoo!

One didn't want to go to Timbuctoo....  is there even such a place?  😂😅

ABOVE:  YES!  I can see clearly again!  I can read all the signs in the mall.  I can read street signs while driving.  It's bloody excellent.  

And of course, seeing the TV clearly is a good thing too.  You don't realise how much you rely on ya glasses, until you don't have them.

Moving on, I'm about to have some lunch, then go and make those gazebo straps.

3.50 pm:  And the freakin' straps are done.  I'll probably have to tweak them at some point.  So tomorrow I'll take scissors, needle and thread with me.  Just in case I need them.

My arms.  Are killing me.  The left one in particular.  I am thinking arthritis or bursitis or something similar.  Both thumbs are playing up too.  Aging sucks big time.

I just did this little before and after:

ABOVE : BEFORE

ABOVE : AFTER

And I sit here and think, how lucky am I that we could create such a beautiful space to live in.

ABOVE:  With the sun streaming in here in the afternoon, I just love sitting here looking over there.  It's a happy space.

I wish now that I could turn the clock back, and make internal design/decorating/staging my career. I love it. 

When you dream it, you have to sew it.  So I did.

And I will show you what I made, tomorrow.  *snigger*

Time to pack up the car in readiness for tomorrow's market.

Which I'm really looking forward to.  Only doing one market a month over winter means it's a long time between markets.  I miss them.

After packing the car, Stew and I will settle down for a nice quite evening.

Catch ya tomorrow.