This morning’s walk took us to Pirongia (Alexandra) cenetery which is on a nearby hill. As these things go it is a pretty spot. Hania and Ana spent a lot of time looking at the individual graves, their ornaments and messages. It also has a fine view of kakepuku ( swollen stomach of Kahu ) […]
A quiet day today. We went for a long walk around the village with Ana who was pretty determined not to enjoy it but cheered up when we went to the shop for ice cream. A little bit of Minecraft in the afternoon and making some progress on the jigsaw puzzle. Police cruising around looking […]
They say it’s something like bereavement which may seem like a very silly comment to anyone who has recently lost a loved one. This bubble living that is. For sure there are mood swings, a sense of loss, some hysteria perhaps and many false notes of gaiety. I’m thinking about chalk marks on the wall […]
Some Minecraft later with Ana, Vicky and Mike and then, piece de resistance, a John Wayne movie about an Irish American prize fighter returning to his homeland. I’d tell you the title but you really don’t want to know. Today’s memory is specially for Bromley and Michelle. Loved those NHS specs, the other kids at […]
Starting a new project for the old jonesnz site. The site was most recently providing information and allowing queries about Karapiro Accommodation but that no longer exists (at least we don’t run a place of that name anymore). Over here in Pirongia we are in lockdown for 4 weeks so let’s see what we can […]