A picture essay for today’s walk. Apart from that I was working.

A Sunday with everyone at home so a very sociable day from the now traditional boules to the jigsaw, the minecraft and the walks. Also we got invited next door (same bubble!) for dinner and a game night.

Note to self, avoid the temptation to laze around in bed until mid-morning. I just feel worse by adding guilt to the general mix. So I got up at 8 had breakfast and watered the garden (still looking at a…

I don’t know about everyone else but I’m feeling kind of “flat” today. Hopefully it’s the bottom and I will get some energy back tomorrow. I’ve put on 2 kilos via snacks and beer which isn’t helping. I have found…

The day started slowly with some boules but that didn’t last long. Back inside to watch Ice Age on TV. I had a video meet with James and some of his friends but had to break off to test some…

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…

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…

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…