When you have a day like I had today, you can't help but be thankful and smiley and warm inside...
What a gift!
8.30am off to the West again, this time with Mike and Jenny B and Sophie, to go walking.
We drove around Laingholm, spotting parts of Jenny's old "stamping ground", particularly her parents' old house which has been shifted from one side of the road to the other (only in NZ!).
Then on to Nihotupu Dam walk which is closed Mon to Sat up to September, so back up to Arataki Reserve.
Kauri, Rimu, Nikau, Tui, Kahikatea, Rata...the smell of the bush!
12pm over to Peter B's homestead in Mt Eden, where we met also Katie, Paul, Mrs Brown (cat), several chickens and a rabbit.
Exceptional food and drink, prepared by an exceptional man...
Peter R also popped over, and between the 3 of us we solved all the problems in the world at least 3 times, whilst recognising it would take time...
4pm a visit from the McIntyre sisters - Coralie, Roseanne and Shona - a different kind of a chat, and a lovely one at that.
A candle from Coralie reading "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away"...
And the night is still young!
Love,
Gerald.
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Hi Gerald and Lois
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see you both.... and Alexander and Sophie, yesterday. Thanks for being so hospitable (great cuppa Gerald)...and putting up with the whole Mc clan for a couple of hours (we felt "at home" the time just flew!!)
Great to see you looking so well Gerald...and I DID enjoy the music!
Cheers - and all the best for the rest of the holidays...work beckons!!!!
X O from Shona
Hi, Shona.
ReplyDeleteYou girls are like my own sisters, and when the whole gang is together it IS like family. You were 3 of the "things" (don't take that tooo personally) that brightened up yesterday.
Do come again some time, and don't leave it too late!
Love,
Gerald.