Feeling Down

@@"Annie C"   ....Well 25 years together, married for 4! .....

They all count!  ;)   Are you a Kiwi?  Back in 2015, Poor old Christchurch would STILL be looking a mess  :(  We've visited a few times & I still find it so sad.  My stepsister & hubby were there the day it happened .... they were driving out around the countryside, so missed the actual carnage (felt the jolts tho) - but when trying to drop the car off at the airport (supposed to fly out that day) they were told to keep driving, so they did!  To Nelson & flew to Auckland from there to fly home!

...I must have my first coffee of the morning at sun up on the front verandah. Ah bliss....

WONDERFUL .... nature is amazing in her healing - that's why I am out on the water so much - all my worries just fall away.  I just love it.

...We are actually considering going to Norfolk Island..

You'll love it! It is such a calming place. Lovely people. There are some REALLY GOOD TRAVEL DEALS on just now too.   It is a tad warmer than here too - but you'll still need your warm gear.   Probably half the population either went to school in NZ or have lived there .... it is like a smaller NZ, I think - say, in the 1950s! Only MUCH smaller!!  It is such a peaceful place, altho just now, they are rebelling about being under the jurisdiction of the NSW Gov!!  Most deals include your accommodation, some evening meals, a pot luck dinner at 3 homes, a car for driving round .... and 2 or 3 tours around the island.  I'm taking a bunch of uke players back there next Sept, 2019 for the uke festival again.

Yes, the support of rural/country folk is just terrific - you don't often feel 'alone'.  (Sometimes, as you well know, that can also be a tad intrusive as well, tho!  LOL)   They also know that next time, it could be them that needs the support.  I was amazed when having my radiation up at Port Mac - it seemed as if half of Forster was up there!!  You don't live in each others pockets - but they are there when it counts!!  

Many thanks, @onemargie
I have fingers & toes crossed, big time!!  They both indicated there was nothing to worry about - but that's what they said in Dec as well!  :(   (Tho I have more faith in these two .... I hope!)

haha I SO recognise your sewing skills!!  Staples are my best friend - AND safety pins, Annie, tho I find the modern 'made in china' ones just don't stand up to the brutality of the old solid ones!!  ;) I also have that Iron On 'mendit' stuff that is terrific too .... it holds the hem in place whilst you staple it or safety pin it ..... I'm currently trying to work out how to replace 2 pockets in my favourite 30 year old pair of jeans (I have Scottish Ancestry! SERIOUS!) - it is trickier than it looks- I actually thought of sewing a sock around what's left of it!  LOL  Any tips? ..... Currently, my hands (and phone) go straight thru it!! (Often leaving a trail of tissues when I forget & shove some in the pockets!  LOL)  I LOVE my old jeans - they go up to my waist and don't fall down - they are a flattering design for my somewhat solid body ..... not like these slim fit hipster things that show your bum crack when you sit down!!!  AND they are nice solid jean material that is warmer than the current really thin stuff.

Oh dear,   @Brenda5  I hope your heart thing has settled down tho that phone call didn't help!  Hmmm, the bloody NBN - don't get me started!!!  They stuffed us around something chronic & somehow we were without out mobile as well as landline & internet for 3 weeks!!   Just make sure your mobile phone is all good and not attached to NBN - cos your landline (if you have one) will then go thru your computer as well ..... so when the internet/power is down, your phone line is also down!!  No good in emergencies!  (We used to have HEAPS of 'outages' here - less so  now thank goodness.)

Take care everyone - be kind to yourselves.

Just remember, for every shit day, there are probably 20 times as many good days!!  Think about it .....in a year -  30 shit days (hopefully not all at once ....)  and there are 320+ GOOD DAYS!  :)  xxx