Edition 381 Monday 29/05/17
Hi,I am fascinated by the change of seasons no matter what
the time of year however the Autumn colours are hard to beat.The rich tapestry
of vibrant colours on the trees through out the City is a site to behold.We
spent time at a couple of parks over the weekend running and laughing knee deep
in a thick shag pile of Autumn leaves, simple stuff but priceless fun!
Our first ‘hint of Winter’ excuse to crank up the log fire
last week also a real highlight!
Fletcher
reckons two 5 year old birthday parties and three games of Soccer in
one day is a big ask but someone has to do it so why not him….right.He also
reckons he was in far better shape than Mum and Dad once the dust settled on
that particularly social Saturday!
Something
funny happened after driving around all week wondering what the
beeping noise and flashing dash light was??So Christine my non mechanical wife
jumps in the car for 5 seconds before simply identifying that it was related to
a sensor button being left on drrr.
Thanks for all your kind feedback re Oscar last week, we all
appreciated it greatly during what has been a sad time for us.Have a great week
and a relaxing Queens Birthday weekend with family and friends…………….Cheers
Jonesey!!
Kate Henderson reckons its no fun not fighting for a prime
fireside spot anymore!
“Passion
is oxygen of the soul”. Bill Butler
I am thankful I grew up in a household where nothing was
wasted and things were seldom thrown away but stuff others threw away was often
saved and hoarded by us!
My Dad would often be heard to say”That will come in handy
for something one day”.
Some work on the theory’ that day’ will never come and
therefore regularly declutter!
So I was pleased to hear that an aluminium window my Dad had
saved for over 20 years had its day come recently and was used on a project to
transform and lighten a room!
It restored the horder faith in me and gave my Father a great
“I told you so ‘ moment of satisfaction to finally close the ‘reuse’ R of the
three R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)!!
Crikey no wonder I am mad about saving the planet in my Keep
New Zealand Beautiful tee shirt and horder genes!!
So in character I received a mayday call from my ship salvage
contacts last week.
There was another kauri launch washed up on the shores of
Great Barrier Island , subsequently wrtten off by the insurance company and
destined for the landfill!!!
Phone booths are hard to come by these days so I got changed
into my cape and mask in the car and swung into rescue mode!!
Seems the launch has form in fact she is a former grand lady
of the Gulf having been built in 1924 no less , so 93 years young!
How could anyone call time on such a magnificent example of
wooden boatbuilding from a famous bygone era…….no way……….not on my watch.
After a number of phone calls and some empassioned
negotaiation I was able to divert her from landfill albeit for another month at
least.
So if you know anyone interested in investing in saving and
restoring this once magnificent old Lady of the Waitemata then let me know.
In the meantime,yet again, I get to make a difference !!!!Wow
that makes me happy!!! J
“Be
in love with your life every minute of it”. Jack
Keronae
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