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[Mica]

Mo4ning all 
Another nice day with a chilly start.

Made nightie with matching panties so I am decent when up and about. Used nice cotton spandex lovely and soft.
Do t know what I will tackle today.

Made up some bread rough last night which has risen nicely in the fridge over night just waiting for it to get to room temp. 5he things I do for my glutinous lot. I suppose the lively smell of baking bread doesn't end up on my hips.
Going to make some cinnamon a n raisin twirls for DH.

Keep up the good work PE

Coffee finished and the k9s are lurking for their walk

Have a good day

[popeye333]

Morning everyone

Cooler here and Missy didn't want to get out of bed.. Or should I say Off me. She sleeps on my side, like Im her person heater lol.

I wish I could get a reporter into the home. But you still have to make an appointment to visit anyone. Makes it tricky indeed.

Exactly Kiwimade, they could have hurt her worse than she was. I had to walk away as Im not staff or an ambo. but I did report it to the MOH.

Not a lot on my agenda today. I cant seem to shake this pain in my back. I think it may be my right kidney so Ive got a nice hot water bottle on it.

I might dive into MrP's mothers sewing box, well I guess its mine after 30 plus years, Im sure there is a roll of invisible cotton in there. I think it would be good to sew the ribbon onto the pillowcases I got late last year. if nothing else its always a trip down memory lane in there. With stuff of MrPs mums and lace and stuff from my grandmother.

I dont think we had anyone on my mothers side in the wars.. Although both my parents were in the Army when they met.
My eldest brother was in the Navy but never saw war.

My paternal great uncle died in WW11.

And one of my nephews went to East Timor and Afghanistan. It really surprised me he joined the Army. He hated being told what to do when he was young.

Let we forget

[JanW]

Good morning from a chilly HB but itÔÇÖs going to be a lovely day
Popeye you need to contact the new Aged Commissioner - there is a button on her page to complete a complaint - her page says she follows up complaints about the ministry of health and the conditions of residents - so that might speed up a secret investigation .Did you see on the news this week the interview at the rest home that had shut one entire wing down as they had no staff - the residents had been moved into hospital and all their belongings were left in their rooms hoping they would be able to return - I felt so sad seeing all their treasures being left it must have been so upsetting but the lady running the rest home had no option her Phillipine nurses had been sent home and she just canÔÇÖt get any staff even though she is paying really well .Keep on documenting everything Popeye - my friend working in the home here has forced a change with the residents not being fed but she only works four days a week so what happens when she isnÔÇÖt working .Its obviously a problem all around the country that needs to be fixed - so many people in homes have no voice

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Kiwimade, I have a great uncle, My grandmother's beloved older brother Jack Dagg on that wall too. Too high up for me to reach to give him a poppy, but every visit to the museum I used to go say hello for her, because she mourned him all her life. She told me stories of him, and he lived on through those stories, just as all our forebears seem to do. I doubt though our younger family members have any idea of the life of young Jack, his talents, the way he was loved, even that he went to war and became one of those kiwis on foreign soil.

Until they do a family tree in their later years that is! Funny how those connections start to matter as we age. I do have hopes though that my beautiful grandson will carry the memory of my father, along with his name, forward into the future. He apparently has a real interest in his military career so I sent him the medals, and the Commission document signed by George VI and the photos in the Korean trenches, so maybe that will go forward, a kind of immortality achieved. For as long as he is remembered. Anzac Day for me though means recalling my father's nightmares, the phosphorous burns down his back, his nausea and revulsion at the smell of roasting pork, and our troubled relationship that rose from his absence for the first three years of my life, while he was away in that conflict. And when I see 'his' guns, the ones that stand on the forecourt of the museum, the ones he lifted me to sit on as a tiny child, that is Anzac Day for me. Then I 'remember them', and wish all our poppies, past and future, could be white ones.

[kiwimade64]

   

morning ladies   We have a very thick fog this morning, typical for ANZAC Day.  There is no local service again this year for us   so I thought I would post a photo of an ANZAC poppy grown in the garden last spring.

Lest we forget.

[Mica]

Morning all
Another beautiful day not a cloud in the sky great for ANZAC service. No local one this year which is disappointing ting.

The bread I made was appreciated by my lot, date and orange tea ring, Palin bread rolls and a plait with sugar and nut topping. The smell was lovely.  Crazy to make stuff I can't eat

Made a sleeved bib yesterday it need refining so will work on that today

Off to the gym  got to get my heart rate up

Have a good day

[Oh_hunnihunni]

What a gorgeous photo that is. I do love a frilly flower!

[Mica]

Wow KM beautiful flower

[popeye333]

Morning everyone

Its sunny, calm and coolish this morning.

No official service here either, as they made the decision when in the red traffic light system and cant officially close the road now. But they are going to have some gathering. Its on my way to town so I will have to pop around a large block, either way, to get to a friends then MrP.

What a beautiful Poppy Kiwimade. Do you have a picture of the top?. Poppies are in my top five flowers.

The seasons have changed and so have the hotties lol... Now only one in the fridge for the knee and the other back in the hot cycle for my back.. But I sooo love my long hotties. Perfect size for my back and hips and the size of my chair.

Did anyone watch Dancing with the Stars last night? I enjoyed it and was quite surprised at their talents... BUT the Noise I didnt like... It was really annoying.

TV was a real juggle last night for both of us but thank goodness for repeats lol.

Id be quite happy to stay and home and hug the hottie today , but I better take MrP his goodies lol.

Have a fab day all

[Roma]

Good morning all.

Lovely sunny day here, perfect for the dawn service that happened in our town. I didn't get there due to a rough night with a vomiting dog unfortunately. She had obviously been eating what I didn't know about during the day with all the family here for lunch    The old planes have been doing some fly overs since though, amazing old girls. 

Gorgeous, fitting for the day poppy KM.

Yes, watched DWTS Popeye ... always amazing the ones who perform with obvious talent.

Better have a quick coffee before helping a niece finish planting out her garden.

Happy Anzac Day.

[Lilith7]

Another Anzac day - it would wonderful if we humans could manage to stop killing each other in yet another war; they're inevitably tragic for all those they affect. I think we need to work towards somehow finding other, more humane ways to deal with situations although for now it seems there's no alternative.

Had a slightly different weekend, was to head over to one of the malls with DIL to do a bit of shopping for two or three looming birthdays but sweetie darling no 2 decided he'd come as well, since he needed a screwdriver or some sort of tool. Easy to tell he seldom goes near a mall as he'd no clue which turnoff to take or where the parking was - lucky DIL could help him!

Managed to complete shopping for great granddaughters birthday, & make a start on the wee boys - they're easy, as they're both in love with super heroes & dinosaurs.

Caught up with a friend from down south on Sunday via phone call, she had covid a while ago & is still recovering.

[kiwimade64]

Family have been and gone And I'm almost at the end of the garden prunning. Finished up just as they arrived so good timing.

Popeye, we use the 'on demand' feature and this way we can catch up on any programme we want to see. Love it. MrK doesn't like DWTS so if I want to see it, I go on demand. Likewise with the Great British Sewing Bee. If he wants to watch the other channel, then he watches on demand later.

I bet someone fed your dog something they shouldn't have, roma. Hope he's ok and over the vomiting. Poor thing

I'm glad you liked the poppy, I love frilly flowers too. One of my favourite roses is Frilly Jilly with a yellow rose. Another is Blueberry Hill with lavender roses. My begonia is frilly too, a gorgeous apricot colour.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

My easter egg blueberry plants were delivered yesterday. Boy they are great plants. One still has a berry on it!! So now I have Winter to decide where to put them...

[Mica]

Morning all

Rain over night bit c,oudy this morning but mild


Drafted off sleeved bibs yesterday and made toilles up from some laminated cotton I found in the stash. Tried them on DGD and some tweaks are required to the bottom of sleeves so will make the pattern alterations today.

Have appointments this morning  so k9s will walk with DH.

Life chugging along sometimes it feels like groundhog day.

Have a good day

[popeye333]

Morning everyone

Very Chilly tho. Needed another layer on the bed at 4am so grabbed a towel and laid it over the top of the bed lol.. Will have to get the blankets out now.

MrP wasnt well at all yesterday. We're not sure if his head is the return of his neuralgia, but the Dr. will see him today. He was in his jammies all day.
They had a lovely looking Roast beef lunch with roast tatties and pumpkin. The potatoes looked very yummy and crunchie. Even home made yorkshire pudding. And peas for the others.
And everyone had eggs for tea.... They are being very attentive at the mo lol.

I told Him and Bobbie I didnt want to hear of them behaving, and then told two other ladies in the dining room the same and one of the carers was fluffing around in the kitchen and I could hear her laughing too lol.

Baking today. My little chopper didnt want to chop the peanuts last night so I got frustrated. Put them into a container to shake the living daylights out of them and the "excuse my french" bloody lid came off. Peanuts every where..A waste of nearly a full cup of peanuts... By the time Id swept them up I was hot and more sore than I had been all day. If I wasnt so annoyed Id have laughed my head off lol

But today is another day and Im sure things will go well.. Ive changed my system a little, I have the racks on the stove hobb side of the kitchen so I can use the breakfast bar to sit at and roll out the shortbread. It makes heaps more than if rolled into balls. Just under 2 pounds of butter for today mix. But Ill keep a lot in the freezer and drip feed them to MrP.

Have to agree Mica it is somewhat like ground hog day , for the last couple of years really eh.

Have a fab day everyone

[Oh_hunnihunni]

It really is silly having these long weekends all rolled up together at this end of the year, no wonder we feel we are reliving the previous week. Still, having just done my regular Super Tuesday budget and accounting it looks as if I will survive the coming fortnight, despite my love of a frivolous frittering, without robbing the tiny savings account just yet.

I had fallen for the idea of making an overstitched patchwork jacket, very simple kimono style cut, along the idea of the many gorgeous examples I have come across on Pinterest lately. And then, all of a sudden I noticed I had the perfect fabric in an op shop score Morgan & Finch quilt that I have draped over the back of my chair. It is 'Indian' style paisleys and tile patterns in gorgeous bright pastels, and being a double would have enough fabric to make into a jacket, flat fell seams, overstitch quilted, already lined, so much less effort than going from scratch - but would I have the courage to take my gorgeous sharp fabric scissors to it? And would I be able to get over its previous life if I did make it up, or would it just languish on a hanger because it was too 'duvet ish'...

Best I just stick to my denims!

[Lilith7]

No, to hell with that Hunni - the world needs more colour, especially this time of year., Cut, & damn the torpedoes, it sounds as though it'd make a lovely jacket!


Feeling slightly knackered, having got the shopping done I went out into the garden intending to do one small easy job. And then I spotted the bean seed I needed to pick & those weeds attacking the fence & the ones near the compost bin & a couple of tomatoes nearly ready to get inside from the cold nights & a few apples lying about - & much later I came inside, in dire need of a cuppa.

[kiwimade64]

morning ladies It's overcast this morning, I hope it stays this way as I have soil to move onto the new part of the garden today.

I'm with lilith on this, OHH! Cut the quilt! *chants* cut the quilt! cut the quilt! lol. It sounds beautiful and just imagine yourself wrapped in it while being outside <3

Lilith, you sound a bit like me. Have a plan on what I want to do in the garden, spot a weed and away I go. One thing leads to another. MrK calls it 'magpie thinking', I spot something and get distracted like a magpie finding something shiny. But as my sister-in-law says, it doesn't matter what you do in the garden, it needed doing anyway!

I've made some winter feed up for the birds as the waxeyes are back in the garden. They're about a month early so thought I would encourage them to stay. It takes a day or two for them to find it but word seems to spread and we end up with a small flock of them.

No stitching for a couple of days, it's been a busy here. MrK's foot is still sore so I'm the one doing the bulk of what needs to be done. To be honest, I'm over his woe-is-me moaning. I think there is a reason why I'm not a nurse or doctor lol.

Happy crafting

[Roma]

Good morning.

It's looking to be a sun shiny day here.  A bit jaded this morning as a family car we have temporarily parked here decided to let the neighbourhood know it was alarmed in the middle of the night,  then again an hour later! Turned off after that! Another hour later our dog needed an urgent outside toilet stop!  

I agree, OHH don't hold back, go for it with that quilt. 

Haha Lilith, I also know that "one thing leads to another" occurrence!

Nothing particular planned,  a niece is due a week before dil, so plenty of knitting on the cards now that the evenings are cooling down 

Have a great day all.

[Mica]

Morning all
Another nice day a bit of mist around hills 

DH disappears into the garden too 

Couldn't really get enthused about a xewing project yesterday so drafted and altered some baby patterns.

On e finish my coffee off to city to drop car in for WOF  will wait and read a book I think. Last time I trekked to Cuba St and just sipping my drink and got a message my car was ready so not worth the 20 min walk - well thats my excuse anyway

Still deciding what I will sew at sewing retreat next month need to get on to that

Have a great day