WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Traumatized dogs....!

I can just imagine Rosey, rushing around with the fly swat ! A scary vision indeed ! Poor Hope ! Here we have a traumatized Beagle . She rushes to the door as soon as she feels an after-shock. Doesn't make for a restful time for any of us as she is more sensitive to them than we are . Last night we had six within the hour from 10.30pm., the strongest was 4.4 magnitude. I only felt three of them.

Christchurch is functioning well, repairs and demolitions are taking place, but seemingly, in a very controlled way. Most people, whose homes are beyond repair, have now been moved to holiday or rental accommodation.The Housing Corp. will pay the rent for the first month and guarantee the home owners that the accommodation will be returned in the same condition as it was taken over. That sounds fair. Some tension in the city about "historic buildings " (built in the latter half of the 19th Century ) being restored (at great cost) . So important to some and less so for others. People are tired and a bit jumpy still. Lots of counsellors out there, available for people who need that sort of help. Out here in the country the sun is shining and I am busy baking for the volunteers while DH is out mowing lawns for a sick neighbour.

What a colourful world we live in. There's Doris looking out onto "burning bushes " and Rosey walking through "colourful tunnels. My hyacinths are delicate pastel shades, the Poly's are vibrant reds and yellows, the pansies, all colours, and the anemones, deep purple and red...the winter roses are fading but still beautiful and all this surrounded by the daffodils and blossom trees.. Altogether, a lot to enjoy and be thankful for.

Have a good day.
Marion.

posted by Marion in NZ. @ 4:09 PM