WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

wild life !

I had no idea that you would have moles in America ! We don't have them here in NZ but we certainly had them in England and my daughter is plagued with them in Scotland. As children, we were fascinated by the tidy piles of earth that magically appeared on the lawns. I guess the grown-ups didn't see it in quite the same way !

Rosey, that sure is one huge amount of wood...did you stack it by yourself ? Take of week off from Curves, if you did !

The church we belong to outgrew its premises a few years ago . This gave us the opportunity to put up a purpose built, community building. It contains an auditorium, a hall, several smaller rooms, showers toilets etc and a commercial kitchen. It is well used, most days of the week. It is situated next to the High School , which is another plus. Every six weeks a team of us run a Foot Clinic there. We offer a foot soak, a nail trim and a massage . It is done on a donation only basis . It took us a year to get under way , there are many regulations about such a service. We have had the support and encouragement of the local, part- time, podiatrist . We have been going now for three years and it is a great success. It was there this week, that I met with this amazing lady...... 90 yrs old, still living on her own and managing most things well. Her home was very badly damaged in the recent quake and she is now living with her son and family nearby. He quietly suggested that maybe now was the time to consider moving into a retirement complex and she was outraged ! She said "I told him I still had a lot of living left to do and that I intend to rebuild !!!" This is the second home that she has lost, she was a young married in England, during the war and was bombed out in London during an air raid . She said when the earthquake happened, she thought it was an air raid again and hoped that the bombs would miss her house ! What a character ! I expressed concern and sympathy over her plight but she brushed it off saying that "there are many out there who are worse off then me" Something we hear a lot, these days.

Have a good w/end.
Marion.

posted by Marion in NZ. @ 4:15 PM