Growing older...
Jane, I hope you'll feel better about growing older when you have your op. and got your other health problems sorted. You've had a tough few years and have coped amazingly well with all of your problems. There's a lot of living left for those of us in our seventies, even if we are living in "sniper alley", as somebody told me yesterday !!This last w/end we have had three, sharp, after-shocks, all centred just down the road from here.....no damage (except to the nerves ..!), but we are all wondering what this might be indicating... It's been relatively quiet for the last few weeks and we were hoping that the land had settled .
Lovely weather here at the moment. It's been a strange summer, some very hot days (waaaayyy above our comfort level) and some days of very heavy rain which managed to keep the garden and lawns alive. A touch of autumn in the air in the early mornings now, but generally followed by cloudless, sunny days. A good time of year.
ON one of the wet days I decided to sort and tidy my fabric stash... What a big job (!) Fun though and inspiring too . Can't handle all that fabric without being inspired to put a few of them together !! I haven't done any serious quilting for over two years so it's really good to be back into it and to find myself enjoying it so much . DH and a friend went away for a four day fishing trip which presented me with the perfect opportunity to make a good start on a new quilt top. Perfect.
The DD's are well. DD in H.K. is in Scotland packing up their home there. They are having extensive alterations done this year, which requires the house to be emptied . A big job. DD in Auckland is back into the new school year, two of her children are at new schools this year so there's been a "settling in " period to deal with. (children are such drama queens these days...!!!) DH and I are going up for a few days at the beginning of March. It will be good to see them all again.
Greetings to all readers, new and old. It's nice to have this blog available to us even if we don't use it often.
Marion ...who is off to inspect the house for cracks...
posted by Marion in NZ. @ 3:34 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Marion! Will pray for the shakes to stop. I can't imagine the anxiety. At least when we have a hurricane coming we have several day's notice.
Question--what does your DD and DSIL from Scotland do in Hong Kong? I'm thinking something in the banking industry, but could be way off.
Doing yard clean up this morning. We think the cold weather is over, so have to trim the dead stuff.
Sara in Fla.
Hi Sarah. Strangely enough, most of us aren't too anxious about the shakes, except when they actually happen ! Many who had homes badly effected in the main shake (Sept) are still living with difficulties, it's a long slow business getting homes repaired and water and sewage pipes replaced.
DSIL works for Swires. An English company, HK based. He's involved with Cathay Pacific, which is an airline they own. You weren't far off with your guess ,lots of the ex-pats there are involved with banking !
Hope you've had a good day cleaning up the yard.
Marion
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