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Busy as always Viktoria and always interesting snippets with this and that. ANZAC Day next week, 25th and 2nd week of school holidays. Miss nearly 10 granddaughter had to be up so early last year to make the dawn parade with her Sea Scout group, preparing for same but as they're coming down here Saturday and staying for a few days leader is flexible of where she attends if not back in time as long as a photographic record as part of her badge as well.

Well done with persevering with that consumer issue with rewarding result RTL 

You'll be pleased to have both eyes attended to now BB and seemingly successful ... I won't put up the 'cool' emoticon as it might look inappropriate and even the 'wink' one now might! ...

Getting adjusted to the days drawing in with seasonal change and clocks back but some lovely mild days so far, plenty to keep us occupied with comings and goings etc, flu jabs done at start of week.

Cheers all ...
 

Re the topic of the diary thread, as in 'stay safe' .. Covid is quite active about and we are well aware with various family having had it this year already. Schools went back in NZ end of January/ early February after the long summer break. It was a public holiday here on 6th Feb, Waitangi Day, which was a Tuesday, know of one school in South Island had an extended long weekend closing the Monday as well as not enough teachers as so many had Covid! They suspect contracted with a teacher only day the previous week all together 
Our older daughter had her teacher only day Monday this week but she was only just out of isolation herself having had it and also her two younger girls home sick with covid all the previous week. The kindy her 4 year old attends had a notice up on the board that daughter noticed after she had stayed a while with 21 month old having a little play on the Friday before. Miss 4 wasn't quite her usual self so was tested that evening and a clear positive, By the Sunday daughter tested positive and wee one as well. 9 year old didn't get it, she was the only one who had had it previously just over a year ago, daddy didn't get it but he stayed at his parents place and they had previously had it as well but they were good with dropping off necessities and meals etc. The little ones had high temps and sleepy mostly and daughter quite chesty and loss of smell, couldn't smell Vicks vaporub  but a bonus for nappy changing! While she was visiting us for her her dad's birthday late last month she had a booster jab as didn't want to start the school term without some form of protection. Also avoided going to a camp with some friends as possibly a bit of a risk with school due back, then missed birthday party of one of the friends who went to the camp and came home safe and well because of this isolation herself. So she reckons she's no longer a 'unicorn' but we know quite a few  like her who hadn't had Covid previously and we haven't yet either ... touch wood and up to date with booster vacs, out and about as usual so fingers crossed as well. Younger daughter and her husband also had it at New Year ...

Stay safe and well ...

Hello again
Beautiful sunny day so far  but we are predicted  a bad day tomorrow, shame that as I was going  to go out, weather permitting .

Lots of areas have snow, hope everyone keeps safe and warm.

Must admit to being a bit if an ostrich regarding  news,  I don't read or watch much of it on TV,   very depressing .

Take care everyone.
  LM

Less of the warm for me thanks, nearly 2 am and still in low 20's C and humid though coping reasonably well, do hope all good for you and others getting about though with winter weather disruptions.

I do try to follow news to a degree and less so with certain subjects, like others sometimes just headlines or just in brevity.

Happy New Year, and a warm one with my greeting being summertime, the nappies would be dry and crisp in no time here Viktoria with line drying about one and a half hours at the moment.

Also feral wallabies causing environmental issues in NZ, we're much closer to their origin down under of course but as with most introduced foreign species that thrive rather too well they have become quite problematic.

Lovely to read of your various festive celebrations and trips, very unfortunate for you Jeff and hope you are rapidly recovering, also not so good for those who had the unwanted and untimely virus gift making it all particularly miserable and change of plans etc. NZ have also had another 'wave' during December early January with so many reported cases again and some of our family included in those numbers with a great niece at Christmas and daughter and son-in-law at New year. They've each had it previously but still a few days out of action and just not nice. Our immediate family celebration on Boxing Day was hosted by said daughter and it was a great time together, she would have been really unhappy had they been unwell or tested positive earlier, they had also  been to quite a few  enjoyable functions before and after so quite a bit of mixing and no doubt others doing so while not so well!

Older daughter and grandchildren stayed over 5 days with us, all good too and we met up again New Years Day at Highland Games where son-in-law now officiates instead of competing.
Plenty of shade and sunscreen required, particularly for our little ones and doing our best to be sensible through this summer, nice to now be able to pick times to walk the beach so close to home and often quite a pleasant off shore breeze.

Hard to believe, as we always say! that we're already 10 days into this year and we're now 2 months in our new home as well but it's been a good move. A sad farewell to a first cousin to start the year, otherwise we're  'happy as Larry' ( no relation )

Alll the best ...

Such sadness for you and your family losing a cherished loved one, she obviously brought much happiness into your lives and will be remembered with much fondness as you share that and the memories together and support each other with the bereavement. Condolences from me too ...