The passage of time in Wellington and elsewhere
We have just finished weeks of preparation and he four nights of performance for Grease at St. Pats.
Isaac loved the experience again of being on stage and played the nerdy role of Eugene very well. There was a family outing on the second night to watch the action and I caught the second half again on the last night.
A very enjoyable show, with very entertaining performances all round and and a well executed funny Eugene.
Today marks 25 years of marriage. A remarkable thing to write really.
Memories of the M4, St. Margaret’s Road Southall and the trip to New York and New England.
The big celebration is the long trip to Canada in August plus the week long weekend to the ‘Rap” in two weeks.
Tonight we went to Boulcott Bistro for dinner. A nice evening- Sara chose better than me.
A bouquet of flowers sent to work too- so many things this time!
A family trip to the opera on Friday this time to see The Magic Flute.
A novelty as it was sung and spoken in English. It was an experiment as Eleanor and Isaac came too.
We have seen a few operas and this was not necessarily the best that we have seen. As it was a little long and the story not quite so easy to follow as is usual.
The music did not have the same individual impact on me as is the usual case.
Possibly like all youngest children he is the most spoilt. Well the older siblings say that is the case anyway.
IPhone 6s- so probably true.
The new member of the family. She came from the SPCA last week and is slowly acclimatising to her new environment.
Eleanor is desperate to be the one who is her best friend. Isaac does not seem to be doing as much care as expected while I dutifully sort out the ‘cat litter’.
She is quite small and certainly not like the previous ‘tigers’ in the house. However, hopefully fierce enough to make the mice move on.
A week late but all the same……
Four days away tramping the exquisite beauty of Abel Tasman, with beautiful weather and the company of your daughter.
It was great fun. Beautiful. Lovely weather. Huts were good quality. Good exercise.
Will do more in the future having learnt from this experience regarding kit and food.
Here is the photo gallery.
So another one comes around. Isaac makes it to sixteen.
As his dietary requirements are now more strict we celebrated at a restaurant that offers vegan choices. We went to a Malaysian restaurant in Cuba Street-Rasa.
A lovely evening in my eyes and good food with choices suitable for all.
A sumptuous vegan cake was produced with loving care for lunchtime.
A family outing of exercise today.
Sara, Joe, Eleanor and myself all ran the 10k. I think Joe was the fastest- certainly faster than Sara and I. Eleanor enjoyed the luxury of a cheaper entry subsidised through work. My fees (MCNZ) being spent again!
It was the first time in ages that we took part in the event partly as I have not been able to run for a longtime. As running has been back on the agenda since our summer holiday it has been a good motivator for us all. Joseph with his rugby training and the advantage of youth strides ahead now.
Despite the sore feet I am pleased with our efforts.
We celebrated at La Cloche. Possibly we did not deserve all the calories that we consumed there!
Now on the horizon the cold June Half- marathon. Time to look at a training programme.
Late again. I must find a way to write my updates on time.
Isaac is the one still at school and is going through the NCEA stage. So this year has been NCEA level 1.
In fact he did so well during the year that he had achieved endorsement with excellence prior to the exams. He was aiming for subject endorsements with his exams. The results came out last week and, yes, he did very well.
So if I remember correctly, endorsement for art, maths and RE. English results were a bot of a surprise but maybe a useful learning experience. We will see.
Anyway, great success and happy and proud parents.
He has had his prize. That replacement computer(water damage) still has a significant contribution.
