“You know when you are getting old when you no longer believe the clouds are made of candyfloss and that he trees will not give you a hug when you are sad”
IQ aged 5 +11/12
Author: telboy2
“I thought they would end up in Kansas”
A bit late in the day but update of the New year period. We went camping up the”cup of tea coast”, Quirkes and Rudgleys in convoy. Tents were erected, and BBQ had, and wine and beer drunk, not withstanding the beers nicked out of the campsite fridge by the local trash. The Rs were in the reserve tent-which is no more. We pitched the tents in what turned out to be a wind tunnel on a very windy night, so much so that the Rudgley abode for the night was turned into a pancake when the three sets of poles snapped. There was lots of noise and a stirring speech from Richard in Churchillian fashion, telling his family it was all fine as long as they did as he said and did not open the tent door and create a vortex. Lisa laughed and cried and got up early to amuse Sara, and children turned over and ignored dad. It was decided to move on earlier than planned and the said “quality” tent from the Warehouse went in the bin.
Back to Wellington for New Year’s Eve on the deck.
New Year’s Day style contest
So, here are the men dressing up for the afternoon, enjoying the sun and dressed to kill. Which style do you prefer?
Boxing Day
So, here we all are on the day. Trip to the beach again, this time in beautiful sunshine to play cricket, play in the surf and run around. Adults sat on bums and ate and drank. In the evening, it was time to move around the coast and snorkel. The clever ones found the paua to cook on the beach, for all others to try the taste, and otherwise eat the chips from the local chipper.
Play spot the face in the photo. How many can you name?
Christmas Eve rugby on the the beach
We went to the south coast to see a different view and play with the oval ball on the beach. That is the males in the contingent did, while others went straight to the cafe. The line up are smiling. This is after everyone had had their turn at drinking coffee and pop.
Kiwi Christmas Tree
Down south version of the Christmas tree, this one, in our garden has just gone into bloom.
Certainly better than the naff plastic thing in the lounge!
Miracle Man saves Santa’s day
Life saving prof does favour for old friend and keeps the christmas spirit alive
Thanks
Henrik can smile too
To the Sounds
The Hacks on holiday in “Godzone” or “God’s own”.
Trip to the Marborough Sounds to see the beauty and in the end enjoy the cloud cover. All children completed the walk along the Charlotte Track, 15Km worth.
Half time whistle for the cricket season
So this morning was the last game of grade 10 for Joe until the resumption of hostilities in February, after possibly some intensive training.
Joe is an all rounder who is “solid”.
Just worked out his figures for proceedings so far.
Bowling; overs 14.3, runs 84 (includes 15 wides or No balls) Wickets 4, with an economy of 5.8
He has also been keeping wicket, no stumpings achieved but style marks reasonable.
Batting; 14 runs for 5 outs so average of 2.8, and strike rate of 17/100 balls. So needs some work on stroke play I would say.
However, his are not the worst figures-go team!
So rest now from Saturday mornings rushing around and being frazled in the sun. Time to work on Joe’s forward defensive and slow left arm spin.