Well Sis has been here for just on a week and tomorrow we head up to Christchurch by plane and then over to the Coast. One of our cousins is coming out to the airport for a catchup and a coffee between flights so we're all looking forward to that. I've been busy packing today, I keep thinking of things I've forgotten to put in but I think I'm set now. Not to worry though, there are shops in other towns if needed :)
And what have we been up to this week? Not a lot really but Lorraine (Sis) assures me she's quite happy. One day we went over to daughter Jacqui's house so Aunty could teach her to crochet, another string to her crafty bow. That's them up above and you'll see Jacqui did end up with a moon boot on her injured foot. She's happy but says it's heavy :)
Lorraine is the quilting sister and so another day we drove over to younger daughter's place to deliver a quilt to teenage grandson. He was out and about with his mates so we put it on the bed for him. He was suitably impressed when he arrived home and saw it.
Sunday was a wet miserable day so after lunch we had a look through some old photos of Mum's. I'd been looking for old school photos to put up on the reunion page and hadn't found any. There was one box left to look at and that's where we found them. The last box! Above is one the class photos with me and two of my siblings. I was a year ahead of them and teachers taught two classes. We're all in the second row, my brother on the right, I am sixth in from the right and sis is three in from the left. Large classes with up to 40 kids was the norm and the teachers had full control.
And how could we not go out for a meal? Of course we did! Lorraine, Jacqui, Vanessa Bob and I all went out for lunch yesterday. Bob and his harem :) The meals were big, read huge, I brought some of mine home and had it for tea. If that was lunch I wonder what the evening meals are like. We went to the Concord Tavern, we haven't been for quite some time, last time we were there they were upgrading the dining room and it is so much nicer now. That's Bob up above, coming down the entrance steps. It was a great hour or two just enjoying being together as family.
Lorraine and I have also been out for a couple of short walks, dictated by the cold, wet weather, and we had an afternoon in the shop and dressed the window together.
That is all for now.
Until next time,
Diana
