Eating my lunch in the sun room today and it was a lovely morning so far… Most of our trees are showing sign of flowers blooming – Cherry Trees out in the back off the rural road and a couple lovely Magnolia trees in the fields from the kitchen and office windows.
Imagine what kind of life will bring to everyone including us from now to the future?? Joy, Sad, relaxing, reward, war, more crimes or what ever….
In Waikato area, we have experience with wild and wet weather during the Winter season. It was so different weather from last year:
- In 2015 less thunderstorm, rain, late cold evening, early frost and plenty of sunshine.
- In 2016 over two and a half months lots of rains – mainly heavy one, a month of thunderstorm and wild wind, cold and less sun shine. Of course flooding out in the farm land.
We have not see any possums, rabbits, rats or mice lately but our dogs have heard and chased them out in the property. We caught around five to six young rats in the sun room. We know these animals are still out here and there.
I have not done any gardening project since January and I managed to do light weeding, planting a few new trees including the last three fruit trees and shrubs including plant cuttings. What was the reason that stopping me from doing gardening??
It was my injury in the neck, shoulder and elbow that prevent me from doing any activities such as house jobs, gardening, computer works and carry shopping. Of course walking our two dogs…
My GP sent a referral letter to the Neurology Clinic after I visited my Physio Therapist who he suggested that I need to see someone at the Neurology Clinic because of my nerve and muscle got worst and there is a possibility not much left. This was in January 2016 and I was told that I am on the priority two list at the Waikato Hospital. This means my waiting list will be around April and May. However everyday I walked or drive to the rural mail box and check any mails from the Waikato Hospital.. Nothing came, nothing bring me good new so far until two months ago. I emailed my GP and they followed up with the nurse. This time we were told that it will be around mid August to September.. Nothing came in the mail until I discovered that I have a different appointment last week. OF course I did not received a mail from a different department of the Waikato Hospital either. Lucky I got my family member to phone the nurse while my partner was at work. The whole thing was the failure to update my physical home address by three quarter of the Waikato Hospital Departments except Audiology Department. I asked the nurse if she can locate the booking system via Neurology Department including updating our physical address and she was happy to do it for me. Finally a proper mail came through in the rural mail box last Saturday and it was only four days closer to my appointment. Good grief, what a shocking even madness!
The jobs – One of the job bought looming for me because the work place is closing down at the end of the year or whatever. I have no luck in finding a job and many applicants have turned down. I have no idea what kind of job that I can do until I get the result from the Neurology Department first. First of all, I would love to continue to work on projects which are Deaf Adult Literacy/Numeracy, Budget Advisor for the Deaf people, Deaf History – continue to write books and collaborate stories, photos etc and finally gardening project from home. I don’t have any funding as all and no income to support these projects. Where would I find funding from? I tried to established a couple websites and to raise awareness. But no one response and donated to the projects. There are many shortage of fundings around NZ and I may need to source oversea business or private charity fundings.
Now I am wondering what kind of life will bring me and my partner for our future here. We are not going anywhere because we love our home and gardens better than in the city of Hamilton. I want to carry on with gardening projects for pleasure and encouraging my extended families to come here more often than having us to their places many times over the last many years. The gardens have changed a lot since a small number of family came here until April or May 2016. Our first Christmas lunch we invited them to come and shared with us in our newly home, was in 2014. It was not the whole extending family. This year we are staying here and to relax the day on Christmas Day as it will be our third Christmas.
Of course we understand that many of them don’t have money to travel out or their times with their friends in the city of Hamilton but what are the excuse they have or to complain. They have already been out to Raglan, Pirongia and other many places more often. We are not that far away from Hamilton and the travelling time is between 28 minutes to 1 hour (Raglan area). I made a lot of travels to the city of Hamilton three to four times a week and it was only work and a bit of shopping. I often asked them on a particular day when I will be in the city but they said they have their own plan already. They don’t regularly in touch with us than with their own family and friends. I like to have time out during the rest days when there is a beautiful weather and allow to spend time in the garden or doing something in the house even with dogs. My partner work five to six days a week in a very long hours. If I am to preparing to make video or take photos and send over to them and it won’t work on their computer or does not feel if they were here. So what is the different between here to there! I am not complaining…..
mmmmm, We enjoying popping in Morrinsville, Cambridge and other rural villages for our shopping and to enjoy drinking coffees in the cafés. Last week we visited Morrinsville and the weather was lovely. We were amazed to see how many people including children popping in one of the popular bakery along the main road in Morrinsville. I observed on what kinds of people bought on cakes/biscuits, doughnuts, pies, Sally Lunn buns and fish n chips. The most popular items were doughnuts, pies, Sally Lunn buns, chips and cakes/biscuits.
Who know what the result of my injury bring us at the end of the week!
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