Monday 2nd
Sally went off on early flight to Wellington for the day.
Plasterer in for the morning. His wife came to help him.
To Christine’s with Emily.
To the library.
To Blue Turtle for coffee and play.
Tea and occupy the girls. Played ludo.
Ian late.
Sally followed.
Tuesday 3rd
I went off in search of Easter eggs. The main supermarket
only had a few at the end of some of the aisles. There were even less in the St
Heliers. I don’t think Easter means so much here as it does in the UK. We shall
see.
Collected Emily in the car due to threat of rain.
Said good bye to the plasterer.
Ordered fish and chips to collect from St Heliers on the way
back from dancing.
Wednesday 4th
Had a good chat with Joni on Skype.
Went to Sylvia Park to buy Easter Bunnies and anti-dandruff
shampoo.
Took Emily to Christine’s lesson.
Builder installed underfloor heating.
Went with Sally to Zoe’s Brownie enrolment.
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| Underfloor heating |
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| Emily in our bed |
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| Poi Swinging |
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| Becoming a Brownie |
Thursday 5th
Last day of term.
Ian had an early start to get tiles. Sally and mum got girls to school. Ian arrived with tiles at 9.00. Tiler arrived at 9.30 then disappeared for a while and came back to do sealant.
After lunch we took Emily to the last Gymbaroo of the term.
On the way home we stopped off for Emily to have an ice-pop and a play at Maddils Farm Reserve (Park).
Friday 6th
Ian had an early start to get tiles. Sally and mum got girls to school. Ian arrived with tiles at 9.00. Tiler arrived at 9.30 then disappeared for a while and came back to do sealant.
Mum and I went off to Mission Bay to buy hats. We didn't find any so we went up to East Ridge shopping centre. We bought nothing, but we had coffee and chocolate cake. We could not find what we wanted in St Heliers, but we did buy a loaf of tasty bread.
We had a round about journey home but we had a good view of the city.
I put my painting on the wall of our room then we went to collect Emily. Sally met us and bought the Kindy guinea pigs back to stay here for half of the holiday.
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| Spice |
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| Honey |
On the way home we stopped off for Emily to have an ice-pop and a play at Maddils Farm Reserve (Park).
Friday 6th
Today is a bank holiday. In most parts of the country most shops are closed.
The first event of the day was the emergence of another monarch butterfly from Zoe's tank.
Ian, Emily and me set off for Glenbrook Vintage Railway. It was an operating day and we were able to ride on a steam train for a few miles down the track. Emily loved it and was quite surprised when we found 'Thomas' in the engine shed.
At lunch time Ian took us to a cafe that had been converted from an old library. Strangely it was originally a Carnegie library as was the old Stapleford library (research needed).
I think that the fare partaken might shock UK diners. With my pancake there was banana cooked in its own skin, blueberry ice-cream, syrup poured on and bacon sandwiched in. Delicious.
Emily had a great time playing on the bouncy castle when she was not eating.
Back home Mummy, Grandma and Zoe had been doing a variety of things like watching a monarch butterfly hatch, taking the two creatures to their food plant, playing with the guinea pigs and making Easter nest on cupcakes, hot cross buns and painting eggs.
Before Emily could settle down to paint her eggs a praying mantis had to be evicted from the house to where it settled on the pool fencing
Irene and I walked down to the beach and spent an hour sitting in the sun reading.
A bad day had been forecast, but I am sure that the holiday makers had a good time under a blue sky.
On our travels today it was obvious from the great Auckland exodus that the holiday had begun. The motorway was solid for miles leaving the city.
The first event of the day was the emergence of another monarch butterfly from Zoe's tank.
Ian, Emily and me set off for Glenbrook Vintage Railway. It was an operating day and we were able to ride on a steam train for a few miles down the track. Emily loved it and was quite surprised when we found 'Thomas' in the engine shed.
At lunch time Ian took us to a cafe that had been converted from an old library. Strangely it was originally a Carnegie library as was the old Stapleford library (research needed).
I think that the fare partaken might shock UK diners. With my pancake there was banana cooked in its own skin, blueberry ice-cream, syrup poured on and bacon sandwiched in. Delicious.
Emily had a great time playing on the bouncy castle when she was not eating.
Back home Mummy, Grandma and Zoe had been doing a variety of things like watching a monarch butterfly hatch, taking the two creatures to their food plant, playing with the guinea pigs and making Easter nest on cupcakes, hot cross buns and painting eggs.
Before Emily could settle down to paint her eggs a praying mantis had to be evicted from the house to where it settled on the pool fencing
Irene and I walked down to the beach and spent an hour sitting in the sun reading.
A bad day had been forecast, but I am sure that the holiday makers had a good time under a blue sky.
On our travels today it was obvious from the great Auckland exodus that the holiday had begun. The motorway was solid for miles leaving the city.
Saturday 7th
A very quiet day.
Ian went out shopping. He came back and went out shoe shopping with Sally and the girls.
I started on the new painting in the morning.
Sally and mum went out shopping for curtains in the afternoon. Ian, the girls and I had a quiet afternoon.
Ian went out shopping. He came back and went out shoe shopping with Sally and the girls.
I started on the new painting in the morning.
Sally and mum went out shopping for curtains in the afternoon. Ian, the girls and I had a quiet afternoon.
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