Happy holidays!
Jan. 26th, 2007 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nishatalithaHaving previously taken books back to Wellington and removing about a dozen this time enabled me to contract my four boxes in the roof into three boxes in the roof. I also left my parents a list of childrens book I recommended that they keep, along with a similar, but not identical, list of those I'll keep if they don't want to. I hope to get one of the boxes down this year when my brother goes through on his way to Christchurch. No idea of the likelihood, though.
The Hamilton place looks emptyish. Shelves aren't crammed with books and there are pictures on the wall where there never were before. Tauranga definitely feels more lived in. Went out to Raglan and saw my Dad's parents. Everytime I see them I'm reminded of how old they are. It was good to see them. As usual, there was a family dinner last night and I chatted with my brother-in-law and tried to convince him to start roleplaying, as he was asking me a lot of questions about it. If anyone knows anything about RPGing in the 'tron, please let me know, and I'll pass the info onto him.
This morning, to my surprise, Mum took me shopping, so I now have another three tops for my summer wardrobe. We just missed having to leave Centerplace due to a fire alarm, which may have been an actual fire, as the jewellers were closed with firemen in the shop when we walked through later.
It's been muggy up here more or less since I arrived and I was expecting the same when we came back to Tauranga. Apart from finding the car too hot (no air conditioning and the front passenger window doesn't open), it was a nice trip. I went down for a swim as soon as possible. The water was nice and I managed to avoid the metres of sea lettuce by the boat ramp. Apparently we don't usually get much here. Sea lettuce, while a pretty colour, stinks and is really annoying, especially if you're like me and don't like things touching your feet when you're swimming.
When I got back from my swim, I noticed a most unusual flower in the back yard. It was a hibiscus that looks like it was coloured by a drunk painter, because it shades from yellow at the outer-most edge through to orange, a large layer of pink - all in relatively pastelly colours, with the center bright red! This is compounded by the fact that the petals look like partially scrunched tissue paper. I'll get a photo before I leave. It's neat.
Either tonight or tomorrow we leave for Matarangi on the Coromandel, this being the start of Auckland Anniversary Weekend. My brother is staying here and in Hamilton so he can go to Parachute for at least one day, so it'll be me and the folks. I have the dozen books or so (mostly McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon) I fished out of the attic, Dad has gotten out DVDs which includes PoTCII among others, I have my crossstitch, of which I have already done about a cm worth of stitching, I think, and there is, of course, the beach and (hopefully) the sun. There is not, alas, the internets. I will be missing the internets, I will.
Have still only read one of the three books I brought with me, as well as the one I purchased, but did read one of my childhood favourites when I was in the 'tron, and decided that as much as I enjoyed it then, I do not actually need a copy of Follow My Leader by James Garfield, a book about a kid blinded by a firecracker, in Wellington or indeed, at all. It wasn't that good. I am bringing four books back to Wellington to cull - the first three Robert Jordan ones and the first one in a series by Juliet Marilliner. I'd rather cull them at home than here - that way I can exchange.
Dad is mowing the lawn. Along with people, the items that are most frequently making the trip between the two locations are the vaccum cleaner and the lawnmower. People here are mostly elderly, but very friendly. Mum was saying that she's not used to having neighbours who are actually interested in who you are and what you're doing. Their section looks tiny, but I am assured that it's about the same size as the Hamilton place. Hamilton, btw, now goes to auction late February. I'm hoping that goes really well.
I am almost in holiday mode now. I've started losing track of days of the week, which is a good sign.
Um. Can someone tell me when I need to have a registration in for the Otaki Ultimate thing, and if I can get a lift up?
The Hamilton place looks emptyish. Shelves aren't crammed with books and there are pictures on the wall where there never were before. Tauranga definitely feels more lived in. Went out to Raglan and saw my Dad's parents. Everytime I see them I'm reminded of how old they are. It was good to see them. As usual, there was a family dinner last night and I chatted with my brother-in-law and tried to convince him to start roleplaying, as he was asking me a lot of questions about it. If anyone knows anything about RPGing in the 'tron, please let me know, and I'll pass the info onto him.
This morning, to my surprise, Mum took me shopping, so I now have another three tops for my summer wardrobe. We just missed having to leave Centerplace due to a fire alarm, which may have been an actual fire, as the jewellers were closed with firemen in the shop when we walked through later.
It's been muggy up here more or less since I arrived and I was expecting the same when we came back to Tauranga. Apart from finding the car too hot (no air conditioning and the front passenger window doesn't open), it was a nice trip. I went down for a swim as soon as possible. The water was nice and I managed to avoid the metres of sea lettuce by the boat ramp. Apparently we don't usually get much here. Sea lettuce, while a pretty colour, stinks and is really annoying, especially if you're like me and don't like things touching your feet when you're swimming.
When I got back from my swim, I noticed a most unusual flower in the back yard. It was a hibiscus that looks like it was coloured by a drunk painter, because it shades from yellow at the outer-most edge through to orange, a large layer of pink - all in relatively pastelly colours, with the center bright red! This is compounded by the fact that the petals look like partially scrunched tissue paper. I'll get a photo before I leave. It's neat.
Either tonight or tomorrow we leave for Matarangi on the Coromandel, this being the start of Auckland Anniversary Weekend. My brother is staying here and in Hamilton so he can go to Parachute for at least one day, so it'll be me and the folks. I have the dozen books or so (mostly McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon) I fished out of the attic, Dad has gotten out DVDs which includes PoTCII among others, I have my crossstitch, of which I have already done about a cm worth of stitching, I think, and there is, of course, the beach and (hopefully) the sun. There is not, alas, the internets. I will be missing the internets, I will.
Have still only read one of the three books I brought with me, as well as the one I purchased, but did read one of my childhood favourites when I was in the 'tron, and decided that as much as I enjoyed it then, I do not actually need a copy of Follow My Leader by James Garfield, a book about a kid blinded by a firecracker, in Wellington or indeed, at all. It wasn't that good. I am bringing four books back to Wellington to cull - the first three Robert Jordan ones and the first one in a series by Juliet Marilliner. I'd rather cull them at home than here - that way I can exchange.
Dad is mowing the lawn. Along with people, the items that are most frequently making the trip between the two locations are the vaccum cleaner and the lawnmower. People here are mostly elderly, but very friendly. Mum was saying that she's not used to having neighbours who are actually interested in who you are and what you're doing. Their section looks tiny, but I am assured that it's about the same size as the Hamilton place. Hamilton, btw, now goes to auction late February. I'm hoping that goes really well.
I am almost in holiday mode now. I've started losing track of days of the week, which is a good sign.
Um. Can someone tell me when I need to have a registration in for the Otaki Ultimate thing, and if I can get a lift up?
