There has been a lot of community centre work to do, particularly since I am not going to stand for the post of secretary in the new year. Irene and I have both been busy in the centre. Irene has ironed all the new curtains and I have spent many hours building the new PA system with parallel amplifiers and speakers.
On the first day of the month there was some sunshine so I went for my own walk in the park to record some of the autumn colours.
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| Beauty Berries |
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| Kit Car |
With the courtesy of Asda mum and I now have new spectacles. The tests were thorough and the prices right.
We found time for a walk along the canal. It was dull with a bit of blue, the wind was beginning to get up, but I was more confident than I had been all summer that we would have no rain.
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| Black Bryony Berries |
On the following day we were really busy. It took all morning to black-out our meeting room. The speaker, Stuart Dixon, was very knowledgeable concerning the history of garden flowers and we look froward to visiting his garden at Hebb's Farmhouse next summer.
I had an appointment with the the audiologist at the end of the week. This was to check my hearing aids and get supplies before we leave for NZ
On Sunday we made our way to MK. The weather and traffic was kind both ways. First we visited Margaret and Arthur. It was good to see them. They too look forward to an international flight. From there we went to tidy up the graves of Irene's mum and dad at the crematorium.
Next we made our way to Wetherspoons in the city center to meet Tim, Isla, Iona and Izzy. It was good to spend time with them. Back at their house there was an exchange of Christmas presents. We had to open ours especially so that they could see my reaction. Any one else reading this will have to wait until Christmas.
There was a bit of excitement the following week. Storm 'Abigail' struck. The UK now has a list of storm names (http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-10/20/met-office-storm-names-barney-steve-wendy/viewgallery/619371). On Tuesday night we had two storm black outs. At the time I had my tablet computer on which meant that we had some way of seeing. Just as we located the torch the power came on to be followed by a further storm blackout. In the morning there were bits of twigs and a few branches down, but there seemed to be little other damage. It did upset our viewing of a programme we watched later on 'My Shows'.
During the week I visited the Doctor. He had a student and it fell to her to ask me why I had called in. To which I replied, "to waste his time and tell him that I was going on holiday". I continued by saying that I need authorisation for four month supply of medicine and that I would like to know the results of my recent blood test. His report was that I have a chlorestoral level of 3.5 (which is brilliant) and that my liver and kidney functions are at 100%. The blood pressure check was very normal.
Irene also had a similar meeting with her doctor. Her appointment took a little longer than mine. However, we should not complain as we can still see a doctor at short notice.
Apart from the sub-zero temperatures (for the first time this year) we had a very pleasant evening with Jan and Lawrence. We had pre-ordered Chinese food from the local take-away. Irene and I had ours with Thai sauce and with Thai rice. Irene declared it to be the best take-away we have had in a long time. Afterwards we played a 30s railway game. It involved a map of Great Britain and the object was to travel from an agreed point on the south coast and take tracks to an agreed point on the south coast. There were way points to go through and other points could be added at the throw of a '6'. Although the board and all the writing was tiny the game played well. The other problem was that the yellow cards told you to go to a destination that was defined by it peculiarity. In those days Northampton was known for its shoe making industry and Sheffield for its steel.
We spent another pleasant time with our friends Paul and Mary on Sunday afternoon. We looked at each others wedding albums and then exchanged Christmas presents.
Monday 23rd November was our last ever morning cafe. It was quite something. We were given cards and hugs and a present of Tea for Two, which we shall have when we get back from holiday.
The speaker at our 'Haven Eagles' meeting was Dr John Dornan. He was very entertaining as he told us about his many adventures abroad and locally.
On Friday we led our last dance for three months. We were given a good send off.
Then there were two days of packing with a visit from Joni and Fiona.
Paul and Mary collected us on a wet Monday morning and took us to the i4 where our journey began. The rest of the day and the next three months will be on 'We Are Kiwis Again 'http://wearekiwisnow.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/china-again-and-home.html
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