Tuesday 12 January 2010

Home Again

Well I've been home again for nearly 24 hours of which I have spent nearly 8 1/2 asleep in one solid, deep sleep without recall of a dream and no pit stop!  So I woke this morning feeling refreshed and raring to go.  I spent a few hours catching up with emails and phone calls and having coffee and scones with Wendy.  Then I went to play croquet.  The weekend tournament was very enjoyable and I played well so have returned a happy bunny even though I only managed mid field results.  I did add 32 points to my handicap index.  I may soon recoup the losses I incurred when I had the disastrous start to the season.



 In Wanganui we were staying with a friend and fellow croquet player, Jill, whose fridge had various magnets on it.  As you know I love reading other people's fridge magnets:



I think that I'd rather gloss over this afternoon and evening with a rather indifferent loss by one hoop in a doubles Association Croquet match and then a thunderstorm (my washing which was nearly dry 12 hours ago is sodden and hanging heavily on the clothes line at 2330 as I write this) followd by an evening of total non-achievement.  However the rainbow late this afternoon as seen from The Cottage was rather wonderful:




And so to bed.

4 comments:

  1. Oh, some of those magnets make me laugh out loud!!

    Glad you've had a restful sleep...I did the same last night but do not feel as though I did :(

    You're rainbow is a wonderful reminder to me today....thank you ♥

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  2. I'm going to have to miss your frig magnet pic, have waited for yonks but it won't download. But I do love, love the rainbow.

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  3. It is a beautiful rainbow. Sort of works like an opening in the picture, draws your eye to the back of the picture, makes you wonder "what's beyond the horizon"...

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  4. Those magnets were hilarious! :)

    I love your rainbow photo...it's perfect. Croquet was a favorite summer game of mine when I was a kid. We played it at my grandparents' home. It's one of the few memories I have of my papa before he died. I have always associated the game with him...

    You always know just what to say to make me glow - your comment warmed my heart, and Kia Kaha will stick with me. I have a few phrases that I lean on: Sisu (Finnish for strength/courage/gumption/guts), Carpe Diem (I'm sure you know that one), Sega Na Leqa (Figi for no worries/don't stress) and now Kia Kaha. I'm going to have that engraved on a silver necklace as a birthday gift to myself.

    Thank you. :)
    *Hugs*

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