Daily Archives: 2021-09-21

A rather hectic day. It began with taking Bangle for her 6-weekly grooming at Emma Speeden’s “salon” then back home, via Karamu Road’s Bay Espresso and coffe, to make the week’s shopping list.

Just before we returned to 529 Mangateretere Road, Havelock North, Emma’s Grooming Salon, the man from the council arrived to inspect the preparations for pouring concrete this afternoon. Later we found out that all was well, the council man approved this stage of the project.

And then Stuart from Classic Kitchens came and measured up for the new kitchen. We discussed moving the old door from the “room with four doors” into what was the long thin junk room sideways a little so that the pantry/food cupboard can be the same depth as the oven and sink bench on that same south-facing inner wall. I also explained that we wanted a small hot water cylinder, just for the kitchen, in the inaccessible south-east corner of the new kitchen so Stuart will ensure that shelving is removable for maintenance of that HWC.

So off we went to pick up Bangle, returning back through Havelock North and Hastings where we did the week’s shopping. New World have relaxed considerably since the first week of Lockdown Level Two; masks are still being worn but the counting of people in and out seems to have gone by the board and you seem once again to be able to take shopping bags into the store.

A much reduced shopping list this week as we still had quite a lot left over from Gill & Ben’s visit. Coffee and cakes from Artisan but OMG bread shop is still not open.

As per the emails exchanged overnight with Daryl Turner of Exact Key & Remote Service in Auckland I posted the spare Subaru key to him, he made it about six years ago and in a few days we’ll have a spare for the spare.

Now that Karola has had her right eye cataract exchanged for a synthetic lens suitable for driving she no longer needs a license endorsed for wearing glasses so we popped into the AA in Hastings and Karola had a new photo taken and will have a new license without endorsements in a few days,

Finally we went to Mitre-10 for some replacement fluorescent tubes (one of the three pairs of fluorescents in the cottage garage has stopped working), for some mini-curtain-sliders, and a new bedside light for Karola. The fluorescents may not be needed as it now seems the fitting is damaged. Using the mini-curtain sliders I put back the cottage living room curtain that had come adrift and spilled its sliders who knows where. The new bedside light is up but the jury is out as to whether it will catch on. As per Dr John Beaumont’s advice, Karola should have strong light on the page as she reads; her magniifying plastic sheets should not be needed, just plenty of bright light on the page. Hence the new bedside light.

Mark and I put up the portable yards over in the west corner of the Front paddock, where there’s a gate into the One Acre.

Paul and Matt finished preparing the last four piles for concreting. Concrete truck came twice this afternoon and all the piles are now permanently concreted in.

Paul Supervising Concrete Flow Into A Pile Hole

End Of Day – Piles All Concreted In – Looking East

End Of Day – Piles All Concreted In – Looking North

Oak Avenue Weather:8℃—22℃ no rain [77.800] TdO eggs=2 Mark=4