Rain Breeds Creativity & A Lucky Lady Am I

Sunday was a little cooler, there is a former tropical cyclone coming, the worst is due to arrive in Hamilton Tuesday/Wednesday. No doubt it will be revised as it goes where it wants. My only concern is for my sister and friend JL who live near Whangarei. My sister could well get cutoff by flooding and fallen trees.

Me? I have a little stream that floods, and I am lucky to be slightly elevated. If all else fails I can build a raft or boat with all the pallets I have.

I slept in until almost 9am, late for me. Still, it felt good and right. Then I lay surfing the net in bed for until 10:30am. This was chilled out for me. It often feels like wasted time living like this, which is why I do it so seldom.

A bit of breakfast, and I went back to bed. I felt tired, so a nap was was in order until 11:30.

In case anyone should wonder how I know all my times and such, I remember them. Take my watch away and I feel naked. Seriously! I have lived without a watch at various times, it takes some adjusting to. Once adjusted I tend to live fine. There are many years though when being a time watcher has been necessary. Sometimes life revolves on very tight schedules.

Lunch seemed in order. I stayed in my nightwear, nothing happening today. So I started with watermelon, so tasty. Then I cooked up some pork crackling. Then a yogurt, and plenty of good coffee and iced tea.

My next step was not a shower, or getting dressed. It was a day for lounging about because the only person to please was me. And I wanted to do some crafty stuff, and there was lots to do. At my pace today, slow.

First was working on the hanging piece. I decided to change my path slightly, and it was fun watching this come together in the new colours with the chains. Some creative masking for spray painting, which just avoided the rain. Some brush painting, a glass mend, and fitting tall the parts together. Great! Now where do I hang it?

 

This required another creative idea; a wire coat hanger, couple of screws with washers, hacksaw, drill/driver. It took no time to get it up and I could admire it. All it needed now was a LED candle. That would have to wait.

It was 3:15pm now, and I finally felt like it was shower time, then getting dressed. A bit late? Who cares. I am living on my timetable.

Then came the bad news from two directions, both with the same message; work was off tomorrow due to the storm, and maybe Tuesday. In my head was "Bugger!" Lots of lost income this week. Not much I can do, no point dwelling on it. Time to keep my mind busy.

Next was a chain bracelet bling piece. Simple in concept. A few lessons learned. I started on a piece for my Memory Tree, about board gaming. I had to refine my ideas some, the original was to complex. Simplifying made sense, so I prepped most of the pieces.

Dinner was home-made fish'n-chips. Simple and satisfying as the wind a rain did their thing outside. Made me think of my sister. There are people up there who will suffer, and the tragedy is that this not the first time.

My friend JL gave me a video call, and we had a great chat. Human contact. Need more, yet everybody else seems busy.

Much of the later evening was spent on YouTube, watching docco's and music. Some of the docco's featured one of my favorite presenters, Bettany Hughes. It is a very strong crush I have on her. I could easily dribble on about her, so I won't, you get the idea.

The weather continued, so about 11pm I slipped into bed. I said good night to my daughters soft toy Tiger(her Chinese sign), and cuddled myself to sleep.

The sleep in was only 8am. I felt fairly rested for me. A small breakfast, and some time online. Not lots happening, so I start thinking of my day. The rain is a bit heavier, wind a little heavier. Lucky I like indoors stuff, though it would be nice to go out and meet somebody.

A shower and cleanup of my face. 

Then B arrived, dropping off a torch and checking all is well, suddenly remembering that I am the one she doesn't worry about. I showed her the Memory Tree as she loved the pictures. She was very impressed. It was nice seeing another person. A real person in the real!

Lunch was as yesterday, plus some hot chips I cooked in the pork/salt residue. Yum.

I was feeling part of the isolation, and there was also Valentines Day tomorrow. It is my first one in over 10-years. I had hoped I might spend it with friends, or a friend I have recently parted with. This brings back emotions and thoughts, and was time to get my head back making stuff.

Today was a mixed bunch, and the hot glue gun got a workout. Getting the hang of it as I go. 

First up was the board gaming piece for the Memory Tree. Then there was some ribbon work to make some hair accessories. This was new to me so it was fun learning. Results I am happy with for first go, and I have already worn it.

Dinner was the chicken and broth, added vege, seasoning, and pored over the rice noodles to cook them. All very tasty, and enough for tomorrow.

Feeling the isolation and a desire for a treat, I drove to the local supermarket; no sugar fizzy, choc, ice cream. What a lonely woman needs on the eve of Valentines Day.

I drove home, and after a bit realized that I had dropped my cellphone in supermarket carpark. Being lucky, a customer had saw me drop it and handed it in. Lucky me.

 

YouTube filled the evening, my usual stuff plus plenty of FB time. I decided to do the blog, and half way through the power cut. Again, lucky to have a torch that B had dropped of early. About 2hrs of no power and phone time, and half a block of chocolate later, the power returns. 

I decided I would do the blog now, you never know otherwise. Enjoy the pics, and I am off to bed after this.

Aroha all, and for those in the storm take care of yourselves and family. Save people over property.

Geogina