Am in the middle of printing off a big harp workbook for me to work on over the summer break. This one's called "Music Theory and Arranging Techniques for the Folk Harp".
At this stage of my harp journey my teacher believes in getting her students to start learning how to compose music. It reinforces music theory, teaches how to arrange harp music based on other sheet music (like piano), and it encourages her students to start writing their own music. #harp #musicpractice
Hubby and I are back to work today after 5 days off.
Our laundry has nearly been dragged out of the 1980s, I just have a couple of small painting jobs to get finished.
After hubby finished painting most of the laundry doors yesterday, he grimaced, now realising how 1980s decor our house really is 🤣
@0f292d5c OMG we met at Orokonui yesterday! You told me and hubby and our niece and nephew about the takahe sighting! When we walked away I thought is that Gruff???
Yeah, so the 8 piece soup and tureen set I got from the second hand store is actually a white lions head French style soup and tureen set, which is worth at least NZ$300 and I only paid $50 for it!!!
It's in absolutely pristine condition :birdheart:
Hubby and I had another day off today, so we did stuff:
We voted!
Hubby got his drivers license renewed.
I picked up an 8 piece soup and toureen set from the second hand shop super cheap.
Also I took the winter sheets off the bed today, so expect a cold snap soon 🤣
Yeah, so the 8 piece soup and tureen set I got from the second hand store is actually a white lions head French style soup and tureen set, which is worth at least NZ$300 and I only paid $50 for it!!!
It's in absolutely pristine condition :birdheart:
On hubby's side of the family his brother announced that him and his wife, will be moving back to Christchurch next year...
Except hubby's mum especially moved up to be close hubby's brothers family, and away from Christchurch after the earthquakes. She recently paid to get into a retirement village with great services as she gets even older...
Hubby's mother is going to probably have a meltdown when she finds out 😬
On hubby's side of the family his brother announced that him and his wife, will be moving back to Christchurch next year...
Except hubby's mum especially moved up to be close hubby's brothers family, and away from Christchurch after the earthquakes. She recently paid to get into a retirement village with great services as she gets even older...
Hubby's mother is going to probably have a meltdown when she finds out 😬
It's apparently so bad that she needs to have someone travel with her on the plane. According to my other cousin her short term memory is completely toast, which could be disastrous if she can't remember why she isn't at home in Auckland.
On my side of the family my cousin seems to think it would be a good idea to bring my elderly aunt with dementia down to Dunedin for two weeks over Christmas and expects all of us down here to take turns hosting her at our houses...
He doesn't live in Dunedin, he lives in Central Otago.
It's apparently so bad that she needs to have someone travel with her on the plane. According to my other cousin her short term memory is completely toast, which could be disastrous if she can't remember why she isn't at home in Auckland.
On my side of the family my cousin seems to think it would be a good idea to bring my elderly aunt with dementia down to Dunedin for two weeks over Christmas and expects all of us down here to take turns hosting her at our houses...
He doesn't live in Dunedin, he lives in Central Otago.
Just took a covid test because I'm feeling terrible, but it's not positive. It's just because my allergies are just so bad right now.
I got a phone call from the allergists office yesterday, and they've bumped me up to the first person on the waiting list for a cancelled appt, because the GP I saw on Friday thought my symptoms were bad enough to get seen ASAP. 😬
Right now my allergy treament consist of:
Double dose of ceterizine
Double dose of flixonase
Prednisone
Doxycycline
Salbutamol (for when my respiratory symptoms get too bad)
A permanent air filter running in the room I'm in.
Wearing a face mask as much as possible.
And I'm still having symptoms😭
@75da2519 I went into our local pharmacy on Friday and all of the staff were wearing masks again.
They stopped masking back in January, but have started doing it again now, after "staff shortages due to sickness" 🤔
I just finished The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. The first time finally reading one of his works, I really enjoyed it, and will be searching out his other titles. #bookstodon #reading
Our easy vote cards still haven't arrived, but I want to vote today.
I think I'll go and do it after lunch once the southerly has come through, and it's rainy and cold. I'm hoping that our local polling booth will have less people then.
A very blowy north westerly today. It's stirred up a lot of dust, and I've been sneezy and with itchy eyes all morning.
I'm now wearing a N95 mask, and I feel much better. I think I'll just wear it continuously until my allergist appointment in 3 weeks.
I was just checking out the traders for Unwind 2024, and I'm glad to see that a certain NI business won't be there.
It's the weekend that hubby leaves for the USA for his work conference, so I can't go the full weekend, but I do want to visit the traders.
So apparently hubby had a great time at the birthday party last night, and there were way more than 40 people there.
I'm resigned to the fact he will probably be bringing home covid...
And he changed his plans coming home, and now he's spending at least 3 hours having breakfast with family this morning before making the trip home. Which means that by the time he shows up, I won't be able to go out into town to get something I need for work tomorrow...
Yep, he has completely forgot that I needed to pick something up today. I'm not surprised, really. Once he gets together with his family, basically he tunes me out. It happens every time they get together, usually I just go find a quiet bedroom and read a book for a couple of hours. Eventually he comes and finds me once he realises I'm not around anymore.
Hubby was a total sweetie, and stopped in at Ashfords in Ashburton for me and picked up the 16 DPI stainless steel reed I wanted for my floor loom :birdheart:
#weaving
Hubby’s on his way to Christchurch. Contacted me to say it was snowing on the northern motorway.
I’ve had my first prednisone dose and am waiting for it to help me start cleaning the house 🤣
@9de7a166 oh my that sounds bad. This is all new for me and I don’t know what to expect. Doctor doesn’t know if this is a permanent allergy symptom or just something that is in the air right now. 😬
He’s just trying to get me through until my allergist appointment in two weeks when she can make some short and long term decisions about what to do with me.
@e5c2d016 I’ve just been feeling so coughy and a little breathless at times over the last couple of weeks, to feel normal is so good. My doctor said this is a new allergy symptom, he’s not sure if it’s permanent or that I’m really allergic to something right now.
@9de7a166 I haven't gone out yet, hubby said maybe wait one more day and see if they easy vote package comes tomorrow. Otherwise I'll have to talk to people, rather than just handover the card 😆
The funniest thing was the highlight of the sanctuary for the kids was a great plate of hot chips from the cafe, and the pair of mallard ducks and their 12 ducklings in a pond 🤣
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