Blogging!

To blog or not to blog?  I deleted many posts some years back which now I regret.  It is a great form of diary record and a chance to keep any skill in expression going.  I now wonder if I will make a concerted effort to return.

It is nearly 4 months since I left my job of 17 years, and an industry I had worked in for 43 years.  I am not working, not retired though.  I have intentions of applying some enthusiasm to looking for some sort of paid work next year.

The four months has flown by, the house is the tidiest it has been since we moved here seven years ago, which in turn brings it own problem.  It is starting to look tatty and needing some interior decoration, I guess that happens after ten years, the age of the house.  Rather like our flag that needs replacing, however, we will wait for the serious spring winds to disappear.

I have spent a lot of time in blog land.  Whether it be reading about peoples' frugal pursuits, quilting or gardening and more.  The sharing of passions, or just everyday live, is special and the quick glimpses shown in Instagram or Pinterest are boring in comparison.

It has been great having a designated sewing room and I spend many hours sewing and listening to the radio.  We have a wonderful non commercial station and many longer format items give me something to ponder. 

The garden is still a work in progress....some patches are garden tour worthy but mostly it is still a jungle.  Now the weather has settled the intention is to work harder in it, though I have two trips away before Christmas.

There is a lot of time to just "be", something I forgot was possible after years of the two hour plus commute and long days in office.  The tui, quail, and pukekos pop over the fence from the lifestyle block next door and are fun to just watch.  Of course Boris is asleep when this happens!