R fell about 6 weeks ago and has been feeling pain off and on in her right arm. After finally getting x-rays and having them analysed she has been told that she has a cracked humerus.
They have said that nothing is to be done apart from avoiding lifting heavy weights.
Odd we both have damaged humerus bones within weeks of each other.
J damaged ligaments in his knee last week too so we are all crocks at the moment!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
26th July - early spring in Hawke's Bay
The wattle trees are coming in to bloom. They are Australian trees and they have glorious yellow displays in early spring. We have several dozen wattles scattered across our block.
Our proteas are also coming into bloom. They have the largest flowers I have ever seen. They are South African shrubs but they normally do well in Hawke's Bay. Some of the early blooms have been damaged by the odd frost but they still have a good display. They will be in bloom until Christmas...
The block next to ours down to the road has about 30 sheep in the paddocks. Since last weekend J says about 5 lambs have appeared including a set of twins.
The lake is still in flood.... and getting much wider as a lot of rain is falling today... and we saw 3 pairs of ducks down there... they are getting ready for spring too...
The rain has shown up the pine pollen which covers everything at this time of year in Hawke's Bay. There are 10's of thousands of hectares of pine forest to the west of us and in the early spring that pine pollen comes our way. The yellow sediment is showing up in puddles, on windows and on the car.
Yellow is the colour of spring....
Our proteas are also coming into bloom. They have the largest flowers I have ever seen. They are South African shrubs but they normally do well in Hawke's Bay. Some of the early blooms have been damaged by the odd frost but they still have a good display. They will be in bloom until Christmas...
The block next to ours down to the road has about 30 sheep in the paddocks. Since last weekend J says about 5 lambs have appeared including a set of twins.
The lake is still in flood.... and getting much wider as a lot of rain is falling today... and we saw 3 pairs of ducks down there... they are getting ready for spring too...
The rain has shown up the pine pollen which covers everything at this time of year in Hawke's Bay. There are 10's of thousands of hectares of pine forest to the west of us and in the early spring that pine pollen comes our way. The yellow sediment is showing up in puddles, on windows and on the car.
Yellow is the colour of spring....
Thursday, July 24, 2008
24th July - winter or spring?
Wellington is experiencing some 'British Open' weather this week. This afternoon and evening all flights and ferries out are cancelled because of the storm. Yesterday evening a local train was derailed after hitting something blown on the line.
Meanwhile up in Hawkes Bay last weekend daffodils were in bloom. Our almond trees have some early blossom too! Spring comes 6 weeks earlier in Hawkes Bay than anywhere else in NZ.
I am looking forward to getting out of this storm and back to Napier tomorrow!
Meanwhile up in Hawkes Bay last weekend daffodils were in bloom. Our almond trees have some early blossom too! Spring comes 6 weeks earlier in Hawkes Bay than anywhere else in NZ.
I am looking forward to getting out of this storm and back to Napier tomorrow!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
22nd July - British Open
We watched some of the British Open over the last few days of my holiday.
That weather certainly tamed the golfers!
That weather certainly tamed the golfers!
21st July - social networking
There are many different electronic networks to join these days.
I have discovered it is a fascinating way to link up with people who I have lost touch with. I joined the linkedin.com network earlier in the year and have managed to re-connect with a lot of my old work-mates in Northern Ireland and England. Linkedin.com is a networking site for the work environment rather than truly social.
A friend invited me to join Facebook the other day. I joined today and have immediately managed to track down lost connections in Canada... there is no way it would have been this easy in the pre-internet days...
You can now find me on Facebook... searching for my name should be enough...
I will continue to post my news here on the blog.
My photos can be found on flickr.com. Email me if you want linked to view them...
I have discovered it is a fascinating way to link up with people who I have lost touch with. I joined the linkedin.com network earlier in the year and have managed to re-connect with a lot of my old work-mates in Northern Ireland and England. Linkedin.com is a networking site for the work environment rather than truly social.
A friend invited me to join Facebook the other day. I joined today and have immediately managed to track down lost connections in Canada... there is no way it would have been this easy in the pre-internet days...
You can now find me on Facebook... searching for my name should be enough...
I will continue to post my news here on the blog.
My photos can be found on flickr.com. Email me if you want linked to view them...
15th July - construction work
I am on holiday from work this week.... a short twelfth fortnight holiday....
J is into table-tennis with his mates so we have built a full size table-tennis table over the last 2 days. We always wanted to build one back in Parkgate but we just didn't have space for it.
It was fun going out and finding the materials... a bit different from the process of going to B&Q in Northern Ireland.... there seems to be a shortage of good quality construction timber for the amateur DIY-er here... or maybe we were just looking in the wrong places. Anyway we eventually sourced enough good materials to make the table.
We have the table in the workshop for the present but J eventually wants it in the garage when we sort it out...
J is into table-tennis with his mates so we have built a full size table-tennis table over the last 2 days. We always wanted to build one back in Parkgate but we just didn't have space for it.
It was fun going out and finding the materials... a bit different from the process of going to B&Q in Northern Ireland.... there seems to be a shortage of good quality construction timber for the amateur DIY-er here... or maybe we were just looking in the wrong places. Anyway we eventually sourced enough good materials to make the table.
We have the table in the workshop for the present but J eventually wants it in the garage when we sort it out...
12th July - Ballycastle or Napier ?
I see on the BBC weather page that the forecast temperature for today is 9 to 14 degrees C.
Our temperatures in Napier today ranged from 9 to 21 degrees C at peak.
Who is having summer weather?
;-)
Our temperatures in Napier today ranged from 9 to 21 degrees C at peak.
Who is having summer weather?
;-)
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
1st July - what price petrol?
The price of one litre of petrol here is NZ$2.10 which equates to about 84 pence at today's exchange rate. I see petrol in the UK is about 33% more than what we pay here.
I am sure Northern Irelanders would love to be paying 84 pence a litre now!!!
Some New Zealander politicians are talking about reducing the speed limits on all roads by 10kph to conserve fuel. It will make the roads safer too. The maximum allowed speed here now is 100kph.
Some Americans (USAers) are talking about reducing their maximum speeds too. Their maximum speed in 60mph now.
It would be a brave Northern Irelander politician who would propose reducing the speed on all roads by 10mph. It would be a much safer place if they did.
I am sure Northern Irelanders would love to be paying 84 pence a litre now!!!
Some New Zealander politicians are talking about reducing the speed limits on all roads by 10kph to conserve fuel. It will make the roads safer too. The maximum allowed speed here now is 100kph.
Some Americans (USAers) are talking about reducing their maximum speeds too. Their maximum speed in 60mph now.
It would be a brave Northern Irelander politician who would propose reducing the speed on all roads by 10mph. It would be a much safer place if they did.
30th June - justice
When I worked in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, I worked in the same team as Jim Gilchrist. He worked as a systems analyst but he lived for music and playing with his group in the evenings. He was a gentle soul.
In 2005 I was shocked to hear of his murder.
Life in prison for his murderer should mean life.
In 2005 I was shocked to hear of his murder.
Life in prison for his murderer should mean life.
28th June - a winter shower
We had some hail this afternoon. It lasted a short while but is was unusual to see white stuff falling from the sky....
It was 13 degrees at the time so the hail did not stay very long...
We are having quite a cool winter in Hawkes Bay. I have brought the tomato plant which was growing from seed indooors... it may be too late as it has been burned a bit by the frost. We have peas growing at the minute in our garden too... just like you in the Northern Hemisphere....
It was 13 degrees at the time so the hail did not stay very long...
We are having quite a cool winter in Hawkes Bay. I have brought the tomato plant which was growing from seed indooors... it may be too late as it has been burned a bit by the frost. We have peas growing at the minute in our garden too... just like you in the Northern Hemisphere....
27th June - something to think about
The wife of one of my colleagues has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
In 2002 I went on a training course in the south of England to learn about using the Leigh Dovetail Jig. My tutor at the time was a retired woodwork teacher. His theory was that the biggest experiment in the early 21st century was the wide use of mobile phone technology. There is no long term analysis of the damage mobile phone users are doing by holding a device with microwave technology close to our brains.
I talked to my dentist about it a few years ago. I wanted to know if anyone with fillings in their teeth had ever observed like me that they (the fillings) were irritated after a mobile phone had been used for a while. I got toothache by using the phone a lot.
If you put something metallic in a microwave oven you will get an instant (not very nice) reaction!
So has there been research done by mobile phone companies on the use of their technology when there are metal objects like fillings or glasses close to the brain when the phone is used? I do not think they would reveal the results!!
Like that old woodwork teacher I think there will be many more brain tumours in our lifetimes. Those early adopters and high users of mobile phones are at high risk of damaging themselves.
The experiment is only one of those going on these days...
In 2002 I went on a training course in the south of England to learn about using the Leigh Dovetail Jig. My tutor at the time was a retired woodwork teacher. His theory was that the biggest experiment in the early 21st century was the wide use of mobile phone technology. There is no long term analysis of the damage mobile phone users are doing by holding a device with microwave technology close to our brains.
I talked to my dentist about it a few years ago. I wanted to know if anyone with fillings in their teeth had ever observed like me that they (the fillings) were irritated after a mobile phone had been used for a while. I got toothache by using the phone a lot.
If you put something metallic in a microwave oven you will get an instant (not very nice) reaction!
So has there been research done by mobile phone companies on the use of their technology when there are metal objects like fillings or glasses close to the brain when the phone is used? I do not think they would reveal the results!!
Like that old woodwork teacher I think there will be many more brain tumours in our lifetimes. Those early adopters and high users of mobile phones are at high risk of damaging themselves.
The experiment is only one of those going on these days...
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