Back Home in Motueka

Betty came home on the Monday evening plane via Dunedin and Christchurch - somehow she lost her suitcase on the way, and it turned up here by taxi the next morning! it was full of little "treasures" that she had garnered from the house-cleaning process with her sisters and brother. These are all earmarked to pass on to grandchildren with strict orders as to their care and importance as historical heirlooms!
She is still suffering from a pinched nerve which has caused numbness and then severe pain to her upper leg. No golf for a while anyway. I have had a stupifyingly busy few days with meetings, geology lessons, and shell collection displays, so today I am taking it easy with my book on the big San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 by Winchester, partly snoring off on the sofa and then going back to my first love - the computer, which now has:

• A new portable hard drive to backup my data
• 1.5 Gb of RAM
• A new 7 port USB hub - already almost fully loaded
• A new 19" wide screen LCD display

And it is not even my birthday yet - All of course organised as I consoled myself in Betty's absence down south with a few new improvements to my toy!
I am now chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council at St Peter Chanel - a task which is proving very challenging, as we move to a none-priest era, with self-management as a top priority.

I am also chairing the local Night Shelter Trust - the shelter is just across the road but does not have any visual or social impact on the neighbourhood- mostly because we have such an excellent custodian couple. This job is a cinch compared to the one previously listed. I also serve on the Museum Trust board, the SeniorNet C0mmittee, and Chair U3A Motueka as well.
No wonder I am tired by lunchtime!
Cheers all!
Malcolm