23 April ‘11
Good day to all, family and friends,
To us it is a great day as our grandson Lukas Liam is 1year old today! His family in Dublin will have the privilege of entertaining him today and tomorrow it will be our turn! We cannot wait!
We have really been spoilt with glorious weather all week , no heat wave as in England but lovely in every aspect!
We are just back from a drive in the country as we visited our butcher in Ballinalee where we always buy our meat .Going there and coming back is always a treat as we never take the same road but always get to where we want to be! The country side is beautiful, greens in every shade, yellow fur bushes, and orange hedges, pink and white blossoms everywhere!
Our own garden is at the moment a feast for the eye, 13 baskets with pink + purple centres and pansies yellow, blue. purple white all around and they just look superb this year! We are waiting for the petunias to open!
Our seedlings have flourished under our homemade glass house and we have about 50 Nasturgiums ,50 Sinnias, to transplant in the near future, the beetroot, spinach and radishes have surprised me as they are seeds I got as a present from a patient 3 years ago, who is also a keen gardener and these seeds are from Germany! The 1st year I planted them nothing happened and I put them away in a bottle in the shed, but 3 years later we are enjoying a spectacular growth in all these foreign seeds!
I have the weekend off and enjoy being outside Barry sitting at the garden table reading his paper, With the shopping done, the washing done and the birthday cake in the oven we are on schedule!
Tomorrow is as always the best day of the week for me; I am not on duty as organist and can enjoy the congregational singing tomorrow!
We always are privileged to received the best food for our souls!
We will also celebrate Communion as we always do on Easter Sunday! What are we blessed to still be able to practice our religion without persecution!
We were very busy this week at work and the theatres worked till after 10pm some nights which means that the night staff struggles to get the patients settled for the night before 2am and sometime later, the new boss hates nurses and if he could he would like baboons to do the job but by law he is forced to employ nurses but he is working every-one into the ground!
We are working short staff on a regular basis and we are waiting for an incident to happen and then he will pay because the Irish like to sue!
On the other hand I do not mind working hard but patient safety is a priority for me and no-one will stand up for a nurse in court so every time we are so short staffed we have to complete a incident report form to cover ourselves!
On the political front there is little news of interest except that the Queen is coming to visit and so is Barak Obama! Hiep- hiep !!!!!!!
The security surrounding these 2 visits is unreal with all the bombs going off in Northern Ireland and killing policemen as well as explosive devises found here in the south the situation is somewhat scary!
Birthdays in my book mentions Trish , in Jhb, Happy Birthday to you and may the years be filled with good health and blessings! I believe Marlene in Pmb is also having a birthday! Have a lovely day!
Those who are recovering from ill health and operations! Go well!
Gerlof and Sandra must enjoy their granddaughter – one of these days there will be 2!!!!!
We were so very happy during the week when we were able to Skype with Isabel, Gerhardus , Belinda, Jaco and Leane! It was wonderful to hear their voices and see them!
Little notes and letters are always very welcome and appreciated!
The cake is out of the oven and it is time to feed Barry! I hear him moaning! ‘I also live in this house!’
May all have a Blessed Easter !!!!!
Be careful on the roads and keep security always in mind!
Greetings with warmth in our hearts and bodies
Barry& Christina
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