Archiv für den Monat: Juni 2011

Today I didn’t have pruning because of the rain, so instead I had a girly day to myself. I went over to Napier and after a relaxing soak at the Ocean Spa I wandered into town for some shopping. I got myself a blouse from one of the clothing stores and found a great organic store with some pretty cheap stuff, including rye flour. Mmm, now I can have fresh rye bread – yummy. They had some other nice things as well and I’m sure that I will go back again before I leave. Besides the necessary grocery shopping at … Continue reading →

Went to the cinema tonight to watch Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Haven’t been to the movies in ages and Tuesdays are the cheap nights here as well, so E. and I went together and used it as a good excuse to eat some junk food. He might have got just a little annoyed at how quickly I can eat popcorn  🙂

Got back from Wellington yesterday – what a wonderful but rather expensive weekend. Compared to back home clothes are really cheap, but when I think about what I earn here they are horribly expensive. Far too easy to spend a whole week’s income in one store. Must be careful not to lose my feeling for values!

My first week pruning was good – my totals for the four days I worked were 93, 82, 115 and 107. Seems that I will keep making ok money with the new job but now I am having some real problems with my shoulder. It doesn’t really hurt during the day but at night when I go to sleep it aches really badly and gives me a lot of trouble sleeping. The woman I borrowed the pruning gear from had similar troubles and recommended a cream called Deep Heat for it. The cream smells terrible but seems to help enough … Continue reading →