Friday

It was really cold this morning - not sure how we are going to get on with no heating this winter when the mornings are so cold. It soon warms up during the morning. Some places in the South Island were down to 2 degrees last night but expected to get up to 24 today so there is a big difference.

I went to the Red Cross shop again today and the manager of the processing room thinks I would enjoy, and be good, working in the shop so she took me up there and introduced me to Julie, who is English and has a young son and has lived here for 14 years (at last someone young). She is from Yorkshire, I think, and we got on really well and we had a good morning. The other volunteers are also very nice but the shop does sell a lot of rubbish and I think a little overpriced. UK charity shops wouldn't give it shelf space - but what do I know. However, the shop is tidy and clean and well laid out so I think I will enjoy it.

After the shop I went to do my supermarket shop and then it was time for lunch so the morning flew by.

They make really good Hot X Buns here and I bought some as the smell was so good in the supermarket. I had one with my cup of tea this afternoon and it tasted as good as it smelt.

We have a beautiful sunset tonight, the sky is lovely but the nights are drawing in a lot and we change the clocks tomorrow so I think we will notice a change on Sunday.

Jon has just gone off to get our fish and chips so I had better get the table ready and get my glass of wine poured!