Birthday

It feels as if the year is still too new for the round of birthdays to start,  and it does not feel to me (Doreen) that it has been a whole 12 months since the last one.
Nevertheless,  there is no arguing with the calendar.  Anyway, it is really quite nice having a day when people are bidding good wishes.

I woke up to a nice cup of tea courtesy of John ( he DOES make a good cuppa) and the mail that he had been saving for the day.  Thank you everyone very much for the lovely cards and phone and Skype calls.  You have all made me feel quite important.

 How good does it get !  By the time I finally surfaced from the bedroom John had cooked a great breakfast  ( he is good at that, too). 
We enjoyed our evening meal at "Snapper Rock" which rounded off a lovely day.

I think summer has slipped away before it got properly started and taken Autumn with it because although it is not really cold it has been quite stormy already.  Northland almost got washed away again and everyone at the marina is feeling caged in and tired of the dampness.  It is ususally June when we get these sort of storms but it does not seem to be any use relying on regular weather patterns any more.  I see that New South Wales and Queensland have been getting more than their share as well.
Cheerio until next time !