Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get

Thursday, 6 August 2020

Out and About

There’s always things to do and places to go, isn’t there.  And we are lucky here in New Zealand that we can get out about, especially as many places around the world have gone into a second round of lockdown.  Hopefully with border security in place we can keep this virus out – or at least restrict it to incoming citizens who are placed in quarantine.

Spotted this sign on the back of of a Mainfreight truck the other day.  Guess there is a message in that statement!

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How far can you go?

Planning ahead, I went to make a booking for a reasonably Big Birthday coming up, (more about that later) just as well I did get in early it seems with already a few bookings made on the date I wanted.  And look what I spotted in the car park, a trio of rather nice looking sports cars.  I’m sure the mechanically minded would know exactly what breed they are, but not me.  Talking to the owners, they are a group of enthusiasts called the “Topless Six”  who get together for an outing each month.  Seems they can just about manage to climb in and out of their low slung sportscars OK as they are getting older, and while they can, they will keep on enjoying their road trips together.

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Three sporty sportscars

Gemma also had an outing recently.  It was time for her annual WOF and she was not a happy cat at all.  First she got manhandled  into her carry cage – oh no, she didn't want to go in there at all.  Then in the car and down to see the vet.

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A visit to the vet

The vet gave her the once over, then the indignity of a thermometer you know where, a cat flu vaccination, and a worm tablet.  She didn’t like all this medical attention one little bit  Everything was fine, Gemma is a beautiful cat we were told, keep doing what you are doing with her, she is in excellent condition.  Once we returned home she took herself into time out for a while, and by evening was back to her normal self.


1 comment:

Janice said...

Poor Gemma. Our Joey would sympathise. You should hear him cry all the way to the vets. Good to hear she got a clean bill oh health.