Author Archives: Ross

Mt Maunganui – Saturday 16 May We woke early to a warmer morning – 16 degrees inside. We were off for the morning to watch Wyn’s grandson playing rugby in Mt Maunganui. We were confident we could find our way … Continue reading →

Another Day Off Work Tuesday 12 May We woke to another cooler overcast morning. It had been raining again. We had the heater on for most of the day. There was no work today – there is still difficulty picking … Continue reading →

Monday 11 May We were up early again, this time for appointments in Waihi, the next town north of Katikati. We had liked it last time we were there and were keen to return. Wyn had a hair appointment, which … Continue reading →

Sunday 10 May We were up early again, to start a full day of work. The day was fine and cooler. Wyn worked the day in Tray Preparation, where they prepare the trays and boxes the kiwifruit are packed into, … Continue reading →

Saturday 9 May We’d been hoping to go tramping this weekend with my friend Peter from Rotorua. But it was not to be, with me having slipped in the rain in the supermarket carpark a couple of weeks before and … Continue reading →

Sunday 3 May Sundays are optional work days at the packhouse. If there is work, people can elect to work or not. We tend to volunteer to make up for the hours we miss through the week. So it was … Continue reading →

Friday 1st May This was another day with no work. I was on a roll with my paperwork. It piles up just as much on the road as anywhere else, even though we do as much as we can via … Continue reading →

Tuesday 28th This was a sleep-in morning, to after 10am. It was still raining occasionally. Wyn got a couple of loads of towels through the wash, and even got them drier on the line. We rigged up a bit of … Continue reading →

Tuesday 21 April The weather wasn’t much better. So another day passed. Mooching around. Working. Watching TV. Eating. Texting. Surfing the net. Listening to music. Reading. Eating. There’s worse things. This may have been the day Laura sat outside in … Continue reading →

Saturday 18 April With our usual weekend off, we headed off from the packhouse for a change of scene. We took both Suzi and the car – it seemed easier that way. We went a few kms northwest towards Waihi, … Continue reading →

Thursday April 16th This was a special day, my two younger children were arriving to stay for a while. Unfortunately it also seemed to be the end of the golden weather. We’d had a great run for a long time, … Continue reading →

After our 6 hours of work the previous day, we had another day off. It wasn’t that we were worn out, it was my birthday. We decided that it’d be nice to not have to work for this birthday, so … Continue reading →