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1969	Peace Corps staging in San Jose. Details in Peace Corps Journal.
1997	Th - Doug over for RnR Trivial Pursuit. He is all in a tizz over Geddes mobile dental van being at Rosehill this week. He brought along a John Denver album to play, since JD died this past week.
1999	Sa - Needham's to soak in hot tub and then share a Canadian Thanksgiving meal with an average '98 Jacob's Creek Reisling and a very good Corbans '98.
2002	Woke up to snow! Judy and I managed to merge our Malecek family trees. Des stopped in so was able to our goodbyes. We left around 3PM, stopped at the Renville library to say goodbye to Ester - found out that she was PCV and taught English in Thailand. And as we were talking about NZ, grubby fellow (migrant doing beetroots) at computer chipped in that he had worked his way around NZ - mainly picking apples. New Ulm around 6PM.
2003	Mike came out for an evening of chat and catching up over a bottle of 2001 Moelleux that was sweetish. Sandy called at 11PM with a request that Michael come home and take care of their problems (cat ate a dead bird that Charlotte brought in) - but he stayed until midnight.
2011	Su - Movers here at 9:30AM, but without Ne's bed! Had Ian bring chainsaw to bring down a pohutakawa branch so could get truck in. Three hours to load truck and then no room for the bed. I had a final burn in the veggie garden. Ian back with trailer and saw. We brought the load to the back paddock fire area and then couldn't get back up the wet tall grass. Unhooked the trailer and pulled it as far as we could. Got Ne and Gail to push and we were able to get it to level spot in front paddock. And Ian was able to get the car back up. Fairburns came and I gave them all of the documentation and keys. Gail left while we were chatting. Ne and I left about 15 minutes later. Had a snack at Matamata McDonalds, but no Gail. Figured she tired of waiting for us and left. But as we were driving out we saw our car, so we went back in and there she was. She had stopped in Pukekohe and then Bombay for a coffee and muffin. Got to our new home around 6PM. Found a couple cockroaches in the place. Found an albino one in the garden shed.
2014	Th - Usual chores while Ian was biking about Papamoa. Beat him in a game of petanque. Couple games of Dominion. After supper Ne came and we played Euphoria and Smallworld and then it was Eight Minute Empire until 2:30AM. Ian treated us to Bluebird Stuffed Baked Potatoe chips and Marmite Crisps.
2015	F - Chatted with Russell, Ann H and James after the race, which Russell's horse won. Met up at RSA where it was a long sign in before getting inside. I paid $1 more for my fish n chips than Gail's roast meal. Then it was Trivial Pursuit around the table until after 11PM. Russell declared me a Greek god because Gail makes ambrosia for me. James had many stories about his fishing days.
2017	M - 3 hours painting windows at 3B. The ladies came back from Bombay with 12 week old phantom poodle and named him Kismet.
2022	Su - Had a sweet 2021 Church Road Pinto Gris to celebrate 11th anniversary of moving into 106. AFL: Swans held on to beat Saints in the final regular season game. Blues had the most posts for the season with 26. Almost done with Robin Williams portrait.
2023	M - 80 minute walk to Concord. Opened a 2021 Isabel Estate rosè to celebrate 12th anniversary of moving in here. Gym and pool (equalled PB of 20 lengths).
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