it's time to go

 I have had a lot of fun letting you know how I feel about my new home of New Zealand. I hope you have enjoyed my journey, too.

My health is not the best, either, and, after almost 20 years, I find less and less to share with you; so, I have decided to end this blog.

Thanks for stopping by. Thanks for the comments you have left. I have enjoyed our interaction.

I will probably be adding photos to my other blog https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/  

now and then, but I don't get out much these days.

Thank you so much for your visits!

NZ's sad attitude toward Trump

 The Broadcasting Standards Authority said in a statement that it upheld three complaints about a story broadcast on 1 News on 13 September 2025.

In the story Trump was misrepresented in saying "I couldn't care less" in response to a question, the BSA said.

The BSA said the 1 News report stated: "(W)hen the president was asked what he'd do to unite the country after this tragedy, he said, 'I couldn't care less', blaming the radical left, and vowing to go after political violence.

"This was accompanied by a large banner with a photo of Trump and the words, 'I couldn't care less'."

The BSA said Trump's actual response was: "Well, I'll tell you something that's gonna get me in trouble, but I couldn't care less."

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / Jim Watson

The full statement made by Trump was played later in the 1 News story but the BSA said this did not resolve the inaccuracy.

3 hospitals, 21 hours

 I had a bit of a problem with my heart a few days ago. The local hospital wasn't equipped (I assume) to deal with me in Hawera, so they sent me by ambulance to New Plymouth, the largest town in the district.

Well, they weren't able to help, either, so I got a lovely night-time helicopter ride to Auckland's Starship Hospital (because there was bad weather at Hamilton) where I met lots of nurses and doctors who came to introduce themselves to me.

After they all consulted and read my file, they ended up putting a pacemaker in above my heart.  Now, when they told me it was done, after I woke up, my mind went to an old episode of Cheers and Cliff Claven dancing like a puppet on a string because someone else had control of him (I guess that ages me!!)

Anyway, I had asked them to call Hubby each time they moved me and I'm very pleased to tell you that they did. So he knew where to go, since he's not the 'stay at home and watch tv' sort.

They let me go home after only one night away, with a big blob of glue of some sort covering the line of stitches. The glue should fall off in a couple of months. There was a lot of bruising, as you can see below.

I imagine they would have found a way for me to get home, but Hubby was there and talking to the staff and ready whenever they released me.

There was such a difference in my body almost immediately. So far,  I  don't complain of cold and I actually have energy to get up and do stuff! It's been a very long time since either of those happened. And I hope it will continue to improve. 

I think Hubby is just as happy as I am, cuz he won't have to bring in as much firewood as last year to keep me warm. But he always does a good job at keeping me happy :)

Surprise!

Hubby came home with this Christmas candy today.

I'm not sure what I think about it!