2010 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread.

[Paddy Tobin]

Kristl,

That sounds wonderful and how especially good to be able to view his debut on national television. Best wishes to him in his career.

Paddy

[Julia]

Hi, John
Well I've made it back to Scotland after catching the red eye to Heathrow at 00.40am today.
I've arrived home to see quite a bit of snow on Ben Lawes.
It was great meeting you last night and hopefully will meet you again the next time I come over.
I will sort out my pic's this week of Nova Scotia and post them on the forum over the weekend.
What a fantastic country.
Julia

[johnw]

Julia -  The pleasure was entirely mine.  Glad you are back safe and sound.  Am still drooling over that Kniphofia nortenii!

johnw

[johnw]

oh, that's too bad, John, about Julia.

Kristl - You would have enjoyed her as well.  One connects with Julia immediately, like a dear old friend.  She's just a youngster though.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

I'm so happy that Roger is in hospital! If that sounds heartless I'm sorry but he has been suffering from a terrible ankle injury for many years, the original break badly set about 40 years ago and a new injury in the same place last November. The various parts of our health system and lack of surgical insurance have meant a year-long wait in excruciating pain almost all that time, walking on crutches, limping badly and eventually, two months ago, the loss of his job. This morning at 6.30 I delivered him to the tender mercies of a surgical team at Dunedin Public and even as I write, he is having it sorted, the bones, or what remains of them, largely a calcified mass, fused together so that the ankle will be totally immobile and he'll still limp, perhaps even worse than before, but the pain should be gone or better in a major way. So - I'm very happy about that. He may have a piece of bone from his pelvis grafted on in order for the leg not to be shortened too much. "We'll see when we get in there" said the surgeon!

[Lesley Cox]

Quick chuckle - I just did a search on the forum for Meconopsis punicea and was asked if I'd meant to search for 'menopause's panacea.' Perhaps I should have done.

A bit late for me now but it would have been good at the time.

[David Nicholson]

Wish him all the best from me please Lesley.

[Maggi Young]

Lesley, I am so pleased to hear that Roger has finally got his appointment for this surgery. It really MUST be an improvement to get the joint properly immobilised and so ... we hope.... ease the pain. All there is to be done know is to wait to see how things go.... but please tell him we are rooting for a great outcome to this.
You must ask the doctor if he'll be able to dance again.... especially if he could never dance in the first place! Joking apart, this will be good for Roger and so good for you.... good luck wishes all round!  

[David Nicholson]

... and he'll probably welcome a quiet life for a couple of weeks..............

[Lesley Cox]

Have just realized that for some reason this whole thread had disappeared from my radar and I had to go back to page 46 to catch up! so I missed the fantastic opera from the Montreal market but had virtually the same performance, but by stall holders I think, (maybe not) sent to me some months ago from a market in Spain. Must get in touch with Dunedin Opera and see if they can do a gig at my Saturday Farmers' Market.
From: "Ilana & Jacob Singer"
Subject: Fwd: Opera at the Central Market
Date: Tuesday, 29 December 2009 8:53 a.m.

  Hi Lesley
A market in Spain
Happy New Year
ilana &Jacob

One day market,

 the music starts to sound the stalls of fruits and vegetables....

*Opera at the Central Market*

[Maggi Young]

Why not, Lesley.... after you met Dame  Kiri the other week you surely have an opening gambit to your conversation with the opera company??!! 

[Lesley Cox]

Yes, I'm thinking just that. We have some brilliant singers here in dunedin and a very good amateur opera company.

You won't believe it, but that post above is THE FIRST TIME I have managed successfully to copy a link from one place and paste it in another! And you thought I was half way intelligent.

[Lesley Cox]

I did ask the surgeon if he'd (Roger) be able to play the violin but since he never has, Mr CB wasn't prepared to guarantee it. R may be home as early as Monday or it may be up to 8 days depending on various things. He'll be plastered for 6 weeks then a different plaster for a further 6 weeks. If the rain continues he'll come home to a spotless house, if it stops the garden will be well weeded.

I'll certainly pass along your kind wishes, thanks very much. He also wants me to smuggle in Teddy in a carry bag.

[David Nicholson]

....... He'll be plastered for 6 weeks..................
 

Can't be many better ways of spending 6 weeks?

[ranunculus]

....... He'll be plastered for 6 weeks..................
 

Can't be many better ways of spending 6 weeks?

I can certainly think of one, David!!!