There and here

As many of you know my Mum is in care in Tauranga, NZ, and they have been in Stage 4 lock down for 5 weeks, I wanted to share (and keep for myself) one of the three times a week updates,  the families get to let us know how things are going. No has been able to visit since the start of the lock down. Feel free to skip over.

Radius Matua Update: 21^st April 2020

Our facility took on a positive vibe today, lots of chatter and laughter. Everyone talking about the government’s decision and what it means for them and there seems to be a lot of positivity.

This was no doubt helped by the fact that the day started off with a delicious buffet breakfast. The stream of residents from rest home and hospital enjoying the breakfast was really pleasing to see. A number of the residents come to these not only for the food but also for the socialisation, a chance to chat to someone different while being able to choose what they have for breakfast and being able to partake at their own pace. Our kitchen staff did a magnificent job this morning (as they always do).

Isolation cases:

We have 4 people currently in isolation, NONE of them with Covid concerns, they are just seeing out the isolation period as new or returning admissions.

Activities:

·         Buffet breakfast

·         Physiotherapists Falls Prevention class attracted 28 residents today (it is a big hall so there was plenty of room and space between participants.

·         Ice cream was given out to all residents throughout the facility, you can’t beat a good old kiwi ice cream!!

·         Ten-pin bowling took place again this afternoon and it is fast becoming the favourite sport for our residents to test themselves in a “competitive environment”.

·         There will be another “virtual” church service tomorrow on our big screen run by the Columbus Church Minister Donald Hegan.

Matua Primary School Children:

I have mentioned before that we have a huge Bear at the top of the driveway with a sign on it saying how much we missed the Matua kids reading group coming in to read to our residents.

Well the children (who are all at home in their bubbles) on lockdown have each done a video clip of them reading a book out loud (individually) which has been edited and put together by their teacher and has been sent to us to screen. They did this because they wanted to show your loved ones how much they miss coming in to do their reading for our residents. What an awesome effort. Our residents will love this; I will let you know how it goes.

This sort of effort shows how much a part of the community Radius Matua is , as is the Matua school and all the other amazing small business we have in this area helping each other out.

I would also like to say a huge thank you to Comvita and Jackie for the amazing gift packs donated to our nurses for all their hard work during this lock down period. They were thrilled and felt really appreciated. The gift packs were delivered appropriately, wiped down and stored for 3 days before being presented to the nurses. Thanks Comvita…..awesome!!

    

Back here in beautiful St Leonards

I have finished a kit by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched, I have had it for a long time so am very happy to have it finished.

and the back.

The rainbow lorikeets are very happy nearly all day in the fig tree

Me watching you watching me!! Such beautiful birds.

Hubby has a game set up down stairs, he has taken photos and emailed them to a friend who is not in the best of health and they are having a long distance game, the directions are being sent back and forth as the game progresses.

We are getting some autumn colour in the garden

and mushrooms?? There are lots of them, more I look the more I see.

I have four rows of this quilt top together, the pattern is a freebie from Pat Sloan, she has been having a block a day sew along for the month of April.One more row to go for me!!

Yesterday once I pulled myself away from my book and got to some baking, gluten free ginger biscuits and gluten free sticky fruit slice. Very nice. Even hubby is happy to eat them!!

I am off to sew a few more One Block Wednesday blocks together.

Happy stitching.