Poppies

Probably the earliest I have been up and dressed for awhile.
Sister, Carolyn has been a poppy making volunteer for a long time and I have been with her once before here in Belfast.
This morning off we went and she cranked up the machine and by the end of our time about 1500 had been made.
There were two very large boxes of finished poppies. I was able to put them in small boxes - weighing 856 gms - I guess someone had counted say 100 maybe 200 and that is how much they weighed to make it easier. I made up the smaller boxes and put a packets of pins in, then the poppies and after five had been filled Carolyn put tape around them ready to send to RSA's in the next month or so. The target I think 1.5 million or it could have been 2.5 million. Lots!
We worked well together and the old machine didn't play up too much.
This afternoon I took my camper for a wash. Very pleased with the service and end result. I won't be able to see the roof until I get home. Three of them worked on it so it was very speedy.
After that I went and finished my interview with John. He is so easy to listen too and is a bundle of knowledge after almost 96 years on planet earth.
I will head away tomorrow from Christchurch towards Kaikoura.Читать далее