New Zealand

To my true few followers...(all five of you)
 I wish to thank you for your support.. kind words of encouragement and at times, have liked, commented and shared some of my posts, it's so rewarding, again, I thank you.

As you all may have guessed by now, my input here is always so slow to arrive, but I'm still here, viewing, commenting, liking and at times sharing along with you all.

The truth is, I'm still learning how to even get into my dashboard! it seems I sit and search for ages before I finally stumble on the right channels to get in!.( headsup, no kids live here).

Then it gets tricky, to fish around the platform to make the writing stay the some all the way through the story, before you show it too yourself at the review or most cases, panic and just save !( who does the some? is this a normal thing you all go through, or is this a classic case of a newbie....still ).

Oh, then it's the pictures!, they say photos help people stop by, if a picture has caught there eye!( if I could only learn to copy & paste, more would be in here I'm sure of it. So if you can view a photo at the end of this post, you are in luck, this only happens once or twice if you get me on an understand moment to push the right button.

Anyways, this entry was to touch base with those beautiful people to the right of my screen, those famous five in the 'followers' column. If you wish to join these beautiful few, please feel free to hop along and keep us company.

Beautiful far North, New Zealand

I'll Write It quickly.....DENTIST

....so it doesn't hurt so much.

It could be said, 'I'm not overly keen about the Dentists'. In fact, since I was a little kid back in the day, going dutifully to the 'murder house' for dental visits, I've always been a fail in the enamel stakes.

My older siblings seem to have perfect-white-hard cavity free kind of teeth and I got the short straw with pretty crappy ones. At school, my sisters would dance along to the dentist, while I would reach for every drinking fountain on the way hoping this would work magic.
 
However, times have changed. Last time I had an emergency and trust me , I've had a few! my fabulous dentist kindly told me, it might be good if I came to see him when it wasn't as a tooth was  about to drop out or an abscess about to explode in my head. It's preventative dentistry!, who knew?
So... lately I've been a model patient, going along before I need to be sedated or airlifted to hospital.
Last week I even went to the dentist hygienist!, why, I dunno really, I must have had extra coins or something, but for an hour, I felt both cleansed and slightly disgusted by myself.

The thing about my own dentist is he plays DVD's on the ceiling TV, so you can watch Mr Bean or the picturesque landscapes of Ireland as you lie there white-knuckling it.
But, last week, someone had replaced the rolling hills of Cork and Mr Beans Holiday with a animal Doco featuring mating lions and a crocodile drowning and devouring some kind of giant moose...
I'm not sure if this helped or made the experience worse but it certainly was an education.

In case you're interested lions don't appear to be great lovers and if you are caught out swimming with crocodiles, you have a pretty good chance you aren't making it out alive.

"Hi, my name is Trina, I have clean teeth and a vaster knowledge of animal breeding"

TONGARIRO NORTHERN CIRCUIT

Beautiful scenery of the North Island NZ, if you enjoy walking National Parks, check these fabulous photos out too inspire you to visit NZ wilderness






TONGARIRO NORTHERN CIRCUIT

Car & Bike Show NZ

Well, its been such a long time for a post on here so +Tim Clark  thought

this would be a great start back.

 So check these out...

When the boys come out to play, they bring there toys.

      Proud owners showing you all what they can do,
      when time, patience and funds allow, together they will shine for you.
      If it's a car or that special bike, what a better place then to gather at one huge man shed,
      for the weekend and show off  their rides and be in the running for the People's Choice of the day

         loving this line up but a shame about the floor with no plants dotted around
         (must point that out to the team for next year)

       this Chevy Step Side look's mean in black

        Chevy's will always have my vote

          this shot was taken on my pizza run that day
          (best view from that ladder I reckon)

            Great to have a Rat Ride here

          There were around 50 bikes, great turn out this year,

            anyways....thanks for stopping by to view my Album to our Car & Bike show

Foundation, is really a girls best Friend

This read is for the lady's, sorry guys,go fetch us a glass of wine could yeah, that'll be great, thanks.
Foundation! Do you chicks have a favourite!, like me for years you have continued to return to your trusted chemist, every so often. It might be weeks/ months if you are like me to make the expensive bottle last as long as the budget will allow. I've spent a small fortune on new, amazing foundations that make you think you look year's younger, Liar, Liar, pants on fire to them. But, still, I go back to the original foundation every time. I will ponder over the huge range thats on the market looking for that one thats going to make me look youthful, you know, the one that doesn't make you break out, covers imperfections and stays on all day kind of foundation. I'm a Revlon 'Honey Dew' kind of girl and to hear the words....I'm sorry madam but it has been discontinued!, I'm sorry...what!!. Bewildered and mortified, standing there, I'm stunned. It's been discontinued!,...like, no more as in, this shop doesn't stock it anymore or deleted...you can't get it in New Zealand!. She looks at me then with a hush tone in her voice shouting it at me like I wasn't going to understand if she didn't . As she opened her mouth at me, my mind ran away with the thought, I'll have to fly to freakin London to prove my existence,wait, thats okay, I have a sweet blogger friend that lives there. I'll be like...Adele, I'm coming over to stock pile what could be what's left out there, the thought calmed me down having to come to terms with this shocking news. Can I exist with a colour change!, will I have a face no- one recognizes!. My heavy heart left the shop. Wondering for a short time the world must have stopped, sitting in my car for the trip home. I felt a little odd to say the least, this was very much a big deal and I'm not happy. But I will move on from this while I looked down at this colour change on the seat opposite me hoping it will serve me well, this not so favourite colour, yet!'Golden Sands'. Guess what, the world is still moving along and no one die, but hey

...guys, guys...where's my wine 🍷

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

If the answer is no, I maybe able to help you.

#soulfoodandco

I have a Boutique retail outlet for the work of talented artists and well validated products. If you would like to purchase original, quality gifts for your loved ones, I have the answers to your Christmas shopping here online.
What could be easier and more rewarding?

Would you like merchandise or souvenirs from New Zealand?

Would you be interested in personalised art works?

Is there a new baby who would be warmed by a New Zealand wool sweater?

Who would enjoy beautiful skin care and health products?
https://trinas-healthy-side.usana.com/

...(I'm sure the blokes out there would be interested in the Chevvy in my driveway! but sorry folks if the Chevvy leaves the property my partner may not be too impressed)

#soulfoodandco

It's Rewarding to Give and Receive

When I started out to write this 'blog', it was first designed to make the reader aware of how difficult reading, writing and spelling can be. I've noticed in the entries of my blog that it's more about, having a new vision around how people carry their mind, body and soul.
So many people are challenged by learning disabilities every day, like me.
I'm just high-lighting the fact it doesn't need to be a disability. You don't need to hide from it.
Carry your head high, it's a way to show to yourself and others, you have what it takes to be happy, confident and contribute to life.
Try something new; spend time walking around a children's hospital ward, volunteer at a Red Cross, visit a animals shelter, to watch caring people make a difference to children and the poor.
They don't care if you can't read or write well, but they will know "You Have a Heart That Cares".
Look around, we all have something to offer in the places we call home.

                                             You were created to make somebody
                                                           else's life better.

                                                     Somebody needs your smile.

                                          They need your love, your encouragement
                                                            and your gifts.
                                                                                                                
                                                                                         -Joel Osteen