Went on a grey nomad safari today to the new megacentre in South Auckland. Got off to a shaky start after observing someone prowling round a neighbour's backyard. He got very aggressive and asked me what I was looking at when he emerged from their driveway , then he kicked their burmese cat which limped away. I called 111 from home and the police picked him up in a neighbouring street about 20 minutes later. In the meantime I had lost Dieter who had said to this guy that he better watch out or else... and this guy lunged towards him saying he was going to waste him or words to that effect. Thankfully he changed his mind as I know who would have come off second best. I envisaged him languishing in hospital somewhere but he turned up in the aforesaid neighbouring street and had given his side of the story to the police after which I met met up with him and we proceeded on our bus trip as planned, albeit half an hour later. All the usual shops and a very spacious Warehouse Extra store where we bought a few things, had some lunch then got another bus back via Glen Innes, Glendowie, St Heliers, Orakei and waterfront , places I hadn't seen for quite a while. On Sunday I bought myself a new book on the history of Crown Lynn china and have decided to collect it, if I see pieces in my travels. Have rescued a few pieces from under the house and underneath potplants on our front porch to start with. The image is off a fluted bowl probably used for floral arrangements in the 1950s. I found it up at our place in Orewa in the garden somewhere.
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