Not sure how but we didn't get that much markets shopping done but S did manage to get some potatoes from J's brother as well as some Turkish bread. I fell down on the fruit shopping duties.
On the way home we stopped in at JB (nothing came home with us), Bernie's (Beazley cookies) and Bunnings (more plants for S's garden). The garden is coming along nicely - which is why S is looking to extend but probably with none of the vegetables I suggested since the soil isn't right or it isn't the right season for growing them.
F came over this afternoon, accompanied by his sister-in-law, her mother and the little one who is in the throes of a very painful teething. F had come over to spray those naughty ants on the front patio - and to check out where the houses and vege patch would be on the Kibbutz. S thinks F may have lost sight of that they are playing a game. In any case, they both agree that a revamped garage would be perfect for Mouse and that the veggies can go on the bottom paddock. There will be a deck off from Mouse's, overlooking the gardens, with a side entrance so all could gather there to welcome in the new day. Mi, with experience in this field, is slated to be the barista.
Back in the real world, Pearl was exceptionally good with the visitors although there were a couple of times when I thought the teething rusk at her mouth level would be too much of a temptation and it and several child fingers would be devoured. But no, she remembered her manners and only pounced when L dropped one and she was told she could. She did very good demonstrations of ball fetching, stick fetching, going back to the house, looking cute, sitting and dropping. She seemed to enjoy the company. The others animals absented themselves with Beazley only coming out after they had left. He's taken to using the little nest in with the towels - and loves it. It's quite a set-up, and there's even a little pillow for him to put his head on!
At the end of another week of Ramadan, F reported that he has lost 1.5kg and added that he usually loses more in the third and fourth weeks. He had them all in the car and ready to leave at 5 so he could get home and cook (steak, potatoes, salad) in time for sunset.
It was Egyptian night at the Mosque last night (according to A who rang this evening to find out why we weren't at the markets) and Malaysian night tonight. She had chosen to stay home and catch up on some things.
And did we mention that "Dancing With The Stars" has its final tonight. We haven't been watching it and probably won't tune in to "The X Factor" either - which was due to start about now but has run into a hiccup with its presenter (Matt Newton) being unavailable to continue as he has gone into rehabilitation after an incident with his girlfriend while they were overseas with the program.
We have been sparing some thoughts for sister W and wondering how it's going on retreat. She is a very strong-willed individual and we think she'll be fine. Hopefully she will start finding some of the answers she's been looking for all these years and the strength to make the changes she wants to in her life.
I cannot believe how fast the grass is starting to grow again at Latimers. I'm almost beginning to think that it grows faster the closer you cut it - but surely there can't be any scientific credence to that. Luckily we're in for fine weather for the coming week so perhaps we won't need a machete to make our way up to the stables. And yes, it was only last weekend that it was mowed! Haven't had a chance yet to ask L if he knows what made those holes - but I hope to catch up with him in the coming week.
Well, it has been a wonderful three-day weekend and it's going to be hard to get up early and go off to work again tomorrow.
