Then we were off on a shopping expedition with Mum - who is in the middle of a couple of projects including trying to find a way to keep the local possum from eating her rose buds. Given that possums are nocturnal creatures, she believes that putting some low wattage solar lights on the same level as the buds will discourage the possum and preserve her flowers - at least until they blossom and she can take some photographs of them. But how to get the lights on the same level? Mount them on dowel ... so off we went to Bunnings to get some and have it cut to the right length. And to have a look at chain saws - who knew how heavy they were or that they come in petrol or electric - and push mowers (without motors).
Not content with that, we also went in search of labels for spice bottles which you would think would be one of the easiest things to find - but not so. I will have a look on the interweb and see if I can find any.
Oh, and the other thing I managed to do was find a couple of pairs of footwear for work - I'd say "shoes" but one pair is sandals which I don't usually wear but I decided it was time to try something different - with the decision even better since I was given a 30% discount on my purchases.
S and Mum were very patient with my shopping - as they were yesterday when I was in search of work shirts. I think I have everything now so there is no excuse for not going back to work on Monday.
The drive back to the Coast wasn't bad although we did pass a couple of accidents on the way - one with four or five ambulances in attendance. And because there had been a four-car pile-up at Robina earlier in the afternoon, traffic was slow again on the Nerang-Mudgeeraba stretch although this time it was slow from Helensvale which is further up the highway.
Of course, on the way down we stopped at Sprengers for carrots for Hermes and for L's horses. We just have to remember to take them out of the car.
Tonight was dinner at Mouse's which was a very low key affair but still very enjoyable. I'm not sure what the combination of beans (and seven other vegetables) and cabbage means for later on but it was very delicious at the time.
Em was glad to see us back and only did the usual back-turning thing that cats do - but only for a few moments - before coming out for a drink of outside water (truly much better than inside water) and a wander on the grass, and then a little sit on the table. That's something that both she and Maggie have started doing of late with no clues yet as to why. We suspect it might be because there are fleas about - and from Pearl's allergy we known she's had some - but the cats seem to have escaped mostly unscathed. Let's hope it stays that way!
