Day 110 (Friday)

It must have been the whale watching last week but when there was a Jaws movie on again last night I had to watch it. It was a pity it was not the original Jaws because it would have been better. Instead it was the sequel to the sequel - Jaws: The Revenge. In it, the great white shark goes in search of Police Chief Brody's family to seek its revenge. And who said sharks had no sense of purpose? The only good thing about it was that by the time it eventually ended, Tinker was finally ready to come in for the night. Everybody else had already been tucked in for hours.

Friday night and as well as being the end of the work week (which was good too) it was dinner with Mouse. M is back too and this is the first time we have seen her since her return on Wednesday. She seems to have had a really good time and is pleased to be back. F is happy to have her back as well. Mouse did a fantastic job with dinner: lentil soup, then fish, prawns, potato salad, vegetables, rice and cheesecake to follow. M made the cups of tea afterwards and it wasn't until I was drinking mine that I realized how much I have missed it.

Pearl seems to be mostly over her fleas which must be a great relief for her because the scratching was driving the rest of us crazy with worry about her. It is tick season again and even though she's wearing a tick collar, you can never be too careful or sure that one isn't going to jump on to her. After she last had a tick 6 months ago we really don't want to see her with another one. The garlic regime M has her on seems to have worked (or to be working).

The Wheel of Surfers Paradise still seems to be operating but every time we go past there appear to be no customers. The wheel is spinning, the lights are flashing but we can't see any people in the cabins. I'm not sure if the snake show has opened up there yet or if any of their other plans for building it up as a tourist precinct have come to fruition.

Talking about odd things, listening to the radio today they were talking about something strange in Ferry Road. It was a late model European car which had totally encased in caterer's cling wrap - they estimated about three large rolls. It wasn't going any where soon and it looked as though the wrap was so tight it would need to be cut off - carefully so as not to damage the car's finish. Hmmm ... what were the chances of it being a Finnish car?

One of the great things about coming home when it's still light is that there's plenty of time to see what's happening in and around Latimers, and to enjoy nature close up. Like seeing how quickly the grass grows - it's really obvious when only half the lawn has been mown - and you see how quickly it catches up with the rest of it.

Another great thing about coming home early is that there's time to have a nap before dinner - which I did while S cooked a banana cake (very, very yummy), M took Pearl for a walk up to the road and back (I think I heard that happening) and next door L was taking hs ride-on for a spin (I don't think I dreamt that).