Sunday

Home again - and because a storm was forecast for this afternoon, M had already done the mowing - but, alas, she had run in to a spot of bother because the drive belt had come off (again) but differently this time. It looks like a two-person job to work out what the issue is and how to get it back on.

No puzzles from Mouse this week because she slipped them to me last week when I picked her and S up from the movies on Thursday. The coupons were done and in the mail on Friday morning. Also in the mail during the week to Mouse were prize cheques from That's Life and rival Take 5. This is good because it is a while since she's won anything - and yes, there's still the photograph of a sweet potato that looks like a dude to be sent in. I think M said Mouse has some others now as well.

M and Mouse were off to The Big House tonight for the Christmas Ball. From the photograph M posted on FaceBook, it looked amazing. Hopefully she took some more to show us.

If I'd realised there were Carols on on the Coast last night, we would have gone; instead we had a quiet night in with the furries, admiring the Christmas decorations S put up on Friday, and watching holiday programming, including the still-excellent Vicar of Dibley Easter Special and Shrek the Halls. How do people keep coming up with good ideas for spreading holiday cheer while steering clear of the Scrooge and the three ghosts model? And did the makers of the Smurf Christmas Special not get that memo?

The afternoon/evening storm did not eventuate so there was no rainfall overnight. Just as well, too, because that would have doused B's bern-off which is still underway. M was saying B and D have done a great job of clearing away the dead wood down the back and it is looking fabulous down there.

We were sorry to miss the Markets and N today but are looking forward to catching up with everyone at dinner on Friday night.