Sunday

Well, some could say "same old, same old" but it was all good. The Skype call with Tr was, for a change, without any technical troubles and that really improved the experience - even if we were talking about the solid trouncing Queensland's Labor Party suffered yesterday and the not-positive Change the NSW LNP have wrought on that State since they were swept to power. Tr reiterated, and it is something to hold in mind, that such big swings away from a party usually means that party is being voted out rather than the others being voted in - so the whole suggestion that the new party has been given "a mandate" is a bit specious.

There was little talk of the election at the Markets. We were actually quite down on numbers-even one of the Markets' staff commented. Mouse did make it to her Christening, N and V rang earlier to say they were on their way - they were at Coffs Harbour on their way back from a trip to Sydney - and we should wait for them - and we did our very best! M almost even had herself locked in the toilets - which suggests that she was the last but one (the person locking the toilet blocks) at the Markets!

S and I returned home via The Groper and his Missus where we had a nice lunch before racing home so I could jump on ROM and take a few laps around the yard. It was good and I even tried the new trick M had mentioned - using the mower to blow clippings off the drive! It worked a treat.

The cats were fed early this evening as we were off again - Vegetarian Chinese in Mermaid for an early dinner (and leftovers) before picking the Great K up from the airport and depositing him back at his student digs near Bond University. He had some feedback on his performance in his course last week that came as a bit of a shock to him and he's in the middle of working out how best to work with it and move forward.