Sunday

Skype was unreliable yesterday with the call to M in Turkey and it was unreliable again this morning with the call to Tr in Sydney. They'll want to lift their game before they start having advertising come up during calls - their plan for the future according to some reports last week! It may be time to think about using FaceTime or Viber!

Before the Markets this morning (and because she wasn't coming out with us today), I took Pearl for a walk down to B's. Dolly trotted along with us and once or twice Pearl went to get into the yard with her, but I called her back each time. Holly was watching from a distance but not from too far away and I didn't want Pearl to do anything to upset either of them.

We took the BMW into the Markets again today for its weekly run and it seemed to enjoy it very much, especially knowing it was doing a good deed with a load of lemons on board. We were a smaller group again, Mi and F, M and A, S and I, and E (B did not come out). It was spirited conversation though, including F telling us about the shop his parents used to run - six months of the year - and how he and his brother and sister used to work in it - he from the time he was seven or so. He also told of his mother and father making them help around the house - doing the dishes, setting and de-setting the table, from the time they were able to reach the sink - standing on boxes so they could. They mother believed in the division of labour - it was fair, and everyone did everything. The boys were not relegated to outside tasks as they are in some families.

We were, again, the ones to close the Markets and they were packing up around us as we carried/wheeled our fresh fruit and vegetables out to the BMW - so the lemons (aplenty) could be distributed. Luckily everyone took a bagful (we had remembered to take recycled shopping bags with us to make it easier) and after everyone had all they wanted (including Mi who had already bought some lemons - we didn't get to her in time to let her know - and she, perhaps a little unkindly, had presumed we would not be bringing in Latimers produce) we only had a few left and these are destined for work colleagues on the morrow.

Since it was a beautiful warm, sunny, Autumn day, S and I had decided to do lunch at Peters Fish Markets. Our only regret was that we didn't have Pearl with us because it would have been nice to give her an outing at the Spit - but we will get around to that. S has suggested we might do a BBQ soon, and we know Pearl would like that very much (unlike her first BBQ at Hinze Dam where she had to stay in the car because the Ranger was about).

On the way to Peters, we called in to the Harvey Norman sale - and were lucky enough (thank you BMW) to get a space right in front, and in the shade - which suited S fine since she had not planned to come in.

The amazing parking spaces continued - when we reached Peters the place was (as we had predicted - it didn't take much) absolutely packed. We drove in, and then drove out, went up and down the road, and then decided to try our luck again - no harm trying - and by that time we had seen the sign to the parking lot out the back of Peters. But we didn't need it because one had opened up just near the tables ... we pulled right in!

There was one more stop on the way home - Bunnings - so S could get some plants for her phase planting ... the new moon is on Wednesday and they'll have a couple of days to settle in to Latimers before they go in the soil. That's if they don't freeze first! We are in for a cold night tonight! It's supposed to get down to 7. I wonder how uncomfortable it is to wear Ugg boots to bed - it will save me looking around for them during the night - and first thing in the morning. Pearl is definitely wearing her nighty tonight!

And ... finally ... the puzzles are done in Mouse's magazines. It's certainly much easier when Mouse does the majority of them. I don't like the one (Take 5) that has a few number puzzles in - I wouldn't mind if they were Sudokus but they're not! It's too hard when you have to think about it too much - and numbers are quite different from letters. Ah well, we'll get them in the post tomorrow - and get the next lot to work on!