Tuesday

It was another early start this morning - Sooz had to be at Maccas for the pick-up (she and Jen are off to the Sunshine Coast this morning) at 6am. And we made it with 10 minutes - time for Sooz to get a tea-to-go and a raisin toast before Jen arrived. Then, after packing her stuff into Jen's car, I went back in to have breakfast - and was there ten minutes before I usually get there. And who knew Jo's shift (at McCafe) starts at 3 - or was that 3.30 - whichever way, it's way too early! But I'm sure the early-risers do appreciate it (I do too!).

Work kept me busy with Site Diaries today - and I'd caught right up-to-date until another pile landed on my desk late this afternoon. Still, I enjoy doing them - and I'm seeing some different dockets at the moment (we're in the asphalting stage on one section of the project) and deciphering them is proving to be quite interesting. AC was away today and it's never quite the same when she isn't around ... she was off with her Mum who is having her first radiation treatment after having a tumour removed from the side of her face. She seems to be doing well though ... although the interfamily issues are continuing. It's funny how stress and worry get played out sometimes.

M solved the problem of the pool of water on the living room floor - it was the night of Mouse's birthday celebrations when there were huge storms on the coast. We weren't sure where the water had come from but feared it was a leak in the roof. As it turns out, M has now discovered that it comes from the plant on the far side of the room ... if it is overwatered, the overflow makes its way through the gaps in the tiles, helped by the slightly sloping floor - and pools on the other side of the room near the door. What amazes me is that it overflows from the gaps onto the tiles ... it's at moments like this that I wish I understood physics better ... or at all actually.

Raspberry

M was very excited this afternoon because she had discovered some raspberries (four of them) on the bush. It is incredible, when you think about it, that by putting a plant in soil and watering it, give it some sun, some rain, and some time ... and it will produce fruit. Hopefully one or two will still be there when Sooz arrives back so she can try one.

Which reminds me, I'll have to prune the grapevine back again - it's growing all over the place and at this rate there is no sign of it flowering into fruit. I may need to just check the time frame for grapes ... there must be something on the interweb!

Jo has posted some photos of Canada on her FaceBook page yesterday ... which means they arrived there safely and appear to have made that connecting flight in Sydney in the 30 minutes they had! Canada looks absolutely stunning in the pics and despite Jo's concern that she didn't have enough warm clothes for the trip she didn't look as though she had frozen ... yet.

Sooz had a good day on the Sunshine Coast - the facility they visit up there is one of her favourites for the study. They'd had a nice dinner at the Club but both she and Jen had had incidents in the shower in their cabins. There is a slatted wooden "thing" to stand on in the shower and both of them "fell" off it when it tipped. It pitched Jen out of the shower and Sooz into the shower ... just as well Jen's a physiotherapist because she's been able to tell Sooz exactly what she needed to do for her now-twisted knee. But the cabins they are staying in are very nice ... and not just because they have free Wi-Fi (I'm not sure if Sooz realises this ... I read it on their website!) - bush setting, pool on site ... lovely!