Thursday

The pest inspection has been booked for next week, the papers are signed, the deposit has been handed over ... the process is underway. Now we just have to think about other things ... like furniture, where we are going to put it, where bookshelves will go, whether to do anything about the kitchen and bathrooms (not that they really need anything urgently) before we move in. And, of course, there will be the ubiquitous moving checklists to make sure we haven't forgotten anything important. The one I'm the least keen about is changing addresses with various institutions. At this point, I'm thinking we will keep our mailbox - and that means we don't have to do everything straight away once settlement has taken place and we move - and, not that we need one, an excuse for coming out this way to visit M and the furries ... and to drink in all that Latimers has to offer. I, for one, am really going to miss living here. It has been incredibly wonderful over the 4+ years that we have been here and while it has had its moments - by far the majority of them have been positive, uplifting and worth sharing.

But we haven't gone yet ...

Ka came yesterday and she suggested that perhaps Pearl's medication could be dropped back to half the original dose to see if she is less active on that. Truly, Pearl is bouncing all over the place ... running rather than walking up the lane ... but on the positive side, she is moving much more freely than she was - and that is good to see. Even going to the toilet - getting down into the right position - would leave her sore so this is a definite improvement.

Pearl is much quieter on the floors now that M had her nails clipped (and Maggie's too). Thankfully, though, they haven't been clipped so much that she can sneak up on the cat dinners - as we know she likes doing - that would be a real worry.

This should keep us going

Sooz read on FB today that her brother, Ch, has been re-admitted to hospital. He had been there soon after his return from Australia, having fluid drained off his lungs (1.5L of blood) following an injury some weeks ago when he fell off his bike. It hadn't bothered him that much at the time, but he was sore (flu-ey thing didn't help and he had cracked that rib ... or perhaps just finished what the fall from his bike had started). He was released from that but he has re-admitted because, I think this was how he put it to Sooz, the doctors hadn't realised how different the semi-rural setting of the island where he lives from the metropolis that is Hong Kong proper. Anyway, Sooz is very concerned about him and we are waiting on an update.

Meanwhile, Thursday is CSP night and M and I went into TBH to try our luck. Unfortunately, our luck was obviously off trying itself somewhere else because neither she nor I walked away winners this time. I will need to give this some further thought as to why my usual strategy is not working ... and as I write that, I think it may be that I have changed my table play. Anyway, once I build up my stake again ... there's a theory I can go and check out.

Dinner - at Zen - was nice though. It was the usual ... which, as we all know, is different each and every time we have it. There were differences though ... no Chinese tea tonight - just Zen's wonderful water ... no tofu/nut/bean bowl for "entree" and no chocolates proffered with the bill ... although the waiter quickly rectified that ... bringing some over and asking if that was enough - before opening his other hand and putting about three times as many again onto the table.