There's something quite wonderful about having the day off when most people you know are working. Such was today - I phoned in to say I was doing "car stuff" - actually I didn't say that, I just said I wouldn't be in because they already knew that it was (the car) from when I'd spoken to Ma at the Christmas party.
Luckily the mechanics could fit Lars in even though they are having one of their busiest months so far this year. And it seems they were able to find the problem which was neither of the things we thought it was - it wasn't the coil and it wasn't dirty petrol - instead it appears to have been an split air pipe - causing the computer to go haywire and not be able to work out what was really happening up the front in engine-land. Hopefully they've nailed it. I was able to pick up the car at their closing time - or what is usually their closing time - as it turns out they were still open at least half an hour later when M walked over from Zarraffas to collect the other car. (She had kindly arranged to meet me there so we could get all the cars home.)
I took advantage of the day off to change my appointment with the doctor from Wednesday morning to today mid-morning - and that went fairly well, except I now have some tests scheduled for next Monday morning - and I'm not quite sure how much of the morning that will end up being. But better to get these things out of the way.
And I'm not sure that's what S is thinking at the moment as she gets ready for her own tests on Thursday. She is in the middle of special diet days - very bland and without fibre - and will move on to fluids only in a couple of days. She is being very good with it - I'm not sure I would be nearly so tolerant (and let's hope we never have to find out).
Unfortunately, the podiatrist rang too late today for us to go and collect S's new shoes - and she is really looking forward to getting them. She was very impressed with the podiatrist's office - including the receptionist who seemed to be able to juggle everything happening in the office - and a son who had called up to say that he thought their dog had a tick - without losing her very pleasant and sunny disposition.
It was lovely to spend the morning here at Latimers including having breakfast with S and M and sitting with Emma as she enjoyed some outside time. It's just a lovely here in the afternoons too, and a lovely breeze came up shortly before it was time to go in and collect the car.
It didn't take long for the "shaking the cookies" trick to catch on - although, to be fair, I did only hear what I thought was the rattling of food packets and that may not have been how M was trying to coax Tink inside this evening.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday
Last night's work Christmas Party was fantastic - and it would seem a great time was had by all. The ante area and the room were nicely dressed and there were theme actors mingling with the crowd - but it must be said that even though they were playing the part they were not the best-dressed on the evening - although we did like the bag full of money one of the characters carried around for the evening - and that there were $100 American bills on offer - I ended up with one of them as a souvenir because you wouldn't want to spend it (it could land you in prison for very bad counterfeiting).
We left the young ones to after-party the night away and were at home (in the motel) and on our way to slumberland by midnight. Because it was going to be a big day today. Someone had suggested (one of the locals) that we should try KMart Tyre and Auto to help with the tyres and a quick check of the website (while we were at the party) showed that there were some outlets open on a Sunday in Brisbane but we wouldn't be able to see if they could fit us in until they opened at 9:30.
Breakfast at the Suburban was a great way to fill in the morning and they did a very presentable offering - and the coffee was as good as I remembered. It was incredibly busy as well, so we weren't the only ones who thought it was a good venue. (Just a pity that other good venue - Viet Hoa - wasn't open yesterday afternoon when I called in to pick us up some rice paper rolls for a late lunch.)
Chermside. Chermside. Chermside. How amazing is it and the Westfields there - but mostly how amazingly wonderful that the KMart Tyre and Auto there is open on a Sunday and could fit in selling us new tyres and fitting them to the rims - and when I told them we needed four - they pushed their schedule for the day so they could put them on the car and do a wheel balance as well. Excellent work.
Of course, getting there was no without its moments - as the car started spluttering again - but differently this time. When I floored it, it did pick up and go - so I'm now starting to think that Lars has two issues - the coil as suggested by Mr RACQ and contaminated petrol. Hopefully the mechanic will be able to tell because we dropped Lars there this afternoon (thanks for picking us up M) and don't want him back until he's all better.
Emma was pleased to see us home again and reported that Aunty M had done a fantastic job of looking after her in our absence. She had let her run free in the yard for a few hours - and, as we all know, Emma loves that.
The other furries all appear well - and Tinky was up to her naughty trick of wanting to stay out when it was really time for lockdown - but since I am home tomorrow (and therefore staying up just a bit later) she had a small period of grace. She did finally come in when called with the rattle of the special cookies.
We left the young ones to after-party the night away and were at home (in the motel) and on our way to slumberland by midnight. Because it was going to be a big day today. Someone had suggested (one of the locals) that we should try KMart Tyre and Auto to help with the tyres and a quick check of the website (while we were at the party) showed that there were some outlets open on a Sunday in Brisbane but we wouldn't be able to see if they could fit us in until they opened at 9:30.
Breakfast at the Suburban was a great way to fill in the morning and they did a very presentable offering - and the coffee was as good as I remembered. It was incredibly busy as well, so we weren't the only ones who thought it was a good venue. (Just a pity that other good venue - Viet Hoa - wasn't open yesterday afternoon when I called in to pick us up some rice paper rolls for a late lunch.)
Chermside. Chermside. Chermside. How amazing is it and the Westfields there - but mostly how amazingly wonderful that the KMart Tyre and Auto there is open on a Sunday and could fit in selling us new tyres and fitting them to the rims - and when I told them we needed four - they pushed their schedule for the day so they could put them on the car and do a wheel balance as well. Excellent work.
Of course, getting there was no without its moments - as the car started spluttering again - but differently this time. When I floored it, it did pick up and go - so I'm now starting to think that Lars has two issues - the coil as suggested by Mr RACQ and contaminated petrol. Hopefully the mechanic will be able to tell because we dropped Lars there this afternoon (thanks for picking us up M) and don't want him back until he's all better.
Emma was pleased to see us home again and reported that Aunty M had done a fantastic job of looking after her in our absence. She had let her run free in the yard for a few hours - and, as we all know, Emma loves that.
The other furries all appear well - and Tinky was up to her naughty trick of wanting to stay out when it was really time for lockdown - but since I am home tomorrow (and therefore staying up just a bit later) she had a small period of grace. She did finally come in when called with the rattle of the special cookies.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday
Finally it's the weekend but ... even better it's the weekend of the work Christmas party (it seems to get earlier every year) which means S and I are off to Brisbane, where we'll stay overnight and then drive back tomorrow in time for the Hinze Dam BBQ. Alas, we won't be back in time for the Markets - which will mean we have missed them two weeks in a row (sigh) - but that means we will have them next week to look forward to.
Which is no doubt what Pearl does each week as she waits for Saturday to roll around so she can come out to breakfast with us. And this morning was no exception. She is so patient - waiting for all of us to arise, have cups of tea (or not), take Emma outside for a drink of the other water and a roll in (and chew of) the grass, then for the non-furries to shower and dress - and, most importantly, come up with a plan for the day which, I thinks should always, without question, include having breakfast out with Pearl and, if time allows, also taking her for a walk in the dog park! Then ... well ... it's open for discussion and/or debate.
We managed to fit in breakfast at Sisters this morning with Pearl, Mouse, M, S and I - and then we were joined for coffee by F and Mi. It was a lovely interlude before we took Pearl back to Latimers, packed our bag, and headed north to Brisbane.
I'd love to say it was an uneventful trip but if I did, I would be lying. Just after we came off the Motorway at South Bank the car decided it would start spluttering and then it got worse. It was like we had no power at all - even with the pedal to the metal (seriously) and we willed rather than drove the car the last kilometre and up the hill and over the slight rise into the motel driveway.
The RACQ man was very good - there within half an hour - and, unable to replicate the problem, offered some suggestions as to what it might be. He also checked the oil and, on finding it low, climbed under the car to look for oil leaks - and that was when he noticed the front right tyre was definitely not well. We went to put the spare on but he was not happy with that one either (who checks the spare? It hasn't seen the light of day, by my hand anyway, since we got the car!) and was unwilling to swap them over. And, he cautioned me, you shouldn't be driving on that tyre! It was just a pity this was 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon when most retail outlets for tyres were no longer open for the weekend. Thank goodness for the Internet though - so I could check to see where the nearest tyre retailers are and start ringing around - without even the slightest grain of success. Thank goodness for locals - some of the colleagues at tonight's party are locals and should be able to offer suggestions - and failing that, ie finding a tyre place open on a Sunday, we can stay overnight tomorrow night, have it fixed on Monday and then make our way home.
But right now it's time to go out the front to meet J and her husband and get a lift with them to the party!
Which is no doubt what Pearl does each week as she waits for Saturday to roll around so she can come out to breakfast with us. And this morning was no exception. She is so patient - waiting for all of us to arise, have cups of tea (or not), take Emma outside for a drink of the other water and a roll in (and chew of) the grass, then for the non-furries to shower and dress - and, most importantly, come up with a plan for the day which, I thinks should always, without question, include having breakfast out with Pearl and, if time allows, also taking her for a walk in the dog park! Then ... well ... it's open for discussion and/or debate.
We managed to fit in breakfast at Sisters this morning with Pearl, Mouse, M, S and I - and then we were joined for coffee by F and Mi. It was a lovely interlude before we took Pearl back to Latimers, packed our bag, and headed north to Brisbane.
I'd love to say it was an uneventful trip but if I did, I would be lying. Just after we came off the Motorway at South Bank the car decided it would start spluttering and then it got worse. It was like we had no power at all - even with the pedal to the metal (seriously) and we willed rather than drove the car the last kilometre and up the hill and over the slight rise into the motel driveway.
The RACQ man was very good - there within half an hour - and, unable to replicate the problem, offered some suggestions as to what it might be. He also checked the oil and, on finding it low, climbed under the car to look for oil leaks - and that was when he noticed the front right tyre was definitely not well. We went to put the spare on but he was not happy with that one either (who checks the spare? It hasn't seen the light of day, by my hand anyway, since we got the car!) and was unwilling to swap them over. And, he cautioned me, you shouldn't be driving on that tyre! It was just a pity this was 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon when most retail outlets for tyres were no longer open for the weekend. Thank goodness for the Internet though - so I could check to see where the nearest tyre retailers are and start ringing around - without even the slightest grain of success. Thank goodness for locals - some of the colleagues at tonight's party are locals and should be able to offer suggestions - and failing that, ie finding a tyre place open on a Sunday, we can stay overnight tomorrow night, have it fixed on Monday and then make our way home.
But right now it's time to go out the front to meet J and her husband and get a lift with them to the party!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday
Well, as we all knew, Mouse could put most of us under the table and yesterday was no exception. After High Tea she, M, Mi and F took themselves off to The Big House where the CSP tables are again open for business but have not yet given up the jackpot - and they weren't giving it up last night either. Although this is not so good for the rest of the players, it means there is a possibility it might still be there next time I get in to play. M was saying that if she wins it, she could put a one-bedroom unit where the garage is. My question is (and I didn't think of it at the time) where would she then put the car?
It didn't rain again today - which is a shame because the bore pump is still out of action and the tank is only half full. Just as well S and I are going off to Brisbane tomorrow for my work Christmas party - so it means we will miss out on a couple of showers here. The plumber did come today to diagnose the problem - much the same as M thought - but because the pipes are a bit on the old side - I think M mentioned 25 years or so - that means the fittings are no longer standard and the plumber will have to source the right size from somewhere. Unfortunately he won't be back tomorrow because he has a birthday party he needs to be at but he has said he should be back on Sunday to finish the job.
Who knew that Advancetown Hotel had two poker nights a week? We were up there last night for dinner - I needed to have a steak which had some flavour (unlike Tuesday night) and we know they do a good one - so off we went. The place was full - much fuller than it usually is on a Tuesday (poker), Wednesday (raffles) or Thursday (trivia) (the only other nights we've been) and the poker tables were set up again - and all three of them were full. I felt a pang when I saw the chips (as in poker not potato) and wondered how much the different coloured ones were worth - and whether it was a "fun" game with the Hotel providing a nominal prize for the person holding the most chips at the end of the games, or whether the players were actually betting with their money. I didn't actually see any poker being played - they hadn't started when we arrived and had finished before we left - so I couldn't even tell what game they were playing - although chances are that with the number of variants of poker there are these days - I wouldn't have been able to tell anyway.
The cats had a night out themselves last night. By bed-time, except for Beazley who was staying close, the others were nowhere to be seen. I had a look for them and called them but neither Tink nor Maggie was co-operating, so we left the door open for them to wander in when they were ready (or for M to bring them in if she saw them when she arrived home).
M took Beazley to the vet for another check of his glucose levels this afternoon and he is doing so well that they have now dropped him to 3 units of insulin morning and night - and they are still talking "remission". Meanwhile, Emma, who is now on 1.5 units, is doing well - and still taking up more room in the bed (sleeping on her pillow) than S would like - but she (and that could be S or Emma) wouldn't have it any other way.
It didn't rain again today - which is a shame because the bore pump is still out of action and the tank is only half full. Just as well S and I are going off to Brisbane tomorrow for my work Christmas party - so it means we will miss out on a couple of showers here. The plumber did come today to diagnose the problem - much the same as M thought - but because the pipes are a bit on the old side - I think M mentioned 25 years or so - that means the fittings are no longer standard and the plumber will have to source the right size from somewhere. Unfortunately he won't be back tomorrow because he has a birthday party he needs to be at but he has said he should be back on Sunday to finish the job.
Who knew that Advancetown Hotel had two poker nights a week? We were up there last night for dinner - I needed to have a steak which had some flavour (unlike Tuesday night) and we know they do a good one - so off we went. The place was full - much fuller than it usually is on a Tuesday (poker), Wednesday (raffles) or Thursday (trivia) (the only other nights we've been) and the poker tables were set up again - and all three of them were full. I felt a pang when I saw the chips (as in poker not potato) and wondered how much the different coloured ones were worth - and whether it was a "fun" game with the Hotel providing a nominal prize for the person holding the most chips at the end of the games, or whether the players were actually betting with their money. I didn't actually see any poker being played - they hadn't started when we arrived and had finished before we left - so I couldn't even tell what game they were playing - although chances are that with the number of variants of poker there are these days - I wouldn't have been able to tell anyway.
The cats had a night out themselves last night. By bed-time, except for Beazley who was staying close, the others were nowhere to be seen. I had a look for them and called them but neither Tink nor Maggie was co-operating, so we left the door open for them to wander in when they were ready (or for M to bring them in if she saw them when she arrived home).
M took Beazley to the vet for another check of his glucose levels this afternoon and he is doing so well that they have now dropped him to 3 units of insulin morning and night - and they are still talking "remission". Meanwhile, Emma, who is now on 1.5 units, is doing well - and still taking up more room in the bed (sleeping on her pillow) than S would like - but she (and that could be S or Emma) wouldn't have it any other way.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday
Happy Birthday Mouse!!!! 86 and not out - and she's not finished yet. Was our wait person just being kind to the Birthday Girl this afternoon - or was he truly stunned that Mouse is in amazing shape for her age? And she is! As she said "I was 85 yesterday" ... and she was.
High Tea was a lovely thing to do (much better than the third buffet dinner in as many weeks) and will long be remembered as a very special afternoon. This was the first time S and I had been to Versace - we have driven past many times though on the way to the Spit or to SeaWorld or back to Main Beach - and while it is nice from the outside, it is magnificent inside. And who knew they had an artificial beach - or had worked out a way to stop palm fronds crashing to the ground or on to unsuspecting poolsiders?
I arrived early and rather than going straight there, I had a walk around the Marina Mirage, soaking up some atmosphere and checking out the pet pampering shop which is now decorated for Christmas - including statues of dogs wearing almost tasteful reindeer paraphernalia (although they were without antlers). There was a pretty outfit in the window (being modeled by a keen Scotty statue) which would look quite nice on Prince (M and A's dog) except that it (the outfit, not Prince) is pink. It may be good for Mum's dog (Pippa ... a female) too - although we don't want to start stereotyping with the dogs ... especially if they are colour-blind - did I read that somewhere or make it up? Or is that cats?
The big news of the day is that it looks like N is coming back up this way to live. M told us today at High Tea that even though N was initially told she didn't get the position she very much wanted with a major firm, their HR department had made a mistake and offered her position to the wrong applicant - but the error has been discovered and N offered, and accepted, the role. M is one very proud and happy parent. N and the firm are now backwards and forwarding about start dates but N should be set up in Brisbane by as early as next month.
Back at Latimers, M is less than impressed that another plumbing problem has surfaced. When she went to do ablutions this morning, she found there was no water. We are - or were - currently on bore water. For a moment she thought that either the power (and therefore the pump) was off - but no! - or that it has been off and the pump hadn't restarted and needed to be primed again. Not so either - although the problem was evident when she got down to pump-land - a pipe, perhaps a sealing ring. seems to have failed and needs repair. M switched us back over to tank water and the plumber is coming tomorrow and if he can't fix it and if it doesn't rain, she is considering buying a load of water and/or sending us all out for showers!
High Tea was a lovely thing to do (much better than the third buffet dinner in as many weeks) and will long be remembered as a very special afternoon. This was the first time S and I had been to Versace - we have driven past many times though on the way to the Spit or to SeaWorld or back to Main Beach - and while it is nice from the outside, it is magnificent inside. And who knew they had an artificial beach - or had worked out a way to stop palm fronds crashing to the ground or on to unsuspecting poolsiders?
I arrived early and rather than going straight there, I had a walk around the Marina Mirage, soaking up some atmosphere and checking out the pet pampering shop which is now decorated for Christmas - including statues of dogs wearing almost tasteful reindeer paraphernalia (although they were without antlers). There was a pretty outfit in the window (being modeled by a keen Scotty statue) which would look quite nice on Prince (M and A's dog) except that it (the outfit, not Prince) is pink. It may be good for Mum's dog (Pippa ... a female) too - although we don't want to start stereotyping with the dogs ... especially if they are colour-blind - did I read that somewhere or make it up? Or is that cats?
The big news of the day is that it looks like N is coming back up this way to live. M told us today at High Tea that even though N was initially told she didn't get the position she very much wanted with a major firm, their HR department had made a mistake and offered her position to the wrong applicant - but the error has been discovered and N offered, and accepted, the role. M is one very proud and happy parent. N and the firm are now backwards and forwarding about start dates but N should be set up in Brisbane by as early as next month.
Back at Latimers, M is less than impressed that another plumbing problem has surfaced. When she went to do ablutions this morning, she found there was no water. We are - or were - currently on bore water. For a moment she thought that either the power (and therefore the pump) was off - but no! - or that it has been off and the pump hadn't restarted and needed to be primed again. Not so either - although the problem was evident when she got down to pump-land - a pipe, perhaps a sealing ring. seems to have failed and needs repair. M switched us back over to tank water and the plumber is coming tomorrow and if he can't fix it and if it doesn't rain, she is considering buying a load of water and/or sending us all out for showers!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday
This morning as I was getting ready, I noticed I had carried my camera inside - it usually lives in the car just in case I chance upon something I want to photograph with a camera rather than with the camera of the mobile phone. I remembered having that thought as I rounded the corner near the school and saw that a Balloon Aloft was not so much aloft as hovering three or so feet above the ground and was being towed and pushed by a couple of enthusuastic chaps. D'oh - no camera. And I went double d'oh when I rounded the next bend and saw that another Balloon Aloft was landed there but still inflated. I drove past and then turned around and came back for another look - and lamented knowing that without a real camera I would not be satisfied with any pictures I took. D'oh, d'oh and d'oh again.
Of course, the day had to get better than there - so let's not even go to the end of the day when M and I went in to The Big House for CSP only to find that whereas one table was "broken" last night, both of them were "offline" today - so no CSP for us or anyone else. But we did have a nice noodles and vegetables dinner at Zen - and a laugh when one of the wait staff was taking a photo of some patrons using their iPhone - and switched between the front and back cameras for the first shot so took a lovely shot of him doing a funny face ... the next photos were of them and serious - but that will be a nice surprise for them one day. It's nice to see that some people still have a good sense of fun.
While at The Big House, M and I also went upstairs on the off-chance that the man who had been there yesterday was again ... he was and I'm still trying to come to terms with how someone can wager $ 90,000 in a spin of the roulette wheel. But he did seem to be doing well, although I was still surprised when the wheel span and it came up with one of the few numbers he had not covered.
It was another hot day at Latimers - and we are hoping it doesn't get too much hotter too quickly because there appears to be a problem with the septic tank which M is having someone investigate tomorrow. She seems to be fairly sure that it the "trenches" which act as a filter for moisture to be drawn from the tank.
It's Mouse's 86th birthday tomorrow and we're all looking forward to helping her celebrate.
Of course, the day had to get better than there - so let's not even go to the end of the day when M and I went in to The Big House for CSP only to find that whereas one table was "broken" last night, both of them were "offline" today - so no CSP for us or anyone else. But we did have a nice noodles and vegetables dinner at Zen - and a laugh when one of the wait staff was taking a photo of some patrons using their iPhone - and switched between the front and back cameras for the first shot so took a lovely shot of him doing a funny face ... the next photos were of them and serious - but that will be a nice surprise for them one day. It's nice to see that some people still have a good sense of fun.
While at The Big House, M and I also went upstairs on the off-chance that the man who had been there yesterday was again ... he was and I'm still trying to come to terms with how someone can wager $ 90,000 in a spin of the roulette wheel. But he did seem to be doing well, although I was still surprised when the wheel span and it came up with one of the few numbers he had not covered.
It was another hot day at Latimers - and we are hoping it doesn't get too much hotter too quickly because there appears to be a problem with the septic tank which M is having someone investigate tomorrow. She seems to be fairly sure that it the "trenches" which act as a filter for moisture to be drawn from the tank.
It's Mouse's 86th birthday tomorrow and we're all looking forward to helping her celebrate.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday
There was talk on the radio this morning of FREE WATER in the area. While that sounds great especially after moves by the ill-fated Allconnex to greatly increase the cost of Coast water earlier this year - this latest offer is not as generous as it sounds. First off, it doesn't apply to folk - like we here at Latimers - who are not on "town water'! And it is "free" only in the sense of that from midnight tonight for ten days, water restrictions do not apply so you can hose hard surfaces, the garden, the yard - whatever you want ... but you will be charged for the water you use.
I came straight home from The Big Work House this afternoon and enjoyed some quality time with Latimers - the juvenile kookaburra who will fly away as soon as I go to get the camera, Tink who was sunning herself on the retaining wall out the back, Pearl who was freshly bathed today, sans collar, and shedding fur all over the place (note to self: remember not to pat dog furiously and dislodge fur for passing birds while wearing black pants!) and S who was bringing in the washing and enjoying a cool breeze from the fan. She told me that M is right, this is the coolest place in the house and if it could be screened in, she would sleep out here. Of course, she was speaking from the position of it being unseasonably hot here today - when I drove out this morning the thermometer on Lars was reading 28 degrees C and that was before 6am. It didn't get any cooler during the day at all - and at one stage at work we had a hot wind blowing in through the windows - it may be time to shift desks so we can be closer to the air conditioner!
Of course, the heat is good for growing things - and even though M did a fantastic job on the yard - was it only last week? - it's time for the lawn to be mowed again. I'll see if I can get out there one evening with the push mower - it gives a much nicer finish - especially for around the front.
S and I tried a new place for dinner this evening - and I would like to say that it was excellent (it was air conditioned!) and perhaps it's just that we have been going to, and like, the Advancetown Hotel - but we didn't really like the new place. S had lamb cutlets and I had the special (ribs and rump) but we both agreed that the food at Advancetown was better (especially since they appear to have changed chefs - but, they haven't actually . . . seriously when we went the time before last, the quality of the food - already good - had just improved enormously but the wait staff assured us there hadn't been a change in the kitchen staff! Go figure. Or perhaps they've started using different ingredients. Hmmm.) But back to the new place - it was nice enough ... and perhaps we made the wrong choices - but it seems the best place about it was the little ginger cat - a real cutie - in the car park after the meal. It had a collar and looked very well - and, in fact, as though it owned the place.
Tired but happy, S and I came home - so she could watch RPA and that "screaming show", and I could read some of my new Stephen King book (the title is a date - can't remember exactly which one - but I'm fairly sure it was the day President John F Kennedy - funny how you have to say it all or just as JFK - was assassinated). The furries came in and seemed content to just lounge around - except for Beazley and Pearl who busily set about grooming each other. Yep, life is good.
I came straight home from The Big Work House this afternoon and enjoyed some quality time with Latimers - the juvenile kookaburra who will fly away as soon as I go to get the camera, Tink who was sunning herself on the retaining wall out the back, Pearl who was freshly bathed today, sans collar, and shedding fur all over the place (note to self: remember not to pat dog furiously and dislodge fur for passing birds while wearing black pants!) and S who was bringing in the washing and enjoying a cool breeze from the fan. She told me that M is right, this is the coolest place in the house and if it could be screened in, she would sleep out here. Of course, she was speaking from the position of it being unseasonably hot here today - when I drove out this morning the thermometer on Lars was reading 28 degrees C and that was before 6am. It didn't get any cooler during the day at all - and at one stage at work we had a hot wind blowing in through the windows - it may be time to shift desks so we can be closer to the air conditioner!
Of course, the heat is good for growing things - and even though M did a fantastic job on the yard - was it only last week? - it's time for the lawn to be mowed again. I'll see if I can get out there one evening with the push mower - it gives a much nicer finish - especially for around the front.
S and I tried a new place for dinner this evening - and I would like to say that it was excellent (it was air conditioned!) and perhaps it's just that we have been going to, and like, the Advancetown Hotel - but we didn't really like the new place. S had lamb cutlets and I had the special (ribs and rump) but we both agreed that the food at Advancetown was better (especially since they appear to have changed chefs - but, they haven't actually . . . seriously when we went the time before last, the quality of the food - already good - had just improved enormously but the wait staff assured us there hadn't been a change in the kitchen staff! Go figure. Or perhaps they've started using different ingredients. Hmmm.) But back to the new place - it was nice enough ... and perhaps we made the wrong choices - but it seems the best place about it was the little ginger cat - a real cutie - in the car park after the meal. It had a collar and looked very well - and, in fact, as though it owned the place.
Tired but happy, S and I came home - so she could watch RPA and that "screaming show", and I could read some of my new Stephen King book (the title is a date - can't remember exactly which one - but I'm fairly sure it was the day President John F Kennedy - funny how you have to say it all or just as JFK - was assassinated). The furries came in and seemed content to just lounge around - except for Beazley and Pearl who busily set about grooming each other. Yep, life is good.
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