January 28th, 2024
Friday: Bug-bombed the house. (If only getting rid of the vermin among one's countrymen was so easy and unmorally complicated.) Went swimming at the Sydney Harbour watering hole (Marrinawi Cove). Had lunch with friends at a local RSL before coming home to sweat it out on the couch.
Saturday: Replaced the screen door netting. (That was a major work, let me tell you!) Planted out the corn seedlings. Went to dinner with friends.
Sunday: Moved the chook tractor. Planted out the beans. Deep fried some lentils. Skipped church. Otherwise spent most of the day in bed playing Angry Birds Friends.
There's something about the evening air right now. Cooling air and my throat are not getting along; night falls and I get a sore throat, which I don't have during the day.
The father of a friend from church died a couple of weeks ago. She's been staying with her mother since, with her family still at home. The funeral was on Wednesday, she's remained with her mother (and sisters) still, but will be coming home tonight because tomorrow she (and the family) are going away for the week.
While she and the family are away, a bunch of us (with her permission) are going to come in and give the house a light clean. Vaccuming/dusting/wiping down only, no reorganising/arranging/sorting. The friend who organised it is the one who got the garden makeover a few years back while she and her husband was away. We cleaned up the backyard, trimmed hedges, pulled out vines, pressure-sprayed the patio, etc., as a surprise birthday gift while they were away...
...and then the neighbour messaged her with "you have such lovly friends to come by and do up your garden!"
Anyway, the friend we're cleaning for knows that we're coming. I hope it doesn't unduly stress her out to have things off the floor, etc.
Saturday: Replaced the screen door netting. (That was a major work, let me tell you!) Planted out the corn seedlings. Went to dinner with friends.
Sunday: Moved the chook tractor. Planted out the beans. Deep fried some lentils. Skipped church. Otherwise spent most of the day in bed playing Angry Birds Friends.
There's something about the evening air right now. Cooling air and my throat are not getting along; night falls and I get a sore throat, which I don't have during the day.
The father of a friend from church died a couple of weeks ago. She's been staying with her mother since, with her family still at home. The funeral was on Wednesday, she's remained with her mother (and sisters) still, but will be coming home tonight because tomorrow she (and the family) are going away for the week.
While she and the family are away, a bunch of us (with her permission) are going to come in and give the house a light clean. Vaccuming/dusting/wiping down only, no reorganising/arranging/sorting. The friend who organised it is the one who got the garden makeover a few years back while she and her husband was away. We cleaned up the backyard, trimmed hedges, pulled out vines, pressure-sprayed the patio, etc., as a surprise birthday gift while they were away...
...and then the neighbour messaged her with "you have such lovly friends to come by and do up your garden!"
Anyway, the friend we're cleaning for knows that we're coming. I hope it doesn't unduly stress her out to have things off the floor, etc.