Friday

Due to the clear skies overnight we had a really frosty start to the day again - so many frosts this year I have never known anything like it in all the time we have been here. Still, at least the sun is shinning!! And now the tree is lopped the view is amazing!! Not to mention Jon can use his heated seat option on the car!!

Jon left for work and I got ready and left for the Red Cross. We had a busy morning with lots of bric a brac to put out which included some very nice fine bone china. I took the details and checked it on the web when I got home so that we could put a fair price on it. I am sure we should be able to get at least $20 for the sets which are cup, saucer and plate and really pretty.

Sharon had kindly put a bag aside for me. It is a lovely tan, leather handbag with lots of pockets and will be lovely for travelling. It is so nice and with my discount only cost me about 9GBP - I just couldn't say no!!

The morning soon went over and it was time to leave. I stopped off to buy a few things I had forgotten from the supermarket and then went home for lunch.

Avon Carol called with my things and she told me about her friend, the owner of the rented house next door. I had seen two ambulances there last week and apparently the lady, Debbie, had collapsed. She has had a brain tumour in the past and they thought it had started to re grow but after tests it turns out that she had and still has a bad case of vertigo and has been really poorly but hopefully she is on the mend. Carol also told me about another lady I chat to down the road, Margaret, and she is in hospital after a very bad stroke and it seems she won't be able to make it back to her house as it was very severe. Really sad as she is such a lovely lady and I enjoyed chatting to her.

When Carol left I took Tot out and then came home and sorted out my menu for tomorrow night as we have Mike, who works with Jon and is responsible for us being down here in NZ, his girlfriend Bob (Roberta, I think) and Sharon (Red Cross) and her husband Des for dinner tomorrow night. It will be our first dinner party here and I am a little nervous.

I cooked the salmon terrine ready for the starter and there is nothing much else I can do till tomorrow.

Jon came home just as I was finishing bathing the dog. She was really smelly but I had put off bathing her as it was cold so I stoked up the fire and bathed her anyway. She looks and smells so nice now.

Jon went out for our fish and chips and I could not believe I had run out of frozen peas!!! Shock horror, we will have to have salad!

The fish was good but the chips were cold again. I think we might have had enough of Friday night fish and chips.

We watched TV and now I am off to bed so that I am up early to watch the Olympic opening ceremony in the morning which will be our 8.00 am.


WEATHER
Beautiful sunny day 16 degrees