....I would have to say central heating! I know Jon was away last night but that aside it was very cold and this morning it was freezing. The houses here are just not equipped for the cold. I know they don't get much of it and they have open fires but it is such a pain to light it and it wouldn't stay lit overnight. The thing to have here is what they call a 'heat pump' which is like an air conditioning unit but pumps in hot air. Unfortunately, our house does not have one, even though it is only four years old and from what I read in the papers so many people are having them fitted soon the electricity grid will not be able to cope so I don't know what the answer is - an oil filled radiator I think before I turn blue overnight!
By 8.30 though I was showered and dressed and off out with Totty and the sun was shinning and it was a lovely day.
We made friends with the 'pesky corgi' this morning so hopefully Totty can enjoy a morning play with him - he needs to lose some weight, a very over indulged dog by the looks of things.
I had to go to the PO this morning so went to the one in the town centre and had a coffee while I was there, I'm addicted to the stuff over here.
I just happened to pass the dress shop that had the sale the other day and saw two very nice T shirts which will be good for next summer. I also picked up some brochures from the travel agent. I wanted to see what the prices were for skiing holidays in the South Island and also the Central North Island which is only 3 hours away from us. We also want to think about what we are going to do for our 30th wedding anniversary next January. We did want to go to Fiji but they are having a few problems over there and who knows what could blow up so it is a bit iffy. I quite fancy the New Caledonian Islands which are two and a half hours away and look wonderful. They advertise them as 'France in the Pacific' and there are lots of little islands and lagoons and white beaches with coconut groves and they look beautiful.
I was drooling over the brochures when Bronwyn called to say she had to go and buy some wool (she is knitting for her grandchild) and would I like to go with her. So, without having had any lunch I grabbed a banana and off I went - never refuse an invitation!
She took me to a really lovely clothes shop called Wendys. They had some really lovely clothes in there but I think I will need to get a job before I can shop in there. They were all displayed really well and lots of combinations put together it was also very busy so I don't think she will be closing due to the recession.
After buying the wool we went off for a coffee - my second today. Bronwyn is so excited about her grandchild and has bought so much, no wonder her husband is starting to complain. Baby clothes are not cheap over here.
When I got back it was time to take Totty out and I met a lady in the park, Linda, who I met yesterday. She comes from Taupo and has a golden retriever and lives in Welcome Bay but her dog likes to swim so she brings her over to our little beach as there are no waves. The dog doesn't like waves as she is used to swimming in Lake Taupo. We enjoyed a nice walk and chat together - what would I do without Totty?
I haven't heard from Jon yet so I assume he met the chap and had his meeting and his flight will be on time. However, I still have another dinner on my own.
Fish and chips tomorrow, we missed that last week!
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