We managed a bit of a lie in this morning which was nice. Heather said she would call but I should think after such a long day for her birthday she was still in the land of nod. Glad she had a good time.
Although it is nice to have a lie it it does upset the day and the morning goes by so fast. After hanging out the washing I didn't get much else done before it was time to go for a coffee. Jon noticed that you could see the cruise ship from our bedroom which is in Mt Maunganui this morning.
I had popped into the garden centre in Bethlehem yesterday on my way back from the book rooms and bought some compost to fill the troughs but we needed more and I also wanted to spend more time having a look around so we went back there.
As garden centres go it is probably the best around. We had a good coffee and a slice of lemon and cherry cake before looking around. They have some lovely Christmas things on sale and they had a rack with 'half price' items on it. I found some lovely wall tiles with Kiwi pictures on and it said half price. I picked two up one of the NZ wood pigeon and another of the Pohutakawa tree. I saw another with a Kiwi bird on but it was not on the sale shelf. I went to the cash desk and found a lady and asked her if they were half price and if they were I would also buy the Kiwi. She said she thought not but we went to look at the shelf and she saw the boxes there and so said I could have them at half price and told me to get the Kiwi, too!! I now have three very nice tiles to go on three hooks left by the previous owner and we are just about there with pictures now.
We paid for the tiles and then went and put them into the car before getting a trolley to go and buy the compost. I managed to get the four bags onto the trolley but couldn't move it. A very kind lady came over and told me she would wheel it to the checkout for me and leave it there till we were ready, how nice is that? We got another trolley and then bought some parsley plants and a sage and a chives and a bay. We also bought some marigolds to go in the trough with the tomatoes and some pretty pink flowers to go in a tub for the deck. On the way out we saw a lovely standard fuchsia which we bought. It was really cheap, about twenty pounds, for such a lovely plant. We went to pay for everything and then loaded the car.
On our way back we went into Nosh to buy some food for a bbq this evening. I also got some meat from them as it is all organic or free range and all very good prices. I also bought some of the lovely fishcakes they do. We bought some ham, cheese and tomato empanadas for lunch and then went home. We tried to buy a bit of fence or trellis to go on the steps - the ones I fell on - to stop the dog getting out but it was all too big.
We managed to get all the compost into the yard by throwing it through a window type opening in the wall near the front door that goes into the yard and it saved a lot of time and effort.
We had lunch and then Jon planted up the troughs with the tomato plants and herbs and they look very nice.
Jon went to the Warehouse to buy a cover for the sunshade but they didn't have any but he did find a bit of trellis which works well and looks better than plants on the steps.
I did some washing and a bit more sorting. We have the agent coming in the morning to measure up for the curtains so I need to make sure we are all tidy and clean.
We had a bbq and although the sun was shinning it was bit windy and Jon burnt the ribs but the sausages were good.
Started to watch the final of NZ Go Talent but I get fed up with the breaks and the winner won't be announced till next week so we recorded it and will watch it another time. I was too tired to watch any other TV as I would have fallen asleep and then wake up and can't go to bed. So here I am doing my blog very early and then off to bed.
Totty seems to be very happy here and loves being able to go in and out to the garden and wander around so she is not just lying sleeping all day which has to be better for her.
WEATHER
Some cloud but mostly sunny 21 degrees
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