Sunday

I am getting really fed up with this wind now. The direction it is blowing from and the fact that we are on top of a hill, means it hits our bedroom walls and as we are dual aspect and it also hits the bathroom wall it all makes for very noisy nights at the moment. I am also worried after the tornado so it keeps waking me up through the night.

I cooked breakfast this morning which was our weekly treat.

We went down to the Mount later for a coffee and a walk around. The first cruise ship was in today but on the schedule it was supposed to have been yesterday so not sure what happened. We got stopped in the street by two Australians asking where the liquor store was!! I told him where it was and he asked if it was a good store for prices. Unfortunately, as we only drink wine or beer, we didn't know. The only hard liquor we have is gin or rum and we are still drinking duty free stuff. Makes me smile that they pay for a cruise and then stock up on drinks in the ports!!!

We popped into a second-hand book shop which also sells lots of photo prints and on the wall was a notice advertising photo courses. Jon bought a new camera some months back with a view to learning about taking photos but has never done anything about it so I told him to enquire.

We had a chat with the man in the shop and he is going to email Jon with details. I might even do it myself. The go around taking photos at various places around and about and is all light hearted and friendly.

We then went to the cinema to watch Gravity which I had read was very good!!! Hmmmm!!! It was entertaining but I don't think it will win an Oscar and George Cluny was not in it enough for my liking and when he did appear he looked like Buzz Lightyear and I thought he was going to say 'to infinity and beyond'. It passed a couple of hours on a windy day.

We got back and had a late lunch and then I did my ironing and Jon did a bit in the garden but it was not pleasant to be outside.

There was a message from the kennels saying they were full but would put me on the waiting list!!! I rang the kennels we took her to last Christmas and booked her in there and fortunately they have space. There is nothing wrong with the kennels it is just a long way to get her there as it is on the way to Rotorua and takes about half an hour and half an hour with Totty in the car on my own is not a lot of fun!!! Never mind she is booked now.

We used up the last of the clotted cream on a scone for tea.

I cooked pork fillet for dinner but I was so full I couldn't eat much and didn't have any wine or pudding!!!! I think I must be sickening!!

Jon is watching the Grand Prix so I thought I would get my blog done now in case I am too tired later on.

WEATHER
Windy with showers 19 degrees.