First Week back Home

Well we are back and finally getting back into the swing of our normal lives. The first couple of days were terrible as we really battled with jet lag. Neither of us slept well the first few nights. This made it even harder to catch up on sleep and get back to normal. By Saturday I was sleeping properly and had adjusted to being home again.It was really great to be back in S.A. The garden is looking really lush and green as there had been a lot of rain while we were away. Just to sit under the trees again with my coffee listening to the birds was heaven. Hubby and I sit out there every morning having our morning cuppa. As glad as we were to be back, the dogs were even happier to see us again and join us for the daily cuppa. Digby was filthy – not my little white baby – but it was a couple of days before I was able to feel energetic enough to wash him. I’m sure he is feeling great being clean again.
We enjoyed seeing Perth but have both decided there is no place like home. The scenery here is so lush and green at the moment. Perth is brown and dry as they only have winter rain. Restaurants and entertainment places really need to visit S.A. to see what good food is about. Even KFC and McDonalds is not a patch on our places plus there is no Steers. The cost of living is really high and the shops not as good as ours. The safety factor and family orientated life is obviously a big plus as is the public transport system. There we have a lot to learn. When we went to the Open Air Concert we really enjoyed that but what most impressed us was that ,after , when everybody left there was not a single piece of paper or rubbish lying anywhere. Unbelievable considering everyone was picnicking there and the place was packed. Here we would need a team of cleaners in afterwards. Our beaches and facilities along the beaches (somewhere for a cuppa) are far superior though I did really enjoy being on the beach there.Well we are happy we went to Perth and have seen that part of the world but I doubt whether we would bother going back. I would rather visit the U.K. and Scotland. Hubby would like to visit America someday but that doesn’t appeal to me. Too many hillbillies for my liking.
The peace and quiet of our plot has soaked right through me and all is right in my world again.
Today I was busy in the office when I heard a bird singing really loudly. I went to look and as I walked into the kitchen a little weaver bird flew out. I went back to the office and about ten minutes later heard it again. I crept down the passage quietly and peeped round carefully. The weaver was back and hopping around the kitchen floor singing away. Most unusual. I made a movement and he flew out and sat in the tree by the back door singing away still. I shut the back door as I would not like the dogs to have him for a snack. There are a lot of birds around at the moment. There are several Red Bishops building nests around the garden as well as lots of weavers. Luckily we don’t seem to get crows here. Wherever we went in Perth were crows galore driving us dilly with their incessant noise.
Hubby has gone to his committee meeting at the Piston Ring ready for the Sunday Meeting. His services are required as chef for the end of year breakfast. I told him he had better let them know he really can’t do it. He got antibiotics for his toe which was infected again while on holiday.( He did too much walking and running for buses.) The antibiotics finished today and his toe has not improved in any way whatsoever. I told him to go back to the Dr. today but you Know Men – too stubborn for their own good. I am doing my blog now and then will watch some TV with a Milo. It just doesn’t taste the same when Diane is not here to share it. I’m sure we will really appreciate each other once she is back. Well at least I hope she appreciates me. LOL!
I miss her terribly especially with regard to doing the blog. It took me ages to sort myself out to be able to do it on my own but at least I’m on track again. Also we put the Vodacom Connection away so if there was a break-in it would not be found. Well Diane is like my mother. She hides something so well it can’t be found again. I spent the first two days back searching every possible spot. No Luck. I went out and bought a new sim card and airtime for her connection which I did find. She has the sim card for it in her phone in Oz. Really Helpful I must say. Cheers. Public holiday tomorrow . Enjoy the day