Last Sunday & Monday of 2009

On Sunday morning Hubby was his usual wonderful self bringing breakfast in bed. Unfortunately this happened at seven as he thought it was Monday morning. It was a beautiful day again so it was not a hardship being up early. After eating I got up and had a second coffee chilling in my spot under the trees. The garden was really looking good after the rain we had overnight. There were a lot of birds around singing in the trees and I felt good sitting there in my little piece of paradise.After all the gallivanting and chilling of the last few days I thought I should make an effort and clear the washing. I did several loads in-between doing some cleaning and tidying. I didn’t overdo things and also spent time reading. I am currently reading ` Once in a Lifetime’ by Cathy Kelly. It is the first book I have read of hers and I am finding it excellent reading. I intend looking in the library to see if they have anything written by her. I love reading and ever since a kid have been a book worm. When I am engrossed in a book I notice nothing going on around me. At junior school we were given our maths lesson first and once we had completed it were allowed to read a book from the library at the back of the class while waiting for the rest of the class to finish. One day I got so engrossed in a book that I didn’t realize everyone had finished the maths and was ready to start the next lesson. The teacher spoke to me several times but of course I didn’t hear. Eventually the sound of laughter filtered through to me and when I looked up to see what was happening I was mortified to see everyone looking at me and laughing. The teacher very politely asked if I was ready for the next lesson which made the class laugh even more. I wished the floor would open up and swallow me. Needless to say I made sure that never happened again. Late afternoon we had our glass of wine outside after which I made supper before watching TV. There was a lot of thunder and lightning around but no more rain. There wasn’t very much on TV so I went to bed to read some more.
Monday
I was up at six again when my alarm went off. The brats went out after their usual biscuit treat and I sat with my coffee. Today was a normal routine day and I made breakfast for Hubby and he was able to stay in bed for a change. Gino arrived at about eight to help Hubby. The Vehicle Carrier Service were due today to fetch the Studebaker Hawk that was going down to its new home in P. E. and Hubby wanted him to help in getting it ready. Hubby phoned the people to see what time they would be coming and was told they would be there about twelve. There was plenty of time to sort out the car so Gino decided to check what was needed to install outside plugs for us (he has been promising to do it for months now)after which he and Hubby went off to the hardware to get what was needed and I decided to do my ironing before it got too hot. They were gone for ages and I eventually phoned to see if they had decided to take a quick trip to Alberton. They were at the Nursery in Meyerton buying trees to plant for the new year. I started a beef olive dish ready for lunch just as they got back. Gino started the plugs while Hubby and the gardener started planting.They had brought several seedling trays of flowers, herbs and three trees. Hubby replanted the herb garden with the new plants and extended the garden with a rosemary and lavender bush as well as a bay leaf tree. A tree was planted in the play area as well as against the boundary fence. The flowers were dotted around the beds. Everything looked good after they had finished. There has certainly been more rain this season so far more than normal as the lawn out the back is looking very lush with no bare patches at all. It has been years since it last looked so good. I made rice and peas to go with the beef olives and work stopped while we ate. Gino carried on afterwards with the plugs and Hubby had a call to say the Stud would be collected at three. Diane and I went into Meyerton to do some shopping and sort some things out at the bank. We arrived back at three thirty to find the Stud was still there. Hubby phoned to see where the driver was and discovered he was almost there. Him and Gino went to show the way from the highway while we unpacked the shopping. The Stud was loaded onto the trailer. Diane and I went to check on proceedings and then went for a walk. When we got back Gino was finishing off the plug in the braai area. Diane and I poured shandies and we all sat chilling under the trees. Hubby’s friend arrived and joined us. We sat until the rain that had been threatening all day started. There was lots of thunder, lightning and strong winds. The friend left and we made snacks for supper seeing as we had our cooked meal at lunch time. Gino left afterwards and Diane and I cleaned up before chilling in front of the TV with our Milo.