What’s in a week

George’s first week at home and he was worried about the snoring (mine) in close proximity in the cottage. But I had another surprise for him… the day before he arrived (my shifting day) I managed to secure a good hearty head cold, which very quickly developed into an almighty symphony of coughing. At least he isn’t on this side of the deal. I have had an exhausting week of house clearing (outside) water blasting, a bit of work, food stocking, and on the side…coughing!

Yesterday I took a moment to enjoy my morning coffee at the beach, before the day began.

And mid week our neighbour Dennis, the pipi man, shared his pan full of pipis steamed in secret recipe.. if you have been following for a while you may remember my explanation of the pipi digging excursions! It is quite a process, but culminates in the delicious seafood pan of pre dinner snack!

The weather has been warm and dry and the plasterer has started the outside of the cottage -all going well it will be totally reclad by the end of next week, during which time (weather permitting) a new roof will go on and the final laminate on my inside floors will be laid….it will then be a family painting bee and I hope the kitchen man can make my storage cupboards before Xmas or it’s. “Bunnings….here I Come” for a temporary solution!

Meanwhile my pots in the rock garden, opposite the front door, are adding colour to my life, as I am religiously watering them each day.

A couple of big decisions this week, well yesterday actually. The boat is back serviced and ready to roll, the trailer is unwarrantable, and needs replacing….later….as it doesn’t need to go on the road for the rest of the summer (and I don’t have a spare 8K right now) – boatshed to beach, that’ll work!

I have decided to say goodbye to this ride, as from a maintenance point of view, she is definitely a blokes hobby, and preferably a bloke who is a mechanic….give me a boring little Nissan or Toyota, cheap and cheerful to run and repair!

Ok Saturday morning, and the question is “where is the boat key?” This week has been a week of locating missing objects – oh yes – I found the original trailer plate too…it was in the chilly bin (or esky if you are Australian)!