Showers and Sunshine...

What an odd country this one is. You never know where you are with the weather. This morning it was very dark when we woke up, you would have thought it was at least Autumn, then it started absolutely pouring down. Bobby, who loves being outwside, ran out through the cat flap, and straight into the hut. She did come back after a while soaking wet.
Bobby is a real little sun baby and will spend hours in her garden sitting in the sunny spots, or on top of one of the plant pots. She isn't happy when it rains.


Vin went out to Maghull complete with his umbrella. I wonder why men's umbrellas are so unweildly? really awkward things to carry and get in the way of everyone and everything. I bought him a nice fold up one but he doesn't use it..don't understand it.
Got a parcel from John and Ann in Australia this morning, with a nice long letter in it. They have moved back to Beverley a town outside Perth, and Ann has been in Perth having a skin cancer removed from her foot. She was supposed to be in hospital about 5 or 6 days but was kicked out after 24 hours because they needed the beds.. Doesn't sound much different from here!! She stayed at her daughters in Perth so she could get dressings done, and then went home to beverley a few days later. They then use a video link to the big hospital in Perth to check progress! I don't think we have any idea of the land that is involved here. john was saying that he had to get a new fire brick for the stove they had just bought, and if he couldn't get one locally it would involve a round trip of 170 miles !!!! Imagine!!!
He was talking about "Men's Sheds" they have there. Places where men go to discuss things, play pook, and be with friends. The one he goes to has about 40 members. I don't thi k we have any at all locally, but I do recall seeing an item on the Northwest News about one in I think it was Manchester and they were interviewing some of the men. One was a chap who had lost his wife and it enabled him to get ut and have someone to talk to. Great idea there should be more of them.
John and Ann seem to have a wonderful liife over there. They went as £10 Pomms in the sixties, originally to brisbane. Came back after a few years, then went back to Perth, 4 children and umpteen grandchildren there are more of the family line over there that ever was here. They seem to have friends everywhere..I'm very envious, must be lovely to have a wide social circle.
Vin is in the garden now trying to trim the ivy that is creeping over our fence. Someone a long whikle ago planted it, and it is a real nuisance creeping over the top of the fence. It is actually our fence and it is getting in between the slats..pesky stuff. So while the house is empty he is getting some of it down.
Tonight we are having:
Chinese spring rolls
1/2 a packet of fried rice
Stir fry vegetables and a sauce of some sort.