Friends Bruce and Wendy were with me in this shot, taken moments before Wendy tipped her tea all over me!!!! My handbag, trousers and shoes were completely soaked and people ran from everywhere to help clean up the mess. Wendy took advantage of the opportunity to introduce me to them all, telling them I'd just bought a house in the area and would soon be moving in. So I made lots of friends!
Yes, that pic of Hornsby shopping centre sure looks deserted, Winifred. I didn't take it myself - found it online. I'll bet it's full of peope now, just days before Christmas. You can't imagine how nice it was to read your positive comments about being with the grandchildren. My 'friends' continue to be extremely negative, so much so that I really don't want to be bothered with any of them any more.
I spent the weekend in Montview, among the dozens of cartons waiting to be unpacked. Emma and I sat for hours together in the living room bird watching while Hugo snored away contentedly in his rocking cradle. The view from there is nothing but trees - just beautiful. We're having a cold snap, though certainly nothing like yours in the northern hemisphere, so were not in the least tempted to try out the pool.
This morning I rang my swimming friend at 7, saying, 'Let's forget about it today!' I think it was 12 degrees, with a gale blowing. So Muffy and I curled up and stayed in bed till 10, when I had to get up and get ready to go out to lunch with friends.
Philip has booked a removalist to take my stuff down on 24 January. I met the young couple who've bought the house - they're both architects, and fell in love with the place after 10 minutes, so I'm very glad to be leaving it in loving hands.
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