The good, the bad and the very ugly

After grieving for Muffy for four months, I'm ready to adopt!

I looked at pet rescue sites online and found Jewel (top two pics), almost 2 years old and mother of two litters. Then I saw her in a video with 4-month-old Storm (bottom pic) and knew straight away I couldn't separate them.

They are not related, but great mates. They will be delivered here on Saturday morning and we are all very excited.

So much for the good. Now comes the bad and the very ugly. After hearing of the outrageous arrest of Tommy Robinson for daring to speak about the rape gangs in England, I donated $100 to the cause.

It's good to know there's so much support for him, even from Australia.

OH TOMMY TOMMY ! TOMMY TOMMY TOMMY TOMMY ROBINSON!!

Keeping in touch by magic

The other night, Georges and I had a video whatsapp chat!

I can hardly believe that here I am in Sydney and there he is in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and we're chatting away as though we're in the same room. 

I can't remember when we first "met", but I dug this pic out, dated January 2006. I think we go back much further than that. What a lot of water has flowed under the bridge in the meantime.

And if you remember, I've recently posted pics of his children, Grace and Tony.

It is very satisfying having so many friends all over the world, and never losing touch.

The Big Day

Sandra in England is all ready for The Big Day, and has put her hat on her pony for safe-keeping! I just love this photo! In actual fact, she looked gorgeous when she wore it to a school function.

As much as I'm a staunch republican and wonder at the continuation of such herediatary privilege and wealth in a so-called democracy, I've been watching everything about today's nuptuals. Enjoying it like a soap!

Coverage starts at 4pm Australian Eastern Time and I'll be in front of the telly, lapping it up.

I've recently come across a series on NETFLIX about aristocrats opening their vast stately homes to the public. To us pretty classless Aussies this is hard to believe. But I love watching!

Silly me

Yesterday when I was shopping at the farmers' market, I picked up what I thought was a bunch of beetroot. When I got home, I saw it wasn't beetroot, but radishes! This would be the first time I've ever bought radishes, as they never appealed to me.

So I went online to see what to do with them, and came across an idea which I just had for lunch: thin slices of radish and avocado soaked in olive oil, lemon juice/grated peel, salt and pepper. On a crusty roll it was DELICIOUS! Nice and healthy, too.

Nostalgia

This morning I decided to get my things in order and was shocked to find my WILL folder empty! I have two filing cabinets, each with dozens of files. So now I'm sorting through them all, deciding what to keep and what to throw away. I have hundreds of letters and photos. I'm cutting the stamps off the envelopes, as I believe there are still people who save them.

It's interesting, too, seeing all the different addresses on the envelopes, places I've lived. By the time I was 32, I'd had 32 addresses! It makes me wonder how I managed the logistics! I didn't stop moving then, but stopped counting.

It's making me very sad. I'm still in touch with most people, and presume the ones I've lost touch with have died.

It really is one of life's hardest decisions - what to keep and what to get rid of. My ancestry search is making me realise how important it is to keep records of things, but then that creates so much stuff. Even my computer files are in a dreadful mess.

Exploring the city

The other day I went into the city and walked from Central Station to the Powerhouse Museum, along the Goods Line.

It was very interesting, though I was exhausted when I got home. I'm inspired by Frank and Sandra, who have not rested for one minute on their month-long visit to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. They fly back to England tonight. What a wonderful holiday it's been, and how lucky I am they came here to see me!