Bonnie morning ....
9th
December 2019 (Monday) 07.45
.... we have a clear sky and I
have a washing already on the line ; though it isn’t very breezy just now it should freshen once the sun appears..... “sunny
with a moderate breeze” is the forecast for ‘KY9’.... I might even get out on the bike out today.... it’s
going to be wet tomorrow.
10.00 We have a gorgeous sunny morning here... with a perfect drying wind: all I need to do now is scuttle round the villages on the bike. The beach was busy, for the time of year, though it was empty when I first went down.
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| Beautiful morrrrrrrrrrning. |
10.00 We have a gorgeous sunny morning here... with a perfect drying wind: all I need to do now is scuttle round the villages on the bike. The beach was busy, for the time of year, though it was empty when I first went down.
I
don’t have much of a ‘plan’ today; check,
then close the suitcase and finish writing my local Christmas cards. No... tomorrow will be a better day for
staying in and doing the cards.... and I have the DPD man coming for the case; I might
have a relaxing afternoon today as I have been stressed getting organised for
travelling. Orf to have a cuppa.
17.00 It has been a really bonnie day; sunny and warm (for the time of year). The light breeze didn’t factor in too much
wind chill; and it dried the washing. ‘We’ have a happy bunny in Ivy cottage
today.
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| Elie beach. |
I
had to print off (and laminate) a temporary “IVY COTTAGE” for the DPD driver
tomorrow; just in case it’s a strange
driver. I had intended having the new sign
written by this time; I got a beautiful
piece of teak wood from Dave and it has had three coats of varnish, but that’s
as far it has progressed since the weather turned caulder. I want to give it five coats before ‘writing’
it. In the meantime the temporary sign should
do the job ‘temporarily’ .... until Spring time..... which is ‘just roond the
corner’.
Not
only was it a good drying day for washing I managed to get the lobby, kitchen
and bathroom floors washed and dried too.
This will be the last wash they get this year. Usually I do them once a fortnight but it’s
about 5 weeks since I last gave them a proper going over. ‘We’ have an extremely happy bunny in Ivy
today.
19.30 I am saddened by the loss of life on White
Island (Whakarri) New Zealand.
New
Zealand is a beautiful country but, throughout its history has been plagued
with disastrous earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.... because of its geographic
position on Mother Earth. When I was out there four (coming up for five)
years ago ‘M’ and I passed up the East Coast with Colin and Sue (‘M’s son and
partner)to stay at their home on East Cape.
Half way up the road we stopped for a break and you could see White
Island, and it’s ever attendant plume of steam, from the beach ... where I took
the photo from. I can understand tourists being attracted to
the island... but I’d have flown over it rather than land on it.
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| 'White Island' New Zealand - 2014. |
