Cate's Diary

I had three small glasses of wine (poured into large glasses of sparkling water because I'm a barbarian) over the course of yesterday as well and I can still feel the fog in the back of my head today. It was fun though, and I hope you enjoyed the grand final as well :) Great to hear you managed some Qi Gong!
 
Thanks, Llama xoxo
 
Cate said:
The knee setback made me feel cranky yesterday I must admit, but doing Qi Gong made me feel much better. I do it at night out in the fresh air on our deck.
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That would make me feel cranky too...It is so frustrating to have setbacks like that...the outdoor qi gong sounds so good!
 
Thanks, Liza. I take Arch outside each night before bed & it's good to breathe that fresh air in while I do Qi Gong. I must look up some more exercises.
I had a really good day yesterday., including a walk in town with Arch & then around part of the golf course with G & his partners, a fun, sociable time in the clubhouse & then some surprise visitors when we got back home. It was funny because we were both in our dressing gowns. It didn't matter though & it really was a pleasant surprise.
 
Cate said:
Thanks, Liza. I take Arch outside each night before bed & it's good to breathe that fresh air in while I do Qi Gong. I must look up some more exercises.
I had a really good day yesterday., including a walk in town with Arch & then around part of the golf course with G & his partners, a fun, sociable time in the clubhouse & then some surprise visitors when we got back home. It was funny because we were both in our dressing gowns. It didn't matter though & it really was a pleasant surprise.
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Sounds like a great day Cate! A very people-y day which can be so nice sometimes.
 
It was slightly embarrassing, Em as it was so early. We rarely get surprise visitors. They're lovely people & I have been hoping to see more of her as I really like her. I am developing new friends & that's a good thing.
I have booked & paid for tickets to go to the Nationals next March & now I have booked accommodation for G & I & A & M. M rang me yesterday & we had a lovely chat. We're going to the art class on Sat week & she was checking she had the correct date. G has formed a solid friendship with her husband & ours is developing well too. A's brothers had booked expensive accommodation at the course & she wondered if I could find something for the 4 of us, which I did. G & I are both really looking forward to it now. We'll be in a 4 BR house with 2 bathrooms & it's half the price of the alternative. It will save lots as we'll be able to cook a lot of our meals.
 
Yay for new friends and a fun trip to look forward to! As a kid I loved hotels because *fancy* (they weren't, of course, but felt like it) but the older I get the happuer I am to stay at places with a fridge and a kitchen...
 
Thanks, LaMa. It is good to have something fun to look forward to. I used to love hotels too, but being able to self-cater when you want to is a big saving plus the actual accommodation is a whole house, rather than a poky space. It is right next to a walking track that leads to the beach. It has 2 bathrooms so we'll have one per couple.
I didn't feel motivated to go anywhere yesterday, but pushed myself out the door in the morning & went into town with Arch. We had a lovely sociable walk along the riverbank, met a lovely woman with 2 little dogs & quite a few people I know to say hello to, did some shopping, went to the library & the post office & came home for a healthy lunch.
After lunch I read, and then G rang to say he was on the way & we headed off down the road to meet him. G talked me into going out to 8-ball with him last night as I enjoyed it last week. I went with him but must remember not to go back to this venue as it has incredibly strong-smelling toilets. They have those air "fresheners" that choof out nasty chemicals & also stinky sticks. I only had one drink.
 
The automatic poofy air smellifiers annoy me but the stinky sticks irritate my skin and throat more. Your walk sounds lovely indeed!
 
Cate said:
pushed myself out the door in the morning & went into town with Arch. We had a lovely sociable walk along the riverbank, met a lovely woman with 2 little dogs & quite a few people I know to say hello to, did some shopping, went to the library & the post office & came home for a healthy lunch.
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Sounds like a great day out. I love the sound always of your walks along the riverbank.
Cate said:
They have those air "fresheners" that choof out nasty chemicals & also stinky sticks.
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lol yeah they don't really "freshen" anything! So gross smelling!
 
Thanks, Llama & Liza :grouphug:
I'm still wheezy from the toxic stinkers. They are so hard to avoid. I won't be going back to that venue.
It's L's 1st WA without her husband & I had the idea to take her out to lunch. G's brother, SIL & 2 sisters are going too. I'm going to get a haircut. We have to leave Arch at home. I really must try to get a doggy door. One that you can slot into the sliding door setup, even if you can't lock it would be better than leaving him inside for that time. I can't really leave a door just open as we get wildlife come inside. Last night we had a bat in our bathroom, luckily before we went to bed.
 
Wildlife coming in might be a problem with a doggy door as well. I've heard there are options (mostly to keep neighborhood pets out) where the door only opens when it detects a chip in the dog's collar but I don't know how well that works in practice.
What a nice thought to take L out to lunch on what must be a hard day for her. You're a good egg, Cate.
 
We bought a door today, LaMa & hopefully we'll be able to work it out & it won't let much wildlife in. It's a safer option than what we have been doing which is leave the sliding doors ajar, which lets in flies & bats & a blue wren the other day :)
Llama said:
What a nice thought to take L out to lunch on what must be a hard day for her. You're a good egg, Cate.
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Thank you xoxo
She seemed very chuffed about it.
 
Cate said:
Last night we had a bat in our bathroom, luckily before we went to bed.
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!!! wow. what do you do then? Is it difficult to get a bat out safely?
Cate said:
It's a safer option than what we have been doing which is leave the sliding doors ajar, which lets in flies & bats & a blue wren the other day
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That made me laugh a little imagining that as a childrens story where all the wild animals come to have a little party in a human house while the people go to town...but really that sort of stuff I imagine could be extremely problematic! I hope the doggy door helps to keep things more manageable
 
liza3 said:
Is it difficult to get a bat out safely?
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Not really. Usually, we open the sliding doors & they make their own way out. This one was in the hand basin & G put a small towel over him & got him out that way. There is a wonderful mural in Sheffield in Tasmania of Gustav Weindorfer, sitting in his hut up Cradle Mountain with wild animals warming themselves by his open fire. You can see it here- https://mattysomewhere.com/2021/04/01/stunning-cradle-mountain-tasmania-for-the-people-for-all-time/
We could end up with snakes or larger birds inside if we just left the door ajar so I hope we can work it out & then train Arch to use it. We had an Echidna on the decking once & an Eastern Quoll.
We had a lovely day yesterday & I got such a heart-warming message from my SIL, who must have been told that it was my idea to take her to lunch.
R & his GF are arriving this afternoon & G & I have some house-cleaning to do. We'll be looking after his dog for tonight & tomorrow & they will be back to stay with us tomorrow night.
 
Living in regional areas where the animals can just wander inside if your not careful is quite a foreign concept for many without this level of animal activity around them.
 
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