I'm Baaaack!

Arrived last night at the house around 7:45 after a very long and tiring flight. It was such a pleasure to see Susan at the airport gate when I arrived! The flight was about 45 minutes late, so poor thing had to wait for me.

Flying in to Seattle, the clouds covered in and it looked just like when I left - gray! But it stays light until late and it isn't that cold.

Buddy came rushing out when he heard the car and was so happy to see me - he was so excited he was drooling and the engine running hard. Hinckley came in a bit later and was a bit more stand-offish but got over it fast and both slept with me last night.

I woke up at 4 am - so it's going to take a while to get over jet lag, made harder by the gray today. The garden is a mess - masses of weeds so it's a good thing it wasn't shown while I was gone. Grass growing up between the flagstone, veges looking sad and the kiwi vine taking over the pathway. Rhodies are looking sad too as they haven't had any water. Saw a bald eagle soaring in front of the house being chased by crows, and I always look at them as a good sign, so things must get better.

Went through a mountain of mail - tossed 95% of it - now must go and get some food.

It's lonely here - the thing I had been dreading most. So got to get this place sold pronto so I can get the hell out of here.

No more jet lag

Today I am over the jet lag and totally on to South African time - and it feels goooood.

Spent a quiet day reading on the verandah in the sun (for a short time - if I stayed too long I would get fried not having seen the sun for months!). And working on the new site, doing the tutorials and learning a lot about how it works. (That's the jacuzzi on the right.)

This evening, Mick has gone to squash where he plays in a league and Debbie is off at her landscaping class so I am here by myself. But it is fun because Susan called on my magicjack phone and we had a long talk and now I am hoping she gets hold of Janet to have her call me as we now know it works!

How amazing is that! There Susan is on the opposite side of the world, and she just picks up the phone and it is as clear as a bell - over the internet - and the best part is - it's FREE! I should be selling the things! But I am sure glad I am not there - gale warnings and the water shuttle that is in place to take people across the Hood Canal while the bridge is down, is inoperable so I can imagine all the irate people trying to commute and not able to get where they are supposed to go. But from the emails I get from the Dept. of Transportation, the work on the bridge is progressing well, but suspect that today is one of the days the contractor takes as a gimme.

Oh damn, Sibongele didn't come today (she works for someone else on Tuesdays) so I had to make my bed and clean up after myself in the kitchen. But she comes to work tomorrow so all the other dishes piling up in the scullery will be taken care of in the morning. I could get used to this.

Tomorrow I am going to lunch with Rosemary, my old friend from high school, and her daughter Catherine who is my god daughter. Can't wait.