10/27/19, Sunday

Shirl, does this look familiar? To the right of the bridge is where we had dinner together. Looks a little Armageddon, doesn't it? Believe it or not, it's a grass fire whipped up by the wind.

OH MY !!!!!! How awful :(

Has there been many homes lost? Thats terrible. Yes I would believe it started as a grass fire. They are frightening as to how fast they take hold when fed with High Winds.

Our no burn (fire season) is starting earlier this year at the farm due to how dry everything is. It starts today. The fire trailer will now be kept full and ready to hitch at a moments notice. DH has taught me how to do it all should I be there alone and we have a fire. Last year I did go with him and helped fight a neighbours paddock fire. Very scary stuff indeed.

Hope The Dead Fish restuarant doesnt get damaged either......

Stay safe my friend x

OMG! I can't imagine living there with those fires all around.

Eating better today as the junk food is leaving the pantry shelves. Wanted to go into town to buy plain chips. Craving salt. Put extra salt on my eggs and stayed away from the store. Win.

Adalyn came over and they got some Halloween pics. She was in no mood to dress up. Couple of good pics and out of the costume. She said n,n,no,n,no way to being a mouse.

hoping for safety on the west coast. And I hope you have enough electricity.

Good Morning All - Its nice to be back home and settling into a routine again.

Yesterdays blob day was mostly successful. I just pottered in the morning, our neighbour popped over for a cuppa. Poor DH is sick and stayed in bed for a lot of the morning. Mine is still being kept mostly at bay - though I did not want to get out of bed this morning. We went out to a cafe for lunch which was lovely. I couldnt even finish half a burger and had a small piece of DH Chicken Parmagiana. It was all delicious. Re-fuelled and washed my Mini then home for a much needed 2 hour nap. We just lounged around on the couch for the evening. I made a cheese and nibble platter for dinner which was just enough. There was some chocolate but I really felt like it (rare) so I did

Weight is down this morning to 172.26 - guessing all the activity over the past 2-3 days as I have not eaten well. I will take it anyway. Less weight on my knee which is still exceptionally sore.

Diane O - Will be thinking of you tommorrow with your upper GI. Hope it brings you some answers and an outcome you are happy with.

Liz - Well done on getting everything winterised. Glad the visit went well with DH but sorry to hear he is less engaged. Must be so hard on you x Big Hugs

Miss 150 - So sorry to hear that you have been so unwell. Are you feeling a bit better? Sending you Get Well Wishes

DD- Sounds like you are doing well. Sleep ins are the best. Re the Halloween Candy - Halloween is not a huge thing here - especially after seeing how massive it is in the States. We are lucky to get maybe 1-3 groups of kids come around. I have something in the house (the chocolate I ate some of last night) but then will go to bed. Its early nights all this week so I can recover

Cec - Sounds like you are getting organised :) Its only a few days away. Are you getting excited yet? You will absolutely love NZ and Australia. The people are super friendly and the scenery stunning :) Cant wait to see pictures. Will you be posting on Facebook?

Peps - Those fires just sound awful and the picture of near The Dead Fish shocking ! Stay safe my friend and be prepared to leave with pups fast. Will be thinking of you all

Diane S- Thinking of you also with yet another power cut ! Camp Fire cooking - kinda novel till it gets old. Im guessing it is starting to feel very old. I hope you have power restored sooner than later. Thinking of you x

Leap - So sorry to read about your knee. That pain sounds terrible. Can you go back and get it checked to make sure everything is ok? Its natural when going through such pain is to want comfort. I do that - like a reward for dealing with it will be something food related (and not a good related choice either!) And so it cycles. Thinking of you too x

BB- Your Halloween pictures looked great - Fabulous costumes

Ann - Miss your voice but so glad you are having such a wonderful time

Have I missed anyone? If so hello x Love to you all

I best go tackle work. I am so behind from being in the States - was just catching up before my SIL passed and its just been piling on since then. This week will be the week were I get back on top of it !

S

I will do my best to post on FB! I am still in anxiety mode (my normal pre-travel experience). Excitement mode will start when we leave, I expect. I've been trying to sort outfits and sadly find I have outgrown several things I was expecting to take. Grr. I hate when my weight is an issue and creates problems. So glad your blob day was helpful. Wish you could get another really soon!

Its hard to organise for trips isnt it - kinda feels like you will never get there but once on the flight - there is nothing else you can do but enjoy. And if you have forgotten anything you can grab it over there

Bummer re the outfits. Our clothes are not as cheap as yours but you could always have a browse through the shops whilst here

Blob day was exactly what we both needed and I feel so much better for it. Planning a quiet week - off to Farm on Friday night

S