Hastings

11/4/23

Ollie, just look at his size

Another sunny day here the mistress says as she opens the curtains. She is doing a load of washing, as will be dry in no time. 24 degrees again. Those poor friends of hers at home are only about 14 degrees brrr which is a bit chilly.  

Do you know this dog here Ollie, well he has this mistress really well trained. As soon as she has had her breakfast, he knows it's walk time. She just says the word and I watch him get so excited. 

Arrrh peace for me. I am trying to find an easter egg that I haven't eaten yet. Ollie better not have found it or I will jump on his tail. I wonder where it could be. I shall keep you informed.

The mistress's friend Kate asked about the fish and chips. Do they taste better than Christchurch? Up here Snapper is always on the menu and the mistress loves this fish crumbed. The chips last night could have stayed in the oil longer as were not crisp. Snapper isn't on the menu very often in Christchurch. So usually has crumbed Cod Red/blue. Her brother catches both cod and snapper from his boat in the Marlborough Sounds. 

The mistress took me to try the local cafe, so headed off to have her usual cupper. But this one was very different. We did notice how friendly the flies were. The cafe was extremely clean and tidy, and these little creatures were not welcome. She went to have a mouthful of tea and spotted a fly swimming in her tea. What a way to die in a hot cup of tea without milk. The staff was a little grumpy but gave her a fresh cup. Needless to say, she didn't really enjoy the tea, after this. 

Interesting question I put to the mistress. Why are some people behind counters grumpy? 

A good question she says. Do you have days when you're not as chirpy as the day before? Nope, I am the same day after day. Gnomes are always happy I say.

Humans gosh they are a complex lot. Moods, hormones, happiness, sadness, grumpy, bad-tempered, they are all so different and I want to know why? What are Hormones? I've never even heard of this word before.

Do you know what the mistress did to answer my question?

She tossed another book for me to read on psychology. Now this book is so big and heavy, and she says that is because humans are very complicated, and there is a lot to read up about. Hmmm, I would rather find my Easter Egg.

We zoomed off to the local Rose Garden which was just down the road. What a shame she announces, the roses are past their best, but we did get some nice pictures. Hey, I saw her standing in the garden to get a better shot. Now she will be in trouble if they catch her.

 And that's not the only thing she did wrong this afternoon. As we cruised along the road, I saw 2 mufti cops. No lights going as they were stationary. I reckon they had a camera and clicked as she was doing 55km instead of 50km. I bet the mailbox will be stacked with driving offenses as she often puts her foot down because I watch her.

After doing a couple of messages and putting a rather large bag in the car, I was told, ask no questions and you will be told no lies. Now, what kind of psychology is this. I better duck in case another book flies my way. 😂😂😂

Time for another cup of tea. We went to the garden center that we were recommended. She wanted to see a lovely young lady as was always cheerful and doubted that pet flies would be at this place.

She loved the tea pot and a perfect brew. Not a fly in sight. Jeepers she didn't even share her carrot cake. How mean. She told me that there are some things you share and some things you don't, and this was one of them. Oh, heck it's a tough life being a Gnome. 

I'll tell you what, she is not getting my Easter egg either. 

Huh she just told me that a very good friend of hers in Chch told her to tell me to "Shut Up". Now I have some news for her. I could let her tires down the next time I see her. 😃😂😃

                                       The Rose Garden

In loving memory, beautiful smell

She covered me in leaves

A nice fly-free cup of tea