Hastings

4/4/23

The mistress is on a go-slow day today. She has been busy over the past few days and decided to take it easy. 

The house owners are back and have let her stay until Thursday because we then go to another house sit. They are very kind people, and they appear to have lots of fun and laughter. 

The kitchen /dining floor covering is being renewed tomorrow so the mistress assisted in clearing shelves and cupboards. She reckons many hands make light work. Tonight, it's the furniture to be moved. 

Now, this was interesting, watching humans shift furniture. They huff and puff their faces glow, lots of laughter, but they get the job done. 

The lady of the house took the mistress out for morning tea today. They sure earned it after shifting all the contents of cupboards and shelves. I hear they sat outside in the warm sunshine too. Gosh, I bet her friends at home have their winter woolies on by now. I hear they have had some snow on the mountains which cools Christchurch down. Maybe they will envy us basking in our late summer here.

Now I have to tell you a secret. They stored all the glasses from the China cabinet and all the plonk in the mistress's room. She won't have far to roll to her bed tonight!!!. I wonder what mischief I could get into, and nobody here will ever know.

We have noticed the trees are changing here, and some lovely colors she says. A tree is a tree as far as I am concerned. I haven't noticed any Gnomes in people's gardens lately and none under these colorful trees.                                                                     

Some big news to report. The mistress has a granddaughter who has just had her first sleepover on a Marae. Gosh those poor teachers and helpers, I wonder if they got any sleep. I bet those girls in her class giggled all night. Girls are good at giggling from what I hear. 

Us Gnomes are so quiet through the night that the humans never hear what we get up to. I am not about to tell you either. This is Gnome business only. 

I wonder if there will be a welcome home party when we get back. I know the neighbors want to catch up over a cupper. 

 Maybe my mates have something planned. Shh please don't tell the mistress.

She is a forgetful lady at times. You see last Saturday in Havelock North, she popped into this cute place called Gardenalia for a look around. A lovely young lady was in there and they got talking as women do and she wanted to meet me. Then we posed for photos. I was on my best behavior, and the mistress and this lady yacked and yacked, meanwhile, I was looking around to see if there were any Gnomes. She only has antiques and a couple of Welsh gnomes. We left them for someone else to buy. She did enjoy just looking around the shop.

Also, she has only just sent the photos she promised to Art Deco in Napier. It's only about 4 days late! I guess better late than never.

I better watch it, or she will throw a book at me.