3/2/24

The Mistress slept in this morning and woke to farewell His Lordship as he was heading to Ashburton to play golf.  It was overcast and rain predicted but he decided it would only be showers. We missed out on last night's storm that was heading north. Goodness knows where that went, but the story has it that the mountains needed it more than Christchurch. We badly need the rain, but it had an agenda of its own.

So, the Mistress had some peace and quiet today. She quite enjoys a quiet house at times but does miss her fella when he is not around. She reckons he likes to head off and do his own thing too. 

A friend popped in to take her out for lunch. They enjoy their catchups and no doubt yack constantly about what they have been up to. The last time she saw her was when she visited the hospital, and the Mistress is looking more like herself now. 

Some of the fellas came inside as soon as she disappeared. Some of them were cold and needed to warm up, so they ran after the ping pong balls tossing them in all directions. Some of them landed in His Lordship's chair and these fellas got a fright because his chair rocked and the look on their faces was priceless when it moved. 

The Mistress returned, had a quick sit down then worked in the kitchen preparing a heap of tomatoes to make Tomato Relish. She processed them for hours and sometimes had a quick sit down before she conked out. I kept reminding her to rest as His Lordship would be on her tail if she was on the floor when he arrived home tomorrow. 

By the looks of the bench, she has 2 batches prepared as she can't fit it all in the big pot. It has to sit overnight apparently so tomorrow is cooking day. Oh No, I have just realized it will probably stink while cooking too. I just might make a run for it tonight, watch this space!