Melbourne

I leave in a few days and I'm scared shitless, but also super excited! I'll get to see my friend after a year apart, experience some cold weather, see snow and eat one of my favourite cuisines. Time to start packing.

BOM lied again - a gentle rain is falling. The garden is loving it after yesterday and this morning.

Trip to the beach this morning was interrupted by another car trying to do a u-turn into mine. Thankfully no one was hurt, but my poor little Beastie car is messed up :( letting insurance deal with it, we'll see whatever they decide.

Bought Mickey a mini cat tower (like a pedestal really lol), and a scratch mat. He's had the zoomies since,

now he's resting

Rat trap has gone off. No deceased rodent. Time to sacrifice some of the precious peanut butter.

So.

The deep clean continues.

I'm only doing a little at a time. Another week and I should be done.

Around these parts, despite the flyscreen, the window being open requires supervision.

Despite the clouds and sunscreen I do believe I copped a bit of colour. Was a nice morning for it. Got cajoled into the cold cold sea by one of the family younguns and it was lots of fun. Am tired. Time for book and early night.

We did the new train stations today. If you're looking for a nice morning out go to West Footscray station where you can catch the new trains straight through to all the stops, get off at ANZAC station so you can see at least one of them, then go across the road to the Kettle Black for something to eat.

I've been meaning to go there for years and it was worth the trip.

And then of course you jump on a train and head right back again

Got home and opened all the windows. The cool change is very welcome.

The new beaters arrived, so I had to make a test cake (which is now in the oven). They worked well, although Mr Woof was concerned about the noise of them hitting the side of the bowl and evacuated to the backyard for safety. But he does that for just about everything 🤣

Waiting for this cool change to come before deciding if I want to go out. Terrible sleep even under the aircon, so I'm not feeling very motivated at all.

Cats fed and watered 🌿

I got picked for this karaoke competition at this place Stay Gold in January.

Kind of exciting!

We are spending the day in here I think

ok ok, here's your slide show

Why is all the garlic so shit at the moment? Expensive and none of it dried properly. goes funky in record time.

I'm editing all the beach pics I took this year. Will do a small slide show of the best later. 🌞🐚🌴

Left the house at 6:45. Got a camera alert a couple of hours later of movement in the house, and surely enough, dog was caught peeing on the couch. It's always when we aren't home or at night he goes inside. He knows to go outside every other time, and has his own door.

My mum thinks he's doing it out of spite because he's being left alone. Perhaps he just doesn't like going outside when no one's home because he has to keep watch if anyone comes in. Who knows.

All I know is that I shall buy him belly bands.

Gross hot night. Still hot and humid. Blegh. Looks like cool change coming around 1pm though 🙏

Ughhh had a hot flush so bad it triggered the whole "blow the hatches!" Autonomic response last night. Yes. Sweating a pool on the toilet tiles while i desperately try not to shit mysef is exactly how i wanted to spend my holidays. /s

~didn't even get to have me some illegal fun first to cause it~

Pakige! My new beaters are waiting at my front door for me. That was a really quick delivery, I wasn't expecting them to arrive for a few days.