Friday 9th January

Sorting the house jobs, visiting folk and deciding what to take are the tasks in this run up to Thursday being departure day.
I've taxed the car, feels funny not having a tax disc, gas boiler to be serviced on Tuesday, contents of the fridge is being consumed, need some gifts to take.
Now what ever have I done with my cropped trousers?
What temperature should I leave the thermostat on?
No milk man to cancel, Jan will watch the house, Julie knows I'm going away.
The biggest worry it seems to both Tom and me is what to do with warm clothes and shoes whilst in temperatures of between 25c and 35c?

2014

This is what I'll be doing on 21st January!!

The pool in the garden is covered with a sail to protect from the harmful sun's rays

Saturday 10th January

At last found the missing cropped trousers, esential for the warmer climate!

Clothes about my bedroom waiting to be packed into the suitcase.

Gifts for Singapore friends as well as family in Australia.

Tim and Dale live about 20 mins out of Darwin city near Humpty Doo. There, I knew you'd like that one. Not far from Noonamah. I'll be taking pictures as I travel around to download here 

I went to the cinema today to see the Theory of Everything, the story of Stephen Hawking. An interesting, I could say educational film,  left me reeling this evening, memories of Martin's illness ran into my mind. The fact that the professor is still alive, after being given two years to live and that many people with motor nurone disease often do live very short years after diagnosis, is amazing.

I have friends and family to visit this coming week, lunches and evening meals out even a breakfast with dear friend Gill. All very exciting and challenging! Vicar of Dibley comes to mind!