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We have a lovely deep bath in our bathroom which is rarely used. It certainly has come in handy though after my recent surgeries when I’ve had to keep my stitches and now cast dry. I just have a nice soak with the cast hanging over side of the bath keeping dry. Back to work tomorrow and thankfully the cast is coming off on Thursday.

I’ve sure some of you saw the viral video this week, of the Northern Territory pub owner deterring a crocodile that was rushing towards him, by hitting it on the head with a frypan….Apparently, it had recently taken his dog, dumb blonde.

I’ve recently sworn off going on helicopter and seaplanes. There has just been too many fatalities.

@h20skibum that summer party looks like a lot of fun.

I have been using the 28 degrees cc for a few years now with no issues. DS has just ordered the Wise card so appreciate what you posted @lissie

Did the 14 Day FNQ & PNG cruise with Holland in December. Whilst we did have a potential cyclone form off the coast, we ended up with glorious weather for the entire cruise. Like the August cruise that unfortunately has been split into 3, I doubt this Nov cruise will be visiting PNG.

Received a surprise gift package yesterday. Can confirm all taste very nice.

Welcome back Sue @sgmn. Pleased you had a wonderful time. The ship looks stunning. Lovely photos.

I realised it was your granddaughter after I posted. Tried to edit but I had timed out. Lovely family

UK rail strike is starting to impact on daughter’s trip. She had to uber to Gatwick two days ago and she was annoyed about that because their Airbnb is very convenient for the tube. Currently stuck at Gatwick with no Ubers or taxis arriving and they are in a queue of 100 waiting for one….

@jagsfan Adorable pirate and your daughter should be on the promo material for the ax place.

Welcome back @dani negreanu! Look forward to hearing about your trip when you are settled back home.

DD is in Dublin today. Visited Dublin Castle.

Goose is a cutie

My friend and I used to go to the “Chicks at the Flicks” movie sessions. It would be on a Wednesday night and for $30 a ticket, there would be a market in the foyer before the movie, food platters of yummy nibbles, drinks for sale, a decent gift bag on your cinema seat and a raffle with really good prizes. One year I won a 3month pass to the ladies only gym. But over 10 years, the movie quality on offer dwindled, the attendance dropped and the quality of what was on offer dropped hugely. The last one we went to pre-pandemic was only 2 rows of us “chicks”. It used to completely sell out in advance.

Reading the reviews after I got home it seems the movie improved like you said in the last 40mins. My friend is seeing Maverick on my recommendation this weekend but in Gold Class with the serving of food & drink. We have never done because they don’t offer it at our multiplex which is a shame.

Last night I went to the movies to see the latest &final Jurassic Park movie. I read in the news yesterday that Top Gun: Maverick is now in the top 5 highest grossing movies ever in Australia and is reviving the fortunes of the cinemas. I have to say it’s been years since I have seen the multiplex busy midweek like it was last night. It was my choice to see this movie. This movie series is obviously hit & miss but I loved the original and the first Jurassic World but sad to say I took a toilet break after 2hrs and just couldn’t face watching another 50mins of the film. Told my friend I was going home. Texted DH and asked him to pick me up in 10 (he misread my text and thought I said AT 10) so 20mins standing in the cold outside… Why didn’t I like it? There was nothing new here. The dinosaurs weren’t very exciting and the return of the original cast members Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum didn’t add much due to the script. There was a new character added- a female pilot. Liked her.

Happy Birthday @George C 🎉

DH who never grocery shops, decided he was making chicken wraps for dinner last night. I warned him that there are zero bags of mixed lettuce leaves at the supermarket and that lettuce is expensive right now due to the current shortage. He comes back and advises there was only a few “really weird” bags of salad left and he happily bought a $6 iceberg lettuce.

Msg from DH who has gone to work “I know you only have one arm atm but can you put the washing on the line for me?”. I look into the machine and he has done a full load….Yeah not happening.

Our local Subaru dealership is the same. My colleague found a Subaru specialist mechanic who services her cars, our two cars and other colleagues Subarus for significantly less than what the dealership onsite service team charge and he does a much more thorough job too.

@Momof3gurlz I am sorry Andy is dealing with a broken rib as well as his wrist. I hope he finds a comfortable way to sleep.

Thank you. He was rapt. It was 9.30pm our time last night when she FaceTimed him. He messaged me again first thing this morning to say how wonderful it was.

You were & thank you & Happy Birthday 🎂

DD has today travelled by train from London to Exeter. She was very impressed by the cleanliness of the GWR train and the lovely views from the train. Reason for the trip - to travel from Exeter to visit the village were my dad grew up - and FaceTime him with the village in the background. She has just done that. Took him a moment to comprehend where she was as he wasn’t expecting her to leave London and she wanted to do it as a surprise but once the penny dropped he was absolutely delighted. She took a birthday card that he gave her last year and took photos of the points of interest featured on the card and has bought him a birthday card for this year in return.