2026 - A new adventure

Well, we're off again. House sitting sorted, cat at cattery, and dogs at temporary holiday until regular sitter available (we hope).

A roller coaster couple of days but we're off today.

• Monday night repacked my suitcase so all ready apart from last minute things - a shine on my halo!

• Microwave died Tuesday in the middle of heating A's dinner - thankfully for some forgotten reason we had a spare, so not a calamity!

• Had a call late morning to say the ukulele teacher was sick and they wondered whether I would take two classes that night. Lucky I had sorted my suitcase the night before. Did the two classes and had some good comments - hoping they weren't just being nice.

• Got home about 8.30 to a call from the dog sitter to say her own dog was in in pain from surgery the day before and had to go back to hospital - was there any way S&S could stay somewhere else for a few days. PANIC!!!!!!! Alison's wonderful cousin and her husband kindly agreed to host S&S until Sunday. It was a big ask, and we are extremely grateful. Logistically awkward - they are in Ascot Vale and the sitter is in Seaford. Hopefully the sitter's dog will be stabilised and she can still have them from Sunday. Otherwise we'll be panicking again!

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