Breakfast at Annemarie’s. I took Bangle for a quick walk round the block and then Bangle & I drove off to Seatoun to see Gill & Ben for morning coffee and to deliver their next joint birthday presents – a Kindle Cracker. Gill had found some “no sugar added” pots of jam and some Maggi GF chicken gravy mix packets for me.

I admired Gill’s brand spanking new iMac – a very sophisticated looking, elegant machine with a razor-sharp display. Also Ben’s museum of Mac desktop computers from days gone by. They also have a rather special weather station mounted on a verandah post that I covet – one day, one day. It monitors rainfall, temperature, wind, and humidity and sends the results to Ben’s computer wirelessly.

Then, with Bangle in her crate in the car, I toddled back to Khandallah for grand-daughter Alex’ 11th birthday lunch. A delicious roast rack of lamb with roast vegetables followed by modest portions of pavlova and whipped cream.

Mid afternoon Karola, Bangle, and I set off for home, arriving just after 7:00pm in the pitch dark of a chilly winters evening.

Oak Avenue Weather:1℃—13℃ no rain [?]