With Bangle out to get the newspaper and for the third time this week it was in the ditch or shrubbery. Strangely there’s been a change and The Listener is now delivered on Fridays with the newspaper at some ungodly hour in the night instead with the mail on Mondays. Postie has delivered stuff to our door again today, this time with a couple of the tin openers I like – that leave no sharp edges and are quite compact. Earlier in the week it was a willow pattern plate, ad before that the willow pattern plate that I very much like and now use all the time.

To my surprise, overnight, white lines had been painted on the road.

First stop today was to deliver Bangle to Emma, her groomer, over near Black Barn. Then ack via Bay Espresso on Karamu Road for a coffee on the run home.

Then just a short stop and it’s off to Hastings for Karola’s fortnightly hair appointment. After that only 30 minutes before my appointment with the dentist. So we did a little grocery shopping at New World to fill in the time.

Aesthetic Dental on skeleton staff this week due to Covid infections and close contact absences. Tracey Eales still on her feet and with receptionist Billy acting as nurse they did my crown surgery in short order.

Then back to Emma’s to pick up Bangle who had been waiting patiently, as arranged, for half an hour after her grooming.

Mark had begun todays mowing starting with the cottage lawn and then curtilage and under the big oak. Just before end of his day he gave the 133 letter box a bit of a sand then applied “step one” of the two-step spray paint process to make it reflective in headlights. He had time to put coat one of two of the second step before leaving.

Mid afternoon Karola and I popped in to Rush Munros and had an ice-cream there, for no particular reason except that the morning had been quite energetic and I’d forgotten to drop in at Rush Munro’s on the way back with Bangle.

Before dark Karola and I had a look round the homestead, the progress on kitchen and laundry cabinetry. I then applied the final spray coat on the 133 letter box. Well after dark I took the Zoe out up and down Oak Avenue to see the effect; it does show up quite well.

Overnight There’s White Lines Alomg Oak Avenue

Bangle Waits To Begin Walk – Cottage Lawn Freshly Mown

Chooks Explore Freshly Mown Lawn Under The Big Oak

133 Letterbox Given Reflective Paint Makeover

Oak Avenue Weather:9.3℃—20.7℃ no rain [76.9] TdTx2 eggs=2 Mark=4