I've been asleep since Rachel, Tom and Indy left on Monday. The weather has been cold and dreary, so I didn't miss too much. One failure is that I haven't seen anything of Caroline for a few days. We had two long chats earlier but nothing recently. Her husband Cliff died 6 weeks ago and it's hard for her, of course. They lived 2 sites up from us and we came to know them quite well over the years. Caroline is here to pack up their van. She is doing it in a couple of bursts; she will go home to Quirindi by train on Monday and return later for another session. Cliff has left Caroline with a wonderful legacy, which she possibly doesn't see yet. He had a cheeky wit and a good knowledge of people; he had sayings for just about everything. He has left her with so many of his thoughts, which I think will sustain her in the bad times.
Steve is also going on the train on Monday at 8am. He will have a slightly different journey to last year, when he went all the way to Melbourne and then to Kerang, by train. This time he will go only as far as Albury by train, then will catch the bus to Cohuna at about 4am. Hopefully there will be someone around to drive him home on Tuesday.
He will be there to take his Mother to see the eye specialist in Echuca on Wednesday morning then to the GP in Cohuna in the afternoon. There are a few little problems to attend to and then he will be on his way back here, in the car.
I have made an appointment with Tom for a massage tomorrow. The main town pool is being refurbished and Tom is practising from home. When I rang for an appointment I was given a lovely welcome, with both Tom and Annie referring to me by the name they call me ---- Laurie-uh. I used to be Rorrie-uh. Annie asked me to come early so that she could show me through her house. I wonder if there are any Chinese customs that I should observe during this time?
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