Packing up

Our weekly rent runs out tomorrow ------- but we aren't going!   We'll go on Friday or Saturday or ..........

We were invited out last night, with 10 others, to celebrate life, I think it was.  Nominally, it was to farewell Steve and Cathy and Laurie and Steve but we were just good excuses for a night out!  Lovely company and food at Tuhb Tihm Thai.  Our evening meal tonight is leftovers of a dish with chicken and coconut.  Delicious!    

Lindy and Angela work long and hard in the Office and Neville never ceases work around the park but they are always on for a laugh and a play.  They are inspirational.

I was feeling good after my massage today, so I chose the steps instead of the ramp when I went to the Post Office.  With the rail on my left hand and the stick in my right hand, I decided to try to walk up in a normal fashion. (Instead of having two feet on one step before going to the next step.)     AND I DID IT!!!  I was tired and it hurt but it was exhilarating.  On the way out, I did the same, although that was a lot harder but once again, I DID IT!!  All of my exercise in the pool is paying off!

On our return, we found Richard and Marion in the garden beside us.  Richard asked me if I was satisfied now that he had made beds for the strawberries.  LOL,  He had finally put straw under them!  I had been harping for ages.   While they were on holiday, I put thin pieces of wood under the growing berries.  These slats were Richard's markers, saying carrots, parsnips etc.  They helped to save a few berries from being belted with rain and pushed into the mud.  The straw will do much better because these plants are loaded and clumps of berries stretch in every direction.

As usual, I'm not contributing much to the packing up.  Steve has the biggest job ----- getting the annexe down, making sure the truck is in perfect condition, likewise the caravan.  I just have to pack away the things that will fall when we travel.  I know what I have to do but I'm reluctant to do it!!!   I hate leaving here each year but I hugely look forward to seeing all the family again.  I get butterflies when I think about them!!

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