Countdown number two

Here it is Sunday afternoon and Perry just said ....three more sleeps till surgery. To keep himself occupied he is out on the deck putting up loads of both coloured and white bud lights that are both for Christmas and now. He will set it up so they are separated....I like white ones all over the inside roof for mood lighting all year...then add the coloured for a more festive look at Christmas time, which is coming in at laser speed. The shopping centers have been decorated for over a week now and I feel pretty soon it will get to the stage where they will leave them up all year ! I love how everything looks tho. (Perry just said...'this is going to look like hell during the day!')

Played bowls yesterday. Both of our teams won, but it was a tough day at the office....very very windy and storm threatening weather. We got about an inch of rain during the night which was great....the local dams are all less than half full and we are on very severe water restrictions. Level 6 which means only 170 litres of water per person per day. Can only use a hand held hose for watering the garden (not the lawn) or washing cars. We have a 350 litre rain water tank that we use for the little area of garden we have and also to water our two potted tomato plants which are looking as tho they are going to be very productive. Perry picked the first one this morning....yum...tomato and mayo sandwich for my lunch. Light mayo....I have stacked on a few kilos which will have to come off if I want to fully enjoy the two week cruise. Checked out several sites regarding shipboard activities. Eating and drinking is usually a BIG part of cruising and we intend to do all we can to keep up that image. One blog I found consisted of photo after photo of ALL the food that is on offer.

I made Slow Cooker Beef yesterday...put it on, then off to play for the afternoon....did mashed potatoes and a pile of string beans (from our garden) and carrots.....lots of yummy gravy to go with it. No wonder I am putting on weight. For someone who never had to count calories, its a bugger!!!!!!