A few jobs have emerged since we have been home. The “painting” job became more complex because the repaired area is a different texture to the rest of the wall. I rang Dulux for advice about the best way to improve the outcome, but will have to wait for the rain to stop.
A strange creaking noise in the shower door was concerning. Fortunately tightening a couple of screws with an Allen key seems to have fixed that problem.
I tried to scare away the pigeons by raising a large artificial spider into the gutter using helium balloons. No further noise has been heard from the pigeons, but when the rain started the balloons couldn’t cope with the extra weight and dropped to the ground. It was tricky getting the balloons around our sun shade structures, but we had the spider in place until the rain.
Our garden needs attention with some beds having sunk below the level of bordering paving. Our gardeners have maintained the front lawn, trimmed the hedges, and done some weeding.
We need to stock up on pet food, clean the inside and outside of the car, find a contractor to replace our veranda flyscreens, adjust the locks and fitting of the French doors downstairs, and do a run to the local Op Shop with donations.
Last night we celebrated a friend’s birthday at a new Japanese restaurant. The food was excellent and it was great to not be eating pub food.
Tilly has now taken half a dozen of her largest toys from the front to rear of the house, sometimes after being taken downstairs and brought back upstairs. She is now sleeping on my lap.
This little angel caused Bluey to remain downstairs until being rescued by a human. When this behaviour first started we were worried he had injured himself, then thought he was slipping on the polished timber treads. We trimmed the fur from the bottom of his paws, but he still would not go upstairs. When we realised Tilly had caused this problem, we held her so he could walk up the stairs without being afraid of her causing him to fall down the stairs. If we don’t stop her she runs halfway down as he is walking up, causing Bluey to turn and go back down!
A neighbour has a similar problem. Her border collie refuses to climb her internal stairs because they are open treads. He sits outside her elevator and of course she goes down in the lift so he can ride up in safety!
Apparently there was a snake in the garden of a house two doors away. I need to find out what type of snake and what happened to it.
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