Author Archives: committedtravellers

The past couple of days have been quiet for us, as we managed to get some tedious jobs done. I spent half a day transferring photos off my laptop onto an SSD hard drive to have more memory space on the laptop. Today’s unfinished job was worse than tedious – I am taking down aContinue reading “Roof Job”

On Saturday morning, we had breakfast with Bluey and our friends. At home we watched some test cricket and I made advances tidying the garage. Today, we drove to Robina Town Centre to walk in air conditioning. We rarely go to this shopping centre, but Sunday morning was a good time to walk around andContinue reading “Walking Around Shopping Centre”

I gave Bluey a bath yesterday to remove more of the gooey residue in the fur around his ears. This afternoon I had to bath him again! He was running on the low-tide sand with his friend Zeppe and followed her into the river. At most, Bluey gets his paws wet, but today he gotContinue reading “Bluey in the Sand”

As oppressive heat continues, our outdoor time has been limited to an hour in the early mornings. The weeding is finished (for now), and the door trim has been fitted, filled, and painted. I have tidied and culled the bathroom cupboard and our cleaning cupboard. Our 3-seater lounge was at risk of hitting the wallContinue reading “Leap Day Birthday”

Our friend invited us to breakfast at Nineteen in the Star Casino. My coffee was good, but the French toast was dry as the slices of brioche hadn’t been properly soaked in the egg mixture. We enjoyed the company and venue. We tidied and organised more paperwork, culling redundant documents. I put time into understandingContinue reading “Quiet Day”

We spent an hour weeding near the pool, but still have more to finish on another day. After breakfast, we drove to Burleigh Heads to pick up our friends while their motorhome was being serviced. Bluey and Leo were much calmer than yesterday and spent a quiet day together. Leo takes toys he finds aroundContinue reading “Visitors”

We took Bluey to breakfast on Saturday, and our neighbours sat nearby with Lewis, their toy poodle. Bluey was ho-hum about the other dog, but Lewis was very keen to get close to Bluey. He looks very different to Bluey as he is groomed by a Japanese woman who keeps his fur long. The afternoonContinue reading “Grouting and Weeding”

It took most of the afternoon to drive to the Gold Coast Airport to pick up Anita. Google Maps showed long delays on the Pacific Motorway, so I opted for the more scenic Gold Coast Highway. Long-term roadworks are causing delays on both major arterial roads. Tilly doesn’t worry about the heat. She just flopsContinue reading “Airport Pick Up”

The temperature has been back up to 30° so I forced myself to tidy and organise papers and files in my office – tedious but necessary. Bluey kept me company, but Tilly spent a long time sleeping under the shelter she had made for herself by pulling down the pet cover. I took some booksContinue reading “Office Jobs”

Over the past two days I have managed to complete some jobs around the house. The pantry mirror surround works well. I just used a few dabs of neutral silicone to hold the separate pieces in place. While in the pantry I masked up small areas needing No More Gaps and primer paint. I held offContinue reading “Busy Couple Of Days”