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It was a teensy bit cooler this morning, so I took Bluey for a walk to Papercup for a coffee. We then drove to Bunnings to buy a baby/pet gate. This will be installed downstairs near the doggy door so Blue can be confined downstairs when we go out leaving him at home. He sometimesContinue reading “Dog Gate”

We tidied the house ready for our housekeeper to work her magic. I took all our scarves, gloves and beanies outside to shake off any black perished rubber from an old pair of ski gloves. We culled a few items that went into the charity bag. When in Europe in October/November, the temperature could dropContinue reading “Housekeeping Day”

I finally had some energy to tackle a couple of indoor jobs, starting with the glasses cupboard. After removing about 100 glasses, I drilled some extra holes to lower the shelves, making each one except the top shelf reachable without a step ladder. There are another 50 odd glasses in a different cupboard. When IContinue reading “Some Jobs Started”

We ventured out this morning taking Bluey to the HOTA markets. It was drizzling but too hot to wear our raincoats. We parked on Chevron Island and walked across the Green Bridge. He was trembling when I lifted him out of the car because we were near the grooming salon that he really doesn’t like.Continue reading “Another Humid Day”

We caught up with our friends over breakfast at Salt Cafe. Bluey sat on the bench seat where he could have his very diluted coffee and snacks. It was another hot day – too hot to do anything outside, so we watched the women’s cricket and did some more research for our trip.

I unpacked much of the car and found a gap behind the rear seats to store the ladder in its cardboard carton. The air cooler we bought in Tamworth is now taking up space in the garage. The rest of our day was spent researching hotels for our trip. This is time-consuming checking locations, prices,Continue reading “Research for Trip”

Bluey was a bit pongy, so I gave him a bath.  He puts up with having a wash in the laundry sink and being trimmed with scissors, but he really dislikes the clippers. I managed to cut and trim enough fur from his front paws to find his claws to cut them. The back pawsContinue reading “Bluey Bath Day”

We were on the road by 8.30 am. There was no rain overnight, and it was dry and sunny for the 4 hour drive. Our only hiccup was turning right off the Ipswich Boonah Rd onto the Beaudesert Boonah Rd to see these signs. We had pulled over to contemplate our options when a carContinue reading “Stanthorpe to Home”

Last night there were interesting cloud formations around Tamworth, and this morning it was very humid, which is unusual as Tamworth is known for having dry heat. We completed our packing and drove out of Tamworth. Our first stop was Uralla for coffees. There was little traffic along the New England Hwy, and we wereContinue reading “Tamworth to Stanthorpe”

The motorhome packed up and headed home today. Before they left, Leo had a couple of visits with Bluey while Tilly was outside. We are staying one more night which allowed us to catch up with other friends over lunch at DECO on Peel St. This restaurant is in an Art Deco hotel that wasContinue reading “Last Day Tamworth”