We have new-ish neighbours who are proving to be sympatico. Besides a young boy and girl who sit neatly just either side of Jacob in age they also share interests in growing veggies, finding pre-loved stuff and making chutneys. All of this is good news for me. Some of it is bad news for Ron.
For instance I know he will not be happy to hear that I now have yet another friend with whom to visit various Coburg junkyards. Today was a nice sunny day in a wintry sort of way so we took Kira (four years old) on a tour of my Newlands Rd favourites. A quick dash afterwards to the Waste Transfer Station and Recycling center and a perfect morning was had by all.
This outing was also educational as Kira was able to practice her counting skills at one junkyard where there were real live junkyard cats sunning themselves draped across various possibilities. Twelve of them!
I was very good and came home empty-handed albeit with an eye to a nice fire grate I might check back on in a week’s time. I do seem to have committed myself to a wrought iron course though. Now how did that happen?
postcards from the north 