Hello Ed, Mum enjoyed the Bocce although she has to practice over arm bowling rather than underarm. A curious thing that I noticed today. Mum's unit is 110, the house that I grew up in was no. 11. The house that I was born into was 1100. I pointed this out to Mum and then asked her what was the number of the street in Oakleigh that her brother and his family lived in. Mum's eyes widened and she answered, "11". Now I am recalling that my Camberwell address was 22. 2x11. Curious indeed. Wondering what it is about the number 11 for our family? Home again and it is hot. I have to put my 3 bins out and prepare for the tree loppers tomorrow. Also make dinner. Enjoy your day.

Splashed--field mouse ty The road doesn't look too bad down there and traffic is moving but it is -2 and snowing this Sat. morning. I don't have to go anywhere and won't be going out as my walker does not do well in snow and there is no way everything will be clear for me. Now you have to play with a new lap top until you can figure out what you are doing.That is a real pain with the bank but I guess that is what they cal progress forcing everyone to just do all the work for them by not having people available to you instead of just machines, No the snow is still here and getting higher,Kevin and I were just saying we really have not see snow bankc like this in decades. Kevin remembers the snow real high but as I said he was small and we didn't have the blowers to clear snow so instead of spreading it when we shoveled it just got higher as we couldn't toss it as far. Will just stay in and look at the mess from up here, The storage lockers and slowly getting done but I think mine will be the last one as they have to put the shelves together before they can stack my stuff. Know where it is now as a friend seen my stuff(recognized  the old walker and wheelchair).Kevin is stiff and sore from shoveling the heavy stuff that the plow deposited in his laneway and his blower decided not to start. Have a good day

Hello Ed, knock knock at your gate. I saw your message some minutes ago but had to feed the  cats. Yes I am now briefly sitting outside and listening to the surf. I will soon go to bed to read. I had planned to visit Mum today however it seems that she is joining a Bocce team in the Village. She has never played it but interested. "Dianne,do I have to bend at the knees to bowl?" My answer was no. I used to play Bocce often in Jamieson. I really enjoy it. I still have my original set but my Rye house doesn't suit the game. No flat areas. I will gift it to the boat shed. Going to visit Mum tomorrow. Enjoy your new day as I prepare to go to bed to continue reading a book.

Hello Ed, I hope that you are getting to know your new laptop. You should clean out the old one and disable it. Techs can help you with that. Sounds like you have a good one nearby. I have to go through my rather large computer some time soon and copy photos and important files. Then disable it as it takes up too much room in my Library and I never use it. Amira was able to find my password for it as I had forgotten the p/w. That will be a job for a rainy day. Then I will take it to an Apple store so that they can clear it. Doubtful that it can be sold as it is about 30 years old. I have just spent the past hour on the phone chatting with my friend Terase. Always enjoyable. She will be here next weekend for Australia Day as they have no rentals. Enjoy your new day.

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Morning splash-- white mouse ty. I really didn't think I would sleep well last night ,didn't sleep hardly at all the other night so yesterday was going to take a little power nap-- almost 3 hrs and Sagwa woke me because his supper was late!! But when I woke this morning it was after 7 --so slept the whole night. Now to check the locker room and see if my locker is full then get the key to it and away we go . Much better looking this morning--the predicted 10-20 cm. of snow yesterday turned into 40-50 so the world came to a stand still. But they have been out all night clearing and the sun is coming up so looks like a better day. I hope you can get everything straightened with the bank(at least I still have a bank that I can walk into to get things done.Have a good day and just to be safe maybe carry your umbrella(you can always knock some with it to get to solving your problem.

Hello Ed, TY for the White Mouse. Once again we are at each other's gate. One day I may phone you when that happens but not tonight as I am exhausted. No room for the books in the shop. I dread to think what will happen to them. I have to let go of my desire to save all books. HARD FOR ME. As for wild gardens, I am so happy that my Grandchildren can enjoy and explore my garden. So many adventures to go on. Up hill and down dale. Now I really must bring the cats in to feed them and quite soon I will be in bed with a book. Enjoy your new day.

Hello Ed, TY for the Mallard. The weeding? Haha in my garden the weeding will never be finished. It is a wild coastal garden. I love it. Lots of plants that shouldn't be here such as Geraniums. They are prolific and also add colour and attract bees. The Agapanthas are my biggest headache. They are so hard to get rid of and I have many. They are considered a weed here in Australia. Funny story, a British Hortaculurist came to Melbourne years ago to give a lecture on exotic plants and featured the Agapantha. He almost got booed of the stage. Have a great new daY.

Hello ED, TY for the Lovebirds and Forest seed. Home again after an hectic afternoon at the Op shop. Hundreds of books donated. I didn't have a hope of shelving them all. Like you I hate it when books are dog eared. Vandalism! Enjoy your day.

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