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Chilling out in Perth Zoo 40 degrees

It s good to go away, but there is no place like home. The first priority was to reset the digital TVs & Recorders as during November the UK went digital and all TVs had to be reset to enable them receive all channels. One fear I did have on my return though was, had I remembered correctly the numbers for the house alarm! Yes I did, so it goes to show that my memory still good. The mail as always, was waiting for me but there was nothing unexpected and as all my bills are covered by direct debit anyway I have no worries about them. The snow has almost gone and the rain is here, I don’t mind it will wash the slush away and it will be safe to walk out again. I have had a fair number of lazy days since I got back it has taken me much longer to recover from the journey. I didn’t realise until the tenth day when I started feeling better, how tired I had been. Fortunately Andrew had filled my cupboards and fridge with food so I didn`t have to go out shopping.. Another priority was to get someone in to clean the gutters on the roof, full of moss and leaves, causing the rain to cascade down the walls at a terrific rate on to the garage roof which due to the pressure of water had started to leak. The guy came next day and in the rain climbed onto my roof and sorted it within the hour. I am keeping an eye on the garage roof situation as the guy feels that it will not leak anymore . Brill. Checked out the boys were all well and learn that Sam has also passed his driving test,great news.. spoke to Cathi Amy and Ben. Ben passed his driving test, Hurrah. Answered a few Christmas letters and generally settled in to my usual routine.
On the 24th I attended the first poetry Gig in 2010 at Middleton, it was a brilliant evening really enjoyed the session .Performed three poems, two favourites and a new one about the Australian Summer . Then I got to grips with downloading all my photos 400 of them that took ages but I am glad to say they are well worth the effort. Already been out to lunch twice to catch up with my friends to find out what I have missed over the holidays. A sad note though, a dear friend of many years, Brian Jones died in his sleep. RIP Brian.