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Published: March 24th 2010
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Saturday, March 20th
We woke somewhere in the dark hours of the night to the sound of ripping paper. Luki had found Talita's book and was destroying it in an obvious demand for food and/or attention. Talita put the book away, but since we were up Luki had no intention of letting us go back to sleep. Eventually we put her out of the room and shut the door. The rest of the night went without incident and we slept well.
We've not had the opportunity to just veg out in front of the TV or have a long hot bath in many many moons, so after cleaning the kitchen we had that bath, then made ourselves comfy on the couch and spent the entire day watching Scrubs episodes.
For dinner we cooked a yummy mushroom and rice dish with blue cheese sauce, watched a few more episodes with a bottle of wine, then read a bit in bed. Knowing Luki's tricks, we closed the door and slept like babies.
Today's highlights:
1. Having a long hot bath.
2. A day of vegging.
Thought for the day:
It's amazing how we humans are never satisfied with what we have and where we are. Why are we wishing for a life more ordinary when we have such and extraordinary life?
Sunday, March 21st
Just after 8am Luki called from the other side of the door. Talita got up to feed her then crawled back into bed. Luki soon joined us and we all snoozed a bit longer.
After breakfast we enjoyed another long hot bath. Then while we were sitting at the dinning room table our cellphone rang. Ferdi, in his usual panic at a ringing phone, shoved it at Talita. At first she had no idea who was at the other end, not recognizing the familiar voice. It turned out to be Paddy! We were sooo stoked to hear from him! Ferdi held his ear close so he could also hear the conversation while Talita spoke with Paddy. He was doing really well and thanked us for the photos and letters we'd sent. We chatted until Paddy's phone card ran dry. We didn't get to say goodbye, but that didn't matter because we were just so happy to have heard from him.
The rest of the morning was spent chopping ingredients for another batch
of pepper pickle. When it was cooking on the stove we watched a few Scrubs episodes and completely forgot about the pickle. A half hour too late we remembered, but all that was left was burnt brown goop! All that chopping for nothing! To add insult to injury Lize and Clive arrived home just then so we couldn't even pretend it never happened.
The rest of the afternoon was spent snacking on cheese, olives and crackers while Clive started brewing his first batch of beer. He'd gotten a kit with all that you need to brew 23 liters of your own beer. It's pretty cool.
Today's highlights:
1. Chatting to Paddy.
2. Snacks and watching Clive brew beer.
Monday, March 22nd
We had planned to do something today, but a gale raged outside, so we stayed indoors cooking a new batch of pepper pickle and watching a movie.
While Clive and Ferdi played guitar and bass Talita and Lize made pizza and chocolate muffins for dinner and we had a nice chatty evening.
Today's highlights:
1. Hiding inside all day.
2. Home made pizza for dinner.
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