Bland day

 I slept like a log until five in the morning and was wide awake from then on. Did some reading on the tablet PC, listened to the delivery of the daily- we have a new delivery woman, a very chatty one who talks loudly on her mobile when walking to the post box, besides, her car must be on the verge of falling apart- defect exhaust, same with the gearshift, and if she will slam the door so loudly more often it will fall off sooner or later. But it's sort of nice to hear the surroundings awaken. The buzzard is the first one in the morning doing patrolling, followed by the magpies holding a meeting. Lots of magpies around at the moment! Those birds are pretty but really loud, and they are accustomed to meet on the roof of neighbour's garden shed, which is directly opposite the bedroom window.
Hubby was off to buy meat for the new bacon season. I stayed at home, put on fresh bedding, stuffed the used one into the washing machine and turned it on. Even hung it on the clothes rack without hubby's help- my hand is far from healed but definitely better. Finally! Lunch was Greek omelette hubby style (with tomatoes, spinach and feta) and salad. After lunch I went up for a nap, alas, daughter's godmother came, woke both hubby and me and sat with us for a chat. Since daughter had checked in early yesterday and had breakfast in the VIP lounge thanks to nice colleagues who won't give a damn what their boss told them she was not able to take leave of goddaughter. The VIP lounge gets catered by the owner of the airport restaurant, a very unpopular person, who often forgets about the bonus for the airport staff. So breakfasting in the VIP lounge for those who aren´t supposed to is a retribution. I showed the newest pictures daughter had sent me, mostly of huge shopping centres which seem to impress the ladies, who were fighting off jet lag- their rooms were not yet free for moving in at ten in the morning! I was fighting off signs of fatigue, too. Why can´t I live my life in peace, at least for one day! Tomorrow the boys will be back again, because the parents will buy new bathroom equipment. They do this every five years- maybe I better hide my furnishing magazines next time, when DiL´s at our house for a visit! Who needs new bathroom equipment so often!
In the late afternoon husband mine did another tour for antifreeze mixture for the pool. Still sold out- or not yet in. Not many people will ready their pool for winter in early September. Apparently there are lots of frustrated pool users this year, just like hubby and me! So maybe, if DiL won´t wait until Flavius has slept the full two hours she wants him to sleep (so that she can sleep, too) the boys can do a last mini dip into the cold water then dress for Action shopping...