100mls

It is surprising the difference 100mls of rain can make to a front yard!  The rain returned overnight Monday and has only just left us this morning (Wednesday).  There is a total of just under 100mls in the rain gauge and we had a very cool day yesterday with it only getting to 23°, almost a record lowest January maximum for where we live.

The small creature you may spot in the photo was a cane toad extracted from the pool's skimmer box this morning during cleaning!

The lawn was yellow and patchy on Sunday.  Today it is green and patchy, the pool is full to overflowing and the gardens and pot plants are all well watered.  Regretfully the pool is a little on the chilly side, but with a top of 30° expected today it should warm the water up.

The latest brew is bubbling away in the garage and as I type at around 9am, Kate, Arj and family are several hours out of Dubai on their return flights to Saudi Arabia.

A quiet day watching the tennis on TV is likely to follow.

We are in the midst of booking flights and a motel.  We fly to Melbourne on the last weekend of January for a wedding.  My brother will collect us from Tullamarine Airport around lunchtime on Saturday where we will head to a Motel in Frankston, near where the reception is to be held in Langwarrin.  From there it is down to Dromana for the 'Park Wedding' before returning to the motel and then onto the reception by taxi.

Geoff will drop us off Sunday ready for our flight back home Sunday afternoon.

Trish is online booking flights to Perth for the cruise and to Melbourne for the wedding.  She is also ensuring Cruise payments get to the Melbourne Travel Agent on time.