SNEAK PEAK

 So today I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at a couple more new items of clothing I've bought myself.

ABOVE:  Obviously I won't wear BLACK tights and bra under this when wearing it out.  Just for the purpose of taking the photo the other day though... I was like ... MEH. Doesn't matter.

I really, REALLY love this dress.

Best thing about most things I've bought recently is they are ONE SIZE FIT'S ALL, so will fit me even if I lose more weight.

ABOVE:  I just love this top too.  

Both those items are made from LINEN, so lovely and light, and cool to wear.

The blue dress has pockets at around the 'hip zone', and it flares out there as well.  I don't like that, so will be sewing the pockets OUT, and taking it in at that point. I actually bought two of that top, the light blue one and a navy blue one. 

Today I'm going to start going on a daily walk again.  I want to get my fitness up a bit... I've done virtually nothing since I got here.  Obviously, spending time with Mum was paramount.

But now, I have the time to get out and walk more.  So, that's top of my 'to do' list until I leave here.  Then when I'm in Sydney I will continue walking.

With any luck, once I'm in Quarantine in Auckland, I get a hotel that has an exercise area.  Seems most of them do. 

I want to get home fitter than I left it, if at all possible.

ONWARD...

Well a little bit of bad news... our Steve is back in Hospital.

His pancolitis flare up has ramped up, so he's where he needs to be.

There will be a few tests done over this coming week, then HOPEFULLY some tweaking of his medications... or maybe he goes to an 8 weekly infusion.  Either way, there's no talk RIGHT NOW of an operation to remove his bowel.

THANK GOD.

I just got home from a walk up the road... it's not long... but up and down a lot.  Feels good to be doing something again.

ABOVE:  Looking back from my walk at Ron's house... you can JUST see it in the bush.

ABOVE:  A Yellow Cheeked Galah. He wasn't impressed with me and squawked. 

ABOVE:  Awwww sad.  This little baby bird was sitting in the middle of the road, just twitching his head.  I scooted him off the road so he didn't get run over.  Hopefully he was just stunned or something and came right.

ABOVE: This is probably one of the worst parts of the road.  It's 'natural' judder bars!  It's rock.

5.05 pm:  Ron took me on another Tiki Tour this afternoon.

We ended up in a little place called Coramba:

ABOVE:  It's only half an hour out of Coffs, inland a bit.

ABOVE:  AND would you believe it???  There was a fabric shop there!  This place is TINY... like blink and you are through it.

A FABRIC SHOP!  So of course Ron had to stop!

I got just a little bit of fabric and wool there.  

I'll show you tomorrow.

After our Tiki Tour, we went to the Funeral Home and picked up Mum's ashes.  That was very sombering.

We took Mum home, and Ron has her ashes in his bedroom now.

As you can imagine, it's put a real downer on the day.

But every day it gets a little easier.

The tears flow less.

7.27 pm:  Time to sign off for the day.  I've been awake since 5 am... so am bloody tired.

Going to bed far too early, hence waking up too early.

But I've no reason to stay up 'late' here.  Ron watches news channels all evening... not my cuppa tea at all.

So I come into my bedroom, watch a few YouTube videos, listen to some music and pretty much lights out by 9!