Davina's diary vol 3, life goes on... continued

[Lori Dee ✅]

If you opened it, it had several suitcases.  I was told that this was the origin of the word "trunk" for a sedan.

If you open it and it has another seat, that is called the "Rumble Seat". 

😀

[davina61]

My friends popped over to drop off the green tomatoes so I will be making chutney, Celena was amazed at how much I had done to the Herferod. Electrician coming today to fit my new bedroom heater so its a home day, good as I need to do lots of house keeping. Change bed, wash towels and clothes, cook a fish curry and do the chutney as well as a good tidy up. Stiff today after yesterdays 2hrs grinding down the weld around rear window, I had to buy some ear plugs as using the edge of a 1mm slitting disc makes a lot of vibration. Good job there is the agri merchants just over the road. Its a nice day with a foggy start, I would rather be down the workshop than at home today as its wet tomorrow.

[davina61]

Now I am miffed , electrician turned up at 2.30 and I said you dont have a new heater. No I have come to see whats wrong with it, useless agents as I told them it was broken and needed replacing. Now I will have to wait in another day for them to fit one. Grrrrrrr.
 On the plus side I changed my bed sheets (overdue!) ,put some washing on and made the tomato chutney. Fish is marinating ready to cook. I find no matter how I do it the sugar in the chutney always catches in bottom of pan so hope there is no burnt taste to it. 2kg of toms made 4 good size jars full.

[davina61]

Remembrance Sunday paying tribute to all those that gave their lives so we can be free, fighting against fascism and imperialism as well as other wars. In their honour we must continue the fight.
 I call in on mum on Sundays but she just rang as my sister is taking her to a church service so will call in tomorrow, I hope the rain stays away for all the marches and wreath ceremonies today. Main road will be closed through town this morning for a march, well I think its today but might be on the 11th Remembrance  day. Not blowing my own trumpet but put $50 in the kitty to keep this site going (that I cant afford) so hope you all dug deep and got the loose change from the sofa and donated.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Davina, thank you for all of your contributions. Your financial support is very much appreciated, but so are your contributions to the site. You have been here almost every day, showing up and letting us know how life is going for you. That helps many of us who sometimes wonder how life can be so normal after all the turmoil that goes on around us. You are one of our anchors, so thank you.

[davina61]

I just tell it as it is my dear.

[davina61]

I am bushed today, I will be glad of a rest day on Thurs food shop day. Trying to get as much done on the Herferod as possible while its still relatively warm, just hope I can get the rear section welded back on tomorrow. On the up side I have been sleeping well!!! 

[davina61]

Well Thursday again already, need to do a restock as used a lot of items cooking and have run out of onions, tin tomatoes, large tomatoes , ginger and garlic. Making a Moroccan Tagine with the lamb I cut up and froze last week as I have the spices and dried apricots. Also going to call in on hardware store as need a lamp to go in the workshop so I can see to work on the rear of the Herferod, it was okay with the door open but now the weather is bad so keeping the workshop door shut!
 Not sure if its the vitamin E tablets or the bananas I have been eating for dessert but my dry skin seems to have cleared up, also skin feels much better all over. I ran out of ice cream to have with the banana so it was a banana sandwich last night, lots of butter on seeded brown bread. Scales also reading less and feeling a bit fitter, that is why I need the build project to keep me active.

[davina61]

I would have stayed home but need to go to the workshop to make sure stuff is moved in case it floods, storm Claudia is moving in with a yellow warning from midday till midnight with up to 80mm of rain ,50mph wind and flooding. I might go and move stuff and come back home early, just hope Ds pump can keep up .His shop floods worse than mine.

[davina61]

Well its dry so far, roads are a bit flooded with big puddles and the 2 streams that I have to drive over have started to flood that side of the road.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Well its dry so far, roads are a bit flooded with big puddles and the 2 streams that I have to drive over have started to flood that side of the road.

Stay safe, Davina!

[davina61]

D rang me, he has a foot of water in his workshop and his pump cant keep up, couple of inches in my shop. I will see if its gone down in the morning and if not its a home day.