It’s been that sort of day!!
What should have been a quiet(ish) day turned into chaos of reasonable proportions … mostly of my own making.
Thinking it was Matariki today, I reasonably assumed that the bank and shops wouldn’t be open - only to be told mid-morning, that Matariki is being celebrated next Friday. Matariki celebration changes every year, based on the Māori lunar calendar, but always on a Friday. Don’t blame ME - it wasn’t my idea.
So it was a late start for some rather rushed last minute shopping and banking … especially when I phoned the little man who was supposed to be fitting an automatic blind in my kitchen as a cunning deterrent for anyone thinking I was not at home. He thought he’d told me he was coming at about 12 noon (he hadn’t) and that it would take an hour. Long story short, he was still here at 5.00pm suggesting that because he was going to Bali on Wednesday and he couldn’t get the remote to work, I might just like to leave the blind down for the 3 months I was away. He’s coming back at 9.15 am tomorrow!
Meanwhile, having drawn the travel agent’s attention to the fact that my travel insurance only covered my first month away, she then phoned me back to say I needed to deal with the Australian underwriter direct … who in turn, told me that the policy covers the full 3 months I am away, and it was a typographical error - by the travel agent. I did, however, discover that the Australian was speaking from a “freezing” 20C (68F) Brisbane, while we had 10C. So those 15 minutes weren’t wasted, either.
And amongst all that, the ants that invaded my kitchen, which I had been keeping at bay for the last 12 months with ant bait and cloves, decided to return en masse. I think it was probably the anniversary of the mass murder of their relations last year … but they have now been summarily despatched (about 50+ with my index finger - but the rest with flyspray and the renewal of said bait and cloves).
I did, however, still manage to do “Wordle, Quordle and Octordle” successfully whilst privately celebrating Matariki, so the day hasn’t been a total waste.
This time next week I shall be winging my way to Singapore en route for the UK. Hope I’ve managed to pack by then!!