Mixed

[vilakins]

It's too choppy to go out on the lake as we'd hoped (maybe tomorrow; the steamboat only runs on weekends) and we can't drive round the lake today either as there's a relay race on those roads. So I'm sitting in a kebab house waiting for my felafel.

We went to the Aratiatia Dam the other day for the opening of the pentstocks and the resulting rapids--wouldn't mind doing that again--and yesterday it was the museum. They have a cabinet full of the painstakingly revealed skeletons of leaves, flowers, and fruit done by a Victorian lady for the 1850 or 1851 exhibition. So delicate and strange.

Bad: we have no hot water. I hope they fix it today.

Good: The adorable Birman cat who visited us last year turned up again and was so affectionate and cute I was sorry to put her out when we left. I'm pretty sure she'll come back for more cuddles. Yes, I got photos. :-)

Comments

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Hope the waters are calmer for you tomorrow.
She evidently remembered you from last year.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

She must have found someone else for the last week. I hope she comes back.

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Hopefully the waters calm down for you and they get the hot water fixed soon.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

The water was fixed when we got back and the lake's calm today so we're going out on it. :-D

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Nice news, hopefully with the water fixed by now! A cat you say? Lovely! Mňau! (this is miaow in Czech:-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

The water's fixed and the cat is a beautiful creature. I got a lovely photo of her face which I may even iconise when I download it at home.

Czech cats sound like my girls!

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

So I'm sitting in a kebab house waiting for my felafel.

It sounds as though your cloud has a substantial silver lining. :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

The kebab place here is wonderful. We've been several times so far.