@streakmachine We should never have stopped using semaphore…….
// @hazardwarning
More backstory on the passing of my cousin's wife: on Saturday evening last week she hadn't been feeling well so went for a lie down on the sofa. An hour later Colin tried to wake her but couldn't. This is when he realised that his beautiful partner for the last 45 years had gone.
As their eldest son observed during the euolgy, "As far as Mum was concerned, there were only two groups of people in the world: those whom she loved and those she hadn't met."
437 km travelled today, to the funeral & back. Now resting my weary knees before going back to my aunt's place for a soup dinner with her & my Mum.
It's a shade over 200 km each way from our lodgings to the funeral location, we managed to do it with no intervening stops.
Getting a cup of tea going, that's always good.
Not used to winter in these inland cities, the overnight temps tend to be lower than the quasi-coastal zone at home despite the latter's closer proximity to the chilly Antarctic winds. Most of south-east Australia is going for between 7 & 9°C today. With showers.
@jextxadore Halfway thru the pressing, I pull back up briefly to get more air into it.
// @matigo
@matigo Not too bad. The osteoarthritis medication has kicked in. Plus I had one of these:
Five hours after leaving Mum's place we arrived at her sister's home. I then left Mum there & proceeded to the motel room. Enjoyed a nice AeroPress coffee. Some ablutions then off to collect Mum & aunt for dinner in some nice eatery. We spent 4 hours driving, and covered 350 km in that time.