Saturday, November 14

Busy day, starting with garage sales (yes they have them here but they're pronounced like gare-rage) and plant sales (got a bunch) and we ended up buying a new BBQ. We really missed barbecuing and intended to get just a small one, but ended up with a monster. So at least when anyone comes to visit we can just throw something on the barbie, like an entire cow or pig.

I had my first driving lesson in our new car, so much easier to drive then that big old clunker. But I must say I'm not crazy about all the roundabouts, they're everywhere. I practiced yesterday by going up and down the street, going through the roundabouts at each end, over and over ,and some old guy standing out in his front yard kept watching us go around and around, he must have thought we were terribly lost, or simply Americans.

I bought one of those shopping carts with wheels (they're called trolleys here) like old ladies use, cause I was tired of carrying heavy bags home from the store. Oh, and we bought a web-cam, so now we can Skype. It works amazingly well, lots of fun but you have to make sure you brush your hair before you turn on the computer.