Sunday, November 8

I couldn't stand not having any (well not many) plants or flowers to fuss with so we went to Bunnings and loaded up, and the patio is starting to look a whole lot better now.

Finally getting used to the fact that pedestrians do NOT have the right of way here, and there are signs warning pedestrians to give way to traffic.

Saw an interesting article in the paper, it seems building owners (or at least certain ones) do not own the outside walls of their buildings, only the inside. Some shop owner said he'd planned to put large windows all along one of the outside walls of his building, but when he returned from holiday (vacation) he discovered several other businesses had posted advertisements there. When he complained he was told he did not actually own the outside of the walls, only the inside.

Picked up a bit more Aussie lingo - a lounge can be both a couch and a living room, whitegoods are major appliances like refrigerators, washers and dryers, etc. Bits and bobs are odds and ends, breakfast is brekky and Tasmania is Tassy.