Shopping malls

Today I had the car and went to the big Westfield shopping mall in Miranda. I hate going there, I really do ..... the parking house, the noise in the food courts, the  crowds in the shops, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do it. It is the closest place to where I live where you can get my favorite Norwegian goat cheese and also French Comte cheese. It is also where the art shop is where I get my painting stuff. But I wasn't in a good mood when I swept down the escalator. I decided to have a cappuccino to calm my nerves after the parking palaver that took half an hour, and sat down and ordered one. The waitress was exceedingly nice and friendly. Then the people sitting next to me struck up a conversation, they were also extremely nice. It is hard to keep up your grumpy attitude when you are met by such kindness and friendliness. I ended up getting my errands done quite quickly and effortlessly thanks to this nice welcome.

The big news otherwise is that only son bought a Harley Davidson. You can hear him a mile a way when he comes to visit. Hubby is green with envy and he was so grateful when he was allowed to take the bike for a spin last week-end.

Hubby did lift his feet up eventually

When he had been away about five minutes our son said "Are you sure he took his phone?". After another five minutes he started fretting about the fact that Dad had maybe not thought to bring his driver's license, in case he was stopped. I must say it brought back memories of all the times we, as parents worried about our son being out on his moped, when we lived in France.

Anyway, hubby returned safely and now I am being bombarded with arguments for how practical and safe it is with motorbikes?!?!

Oh, by the way, we are now cat free, and it is amazing what a difference that makes. We can set the table and leave food out without fearing that the cat has jumped up on the table to steal a few choice morsels or just shedding some fur. Franjo is now reunited with his rightful owner and I am sure he is going to like it there.

Before I leave you I just wanted to spread the good news that the mayor of New York has initiated a campaign to try to stop the 'manspread', and I hope it reaches us here in Sydney too. When I went to Manly the other day, there were two men taking up a bench that could easily have seated four, it is so annoying, and the worst is that they don't even notice. Better go before I start another rant.

Wishing you all a great week end! Bye!