Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Tuesday, January 4/2011

Adding insult to injury: first Australian floods cover an area greater than Germany and France combined and then people are asked to stay out of the waters as they're infested with poisonous snakes and crocodiles.

The Christmas music continues in the supermarkets until Epiphany, official end to the season in secular as well as religious circles. So we're not surprised to hear the carols in Carrefour, but a little startled when a hearty baritone Faith of our Fathers is slipped in between them.The Christmas music continues in the supermarkets until Epiphany, official end to the season in secular as well as religious circles. So we're not surprised to hear the carols in Carrefour, but a little startled when a hearty baritone Faith of our Fathers is slipped in between them.


Maggi arrives from Norway; hungry, tired and trailing minor catastrophes. The hired car that she picked up at the airport turns out tohave only bright headlights or running lights. And, much worse, the flat she had booked last spring, immediately under ours, has been reassigned to Norwegians. Brandy, followed by hot lentil soup, is a bit of a destressor. And better, as we're nicely into the refills, Kikki phones from reception to say that she has spoken to Mr. Andreas (she'd previously said that Maggi would have to do that herself tomorrow) and that she can move to the third floor in the morning. So, relax and catch up on ten months worth of news.