.....according to today's Sydney Morning Herald (the closest thing we can find to the Sunday Times - today's paper also running the headline "Poms So Bad, Fletch Says Sorry" in relation to the cricket).
Went fishing for an abode again today and saw 11 properties between 9.30am and 1.30pm. Saw five houses in various states of disrepair, all with original 1950s kitchens and dubious bathrooms (think pink toilet, beige/brown patterned tiles and smoked glass sliding shower screen with a crack in it). Saw numerous flats including one very nice flat near to Clovelly beach but with no outside space for Ella.
We did see one very promising house but the landlady was plainly trying to hoodwink us - the place was very dark because the current occupants had put foam up against all the windows to help with the noisy neighbours. One side of the house literally had all the windows blocked up and the landlady tried to act surprised and said she didn't know why they had done it (though the tenants soon arrived and piped up about the noisy neighbours - she must have been livid!).
Felt pretty depressed by lunchtime but cheered up when we joined Jo and Gordon for their leaving BBQ at Grant Reserve, right by the sea at Coogee beach. Plenty of prawns and snags on the barbie. Ella got absolutely filthy, much to my horror. She was last seen digging in mud and drenching herself with water from a tap designed to wash dogs. I would post pictures but was too distressed to take any. Needless to say she was dunked in the bath tout suite and I am now settled with a glass of Rioja to calm my nerves.
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3 comments:
the house sounds a bit like ours when you made us buy it...... maybe we should talk after your several glasses of wine and see if i can be as convincing as you were....
You know, she's got a good point...
thats a fair cop
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