Fish 'n' Chips on the beach.

I started the day with an omlette, oh how I've missed fresh eggs! Pippi and Xena are both laying an egg per day in the nesting box. The yolks are beautiful and orange and they taste fabulous. I've been feeding them an assortment of kitchen scraps too, they enjoy them, grated carrot, shredded cabbage and cooked vegetables are their favorites. I'm thrilled that their bravery is advancing too, they now come right up to me and although I can't touch them I don't feel like the big scary monster they thought I was at the start.

Speaking of monsters, I picked up some pigtail standards this afternoon and called in to see Kimberlee and the family on the way home. Samantha gave me a fantastic picture of a monster she'd drawn at kindy, it has been added to the fridge with the picture of a school from Matthew. I'm loving my arty fridge, kids pictures are so neat.

I returned my library books and found a great book, I can't wait to read it. Oh, and I picked up my new glasses, they're going to take some getting used to! I have already tripped up the steps and smashed an egg and I've sellotaped them to my head to stop them slipping down my nose, some rubber grips on the bridge or on the arms should sort that. But for the time being I'll have to look like a doofus and walk around totally unco'.

I picked up Kirsty and we went to the beach for fish and chips. I took Hoby and he had a great time playing "flinger" (fetch with a big extension arm, ball throwing thing) and swimming in the sea. I love watching him having fun. Then we went in search of some willow trees to pillage some branches top make some natural rooting hormone for my hydrangea cuttings. Rain is forecast so I'm happy about that, just when the tank was starting to get low. I doubt it will be enough to get it back up to where it should be but every little bit helps.

I have been talking to the former long-distance lover, I'm not sure what's going to happen but we're seeing each other this weekend, we're going to a concert together and then he's going to help me construct the chicken run behind the coop. We have been talking on the phone a fair bit, he's called me a lot and we are talking instead of yelling which is a nice change of late. He isn't ready to give up on us yet, I don't know what I feel.....perhaps some hope, perhaps in a false sense? I don't know.