Day 25 – Coffee, Ginger and Swine

A frosty start to the day today.  The park had a glimmering white sheen to it as did most of the roofs and cars when we got up today.

A nice warm cup of coffee was needed to get going.  The first cup I made resulted in all the granules floating to the top.  Immediately thinking that I had forgotten to boil the kettle, I automatically pushed the button to re-boil, poured the contents of the previous mug down the sink and proceeded to start again.  Nay!  The same happened again.  I stirred and stirred and stirred some more with little progress.  Those pesky granules would not dissipate into the steaming water.  What had gone wrong?  If it had been a new brand of NZ coffee I would have perused the instructions to find my fault, but no, it was Nescafe Instant;  a tried and tested coffee with which I have had no problems before.

Calling Tania to my assistance, she noticed the coffee jar contained more material than previously, her immediate thoughts were that Aidan had filled the coffee receptacle with gravy granules.  Had this been gravy that I had been attempting to make?  After a puzzled look or two at the jar in question as if it were some undiscovered Amazonian frog, we realised that Aidan had indeed topped up the coffee jar.  With coffee.  Coffee destined for a percolator and not of the instant variety!

By the time I got my mug of coffee, the morning frost had thawed and the sun was rapidly warming the ground.

Once the panic of no morning coffee had passed we headed into town. 

 Another day with no clouds

I seem to be settling in quite well to New Zealand life, the people and the community.  So much so that they have started erecting signs in my honour.  I know, it came as a surprise to me as well.

 Says it all really.

Not much else to report I am afraid.  Still haven’t removed the wasp nest yet as I keep remembering about it around about this time of night when I can no longer be bothered with it.  Expect an adrenaline-fuelled stinging post sometime soon.

Away for now to take my medication against the dreaded grice-flu……