Monday's random mutterings - April 6th 2015 (FD)

Things to know - some interesting, some just for fun!

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Today is Easter Monday... Happy Easter!

Did the Easter Bunny pay you a visit? Did he leave you any chocolate eggs? Or other kinds of chocolate? If he did, try not to eat all that chocolate at once; I know it's tasty, but it's not worth the tummy ache!

Since we focus our celebrations around the Equinox, the Easter Bunny comes early to us. I got three chocolate eggs, and two of them came with gifts:


Also, we got these cards recently:


The Easter one is from Nan, Dad, and Dad's girlfriend, Cath. The new home one is from Grandma.

We did actually get two new home cards, but I don't remember if we got a photo of the one we got from Rita? I don't think we did... I don't remember for sure though. But, anyway, what really matters is that we got the card, and are grateful for it; Rita sent us our first "happy mail" in our new home!

So, thank you, Easter Bunny, Rita, Grandma, Nan, Dad, and Cath!

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I held a Barn Owl on Thursday.

Yes... As I said on Facebook... "A real, live, flapping her wings as she adjusted her position, giving me affectionate nips with her beak, Barn owl!"

The people with the owls - I think the same ones who had Big bird the European Eagle Owl back in September, but I didn't think to ask - were at the market when we went there while we were in town on Thursday.

The woman asked if I wanted to pet Maisy the Barn Owl, which I did, and we were about to leave (after giving them a small donation for their collection bucket) when the man asked if I'd like to hold her.

I just said "can I?" but my tone was enough to tell him that was a "hell, yeah!" So, he grabbed Maisy off the woman, to give her to me.

I was so eager to hold her, I actually handed my cane over to Kelly without prompting to free up both my hands; usually I don't let go of that stick when we're out (at least, not without plenty of reasurances as to where it will be, and the fact that location won't be far from me). But I needed my hands free, and was more interested at that moment in the fact I was going to be holding an owl, than in the fact that cane is the only thing stopping me having to completely rely on others to get about when I'm out in the big wide world.

Anyway, the man put the glove on my hand, and Maisy got herself arranged comfortably, gave me a few more nips, and promptly went to sleep, so I guess she wasn't disturbed by me holding her, LOL!

Of course, we didn't have our camera wit us that day! We usually have it, but for some reason didn't... It's always the time you really want/need it that you'd don't have it, isn't it? *Sigh*

The man did take a photo for me with his phone, which he's supposed to e-mail to me, but I haven't gotten it yet. Hopefully it's just that he got busy with Easter and all that, in which case maybe he'll send it this week? Anyway, I'll post it when - or if - he sends it.

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While running errands in town, we spotted this cup:


Kelly says the photo makes it look blue, but it's actually purple.

I used to have some red ones like it, but no longer have them for some reason. It's not a thermal cup or anything (though drinks do take longer to get to room temperature in it) but it having the lid means it's useful for reducing the chances of mess from potential spillages; something that's always a possibility with me around.

Plus, it's purple!

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Now that the scaffolding is gone, and no longer blocking any of the view, here are a couple of better photos of the ocean view we can see from our living room:


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