Quiet

I'm a bit quiet at the moment. Three weeks of cold/flu for me and patches of the same for M and AB has meant all spare time is for lying down. M has stepped up in all areas and is working like a dog at work and home. He's really good. Really good. So, rather than write anymore here I'm going to spend my time in the hot shower. Aaaah.

Angus Update

It's nearly been a month without photos of Angus around here and I can't deny the NSW family any longer. We recently went up to York so the photos have a very rural theme.

He's pretty good on his feet now and oscillates from being incredibly high maintenance and needy to self-entertaining. He's been kicking a ball around the back yard all afternoon. He's allowed to start with the round variety but we'll be transitioning him to the Sherrin before too long.

Rant

This is a rant about how expensive groceries are. I’m pretty sure they have hiked up in price significantly over the last 2 years…or it’s just a Perth thing.

I’ve noticed that even when you just duck into the supermarket to get a few small things, the receipt is enough to get you a discount fuel voucher.

The reason is that nothing is a couple of bucks these days, everything’s $5. For example, I recently bought Band-aids thinking a small box would be in the vicinity of a gold coin. Wrong! It was a folded note. Spices, yoghurt, butter, toothbrushes and bread all require a fiver at the checkout. Thursday night I went to buy a few fresh beetroots until I realised they were $4 EACH - for some small ones.

So, I’m annoyed. I love the feeling of boycotting the major supermarkets and buying fruit and vege in Chinatown for half the price. I think by definition a boycott is inconvenient...no exception here.