getting better!

What has been going on this week:

• Drinks with the girls - well, that was fun! On a spur, managed/arranged to meet at Sabroso, for some wine & nibbles. Pretty much split the bill, at $35 each - not sure if that was ‘good’ value, but it was fun. Wendy entertained us with tales of Singapore - including having a ‘high’ tea, where the matre de offered them unlimited French champagne for an another $20 on top of the standard price! But, as it transpired, this was $20 + the usual amount ($120), but on top of the $120 that they had already paid to ‘enjoy’ the experience! Still, made for a funny story. As it happened, it turned out that Wendy had parked very close to Wine {Domaine}, so we actually ended up walking there together! Then it turned out that Sniff was having their opening party! So walked in, bumped a fist with Dale, waved to Liv & then walked the rest of the way home; 
• Also spent $$$ on pharma, reminding me of how fraught it can be to maintain good health with little money! Also, seems that the chemist has changed ownership? I think that I may have seen Phil walking across the street & made a joke about ‘community leaders’ providing a bad example by jaywalking - but, was so sick (& exhausted by my walk - see below), that I may have been confused; 
• Seems that Dale is getting a new run of Prunier cognac, in about six weeks, so went & ordered three bottles - except, every bottle number that I requested had already been ‘reserved’ by someone else! Strewth!!! This counts as a very strong self-indulgence; 
• Enforced health - took the plunge over the w/e & enforced a regime of sliced garlic & ginger, calcium (powder) & sodium (tablet) ascorbate & amounts of honey, four times a day, in an effort to knock this infection down! Also made a (chilli) spicy version of chilli con carne, on Sunday. Then promptly shared 50% with Greg; 
• Feel that the house is out to kill me! So, initiated a program to wash all the bedclothes - just in case! Started out by washing all the pillow cases & started with the pillows, doing two at a time. Which did not work out that well? What happened was that in doing so, the pillows got very water logged & consequently lost a lot of shape! I think that I managed to straighten out three of them, but one will be forever skewed? Lesson: do not wash the pillow - just go & buy new ones; and, 
• Walking - found this week that I would go for a ‘modest’ walk, i.e. to get the 10000 steps in & then collapse when I got home! Also, usually meant that the next day was wiped out - why do I bother, hey??? 

Note to self: when using cloudy ammonia (and/or in combination with bleach or vinegar), be aware that it burns! Also, watch out for the affect(s) on the lungs!