Update

[mrsbrown]

Tonight was the night to start putting the kitchen back together.

It's the sad part of renovating, where you have to admit that you have more stuff than really fits into that beautiful, expansive space you had when you just finished painting and the room was empty.

Sorry mmy_me, I hadn't got back to you sooner. It would be great if you had some clothes for Rose at Canty Faire. I'm not sure how tall she is, and she's asleep now, but her last dress was about 80cm from shoulder to hem.

And the weather next weekend? I wish the Bureau would get it together. When I checked this arvo, Saturday had a day of 36 forecast. Now that's disappeared and the temperatures all weekend are predicted to be no higher than 24. Hooray! no fire ban!! No dying of heat prostration!! Of course that's not the forecast for Ballarat, but it seems to be fairly close to melbourne's forecast for the other days this week and there isn't a 7 day forecast available.

This morning I politely asked the person sitting next to me on the tram if he could turn down his music player. He looked a bit non-plussed, but complied. The two men on the other side of the tram (unrelated to either my neighbor or each other) told me off! Apparently, music players are the modern thing and if I have a problem I should move!! I suspect the woman sitting opposite to me turned UP her music player on purpose and ignored me when I asked her to turn it down. Next time I have a problem I think I'll make my seagull imitation noise. When they complain I'll explain that if they have a problem they should move away from me. It would be embarassing if they didn't complain about my seagull noise, but most people (even my friends) complain after the second one, so it probably won't be a problem.

Oh, and MrPeacock has been offered a place in Science at Melbourne Uni. The offer says that enrolment day is next Tuesday - do you still have to go there to enrol? 'Cos that will be difficult while he's in href="http://www.defence.gov.au/Army/artc/training.html">Kapooka doing basic training and I'm not keen to take another day off work. I wonder what subjects he wants to do? He didn't get around to telling me before he left.

Comments

[omnot.livejournal.com]

Ballarat 7 day forecast at the time of posting predicts Friday 29, Saturday 22, Sunday 22, Monday 23 with predominantly SouthWest winds under 40km/h from Saturday on.

[pearl]

The offer says that enrolment day is next Tuesday - do you still have to go there to enrol?
I believe he'd be able to do the enrolment online, (scroll right down to the bottom of the link) otherwise he'd need a proxy to go in and enrol for him.

[hnpcc]

Apparently, music players are the modern thing and if I have a problem I should move!!

What a complete crock. I'm now at the stage where if someone is listening loudly enough to a song and starts skipping one I like I ask them not to. If they're choosing to share it with me they can't really complain (MHO only of course!)

Pity that doesn't work for people in cars - if I can hear your music from the other side of the tram it's too loud. Bring on the sound seeking, speaker destroying personal missile system, please.

[mmy-me.livejournal.com]

hey, no worries. I have:
two linen short sleeve dresses (white) They're 73cm long, and 72 around the chest.
a little blue wool dress with silk trim that goes under a viking apron dress (also available if you wish, but I'm afraid the mini-brooches are spoken for...) which is 85 from shoulder to hem, and 65 around the chest. It has a mark on the chest (which was hidden under the apron dress) but is fine otherwise.
a green sleeveless surcote with speckles which is about 80cm around the chest and about 60cm from shoulder to hem.

[elefianora.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's so much a question of the bureau getting it's act together, as the weather actually making up it's mind. This is the forecast as at tues evening.

Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, clearing during the morning, then isolated
showers late in the evening. Winds west to northwesterly averaging 15 to 25
km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures
reaching 24 to 30.

Ballarat Sunny. Min 10 Max 29

Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers until afternoon. Winds southwesterly averaging
20 to 30 km/h, reaching 35 km/h at times, tending south to southeasterly up to
20 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with
daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 26.

Ballarat Windy then shower or two. Min 13 Max 25

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Can you bring the apron dress too? I've organised a couple of brooches.

Rose is nearly organised, now to start on me!

[mmy-me.livejournal.com]

aargh! I can't find it now. I packed the other bits, but the brief look I sneaked before the box went on the truck I couldn't see the apron dress with the other things - not to say I didn't pack it just in case, but I can't say. (must...get...sleep... ... brains...)