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I mentioned in the previous post that I was working on a post about food and emotions.  Well, this has become a huge project, given the amount of information I’ve come across, so I’m turning it into a mini-series which will touch on depression, stress and the role our food choices play in these conditions.  Since I’m not doing this 24/7 (more like 2/4), I thought I’d do a post about various other things that are on my mind  at the moment.

We had some high drama here last night.  Our neighbours had a house fire.  Craig noticed from the patio door that the house was on fire and I called the fire department.  Just as well, since the neighbour only had time to grab the kids and the hamster and get out.  Apparently the husband had forgotten to switch off the stove before going out to a meeting.  By the time the wife realized that something was wrong, the smoke was so bad that they just had to get out.   This really has brought home to me how quickly these things happen.  I don’t know how bad the damage is, since we don’t really know them, but the fire department did a great job of putting the fire out quickly and clearing the smoke.  I hope they’re insured.

I still spend a lot of time watching CNN for the latest on the US presidential election, our own “coup d’etat this past weekend and the economy.  We sure live in interesting times.

An equal amount of time is spent on the poker channel.  No, I’m not about to become a professional poker player!  In fact, I’ve never played poker in my life, but Craig used to play often before we were married and he recently started watching it on TV (there’s little else to watch these days).  Now I’m hooked too!  I find the whole sub-culture incredibly fascinating.  Do you have any idea how BIG poker is?

We had a few lovely, warm days and I even started making noises about getting a pedicure and waxing my legs.  But the weather has changed again and it is raining torrentially.  I had to go to the shops a little earlier and almost floated down the road in my little car. 

Which reminds me of something I saw on CNN a few weeks ago and outraged me.  A girl in England failed her driving test because she had splashed a pedestrian.   I mean, seriously, what was she supposed to do?  Swerve to avoid a puddle?  That’s dangerous!  To my mind, it’s the job of the Council to make sure that the streets are in good repair so that puddles don’t form.  What do you think?

I was hoping that we’d have nice weather tomorrow, because it’s a public holiday (Day of Reconcilliation, I think) and Craig will be home.  More importantly, it will be our second wedding anniversary and I was hoping that we could go on an outing.  It is after all flower season on the West Coast, when the veld just blazes with flowers after the winter rains.  Unfortunately the flowers don’t open when it’s overcast.  And who wants to go on any outings when the weather’s like this?  I see a visit to our favourite Indian restaurant in my near future.  And I’ve promised to make flapjacks (pancakes in America) for breakfast.

Our estate agent has just phoned to cancel a viewing for this afternoon due to the weather.  I’m thinking of spending the rest of the day in Club Duvet with a book and some chai tea!  The joys of being a kept woman!  Might as well enjoy it while it lasts, because I’ll definitely work again once we’ve relocated.  Maybe  I should become a professional poker player…

The cats are already picking out their spots on the bed, so you’ll have to excuse me now!  I’ll leave you with some pictures of the flowers…