Tuesday 2nd December- Don’t you know there’s a 13 hour time difference?

At about 0400 hrs this morning, whilst we were in deep sleep and counting cows, the phone rang. “Is Diana there?” “Sorry who’s calling” I said, “this is a New Zealand number.” “Yes I know she said is Brian there?” I said no he is away for a while. How can I contact him she said by mobile phone or email, I replied by email as Brian’s mobile phone does not work in South America. By the way you do realise it is 0400 hrs in the morning here with a 13 hour time difference to the UK, and who is calling? No answer and the phone went dead.
A really great way to start the day.
We spoke to our daughter Joanne this morning. We are still waiting for Furniture Village to advise re our replacement sofas. Having waited twelve weeks, they arrive and the larger of the two is not right. It then takes another three and half weeks to get someone to call and look at the offending piece. Oh yes they said, this is not right. That we knew as that is why we called them to come and see. Let’s hope they resolve it quickly before they too go in to liquidation.
We did our shopping in Kaitaia and then headed back to Mangonui for lunch in the Waterside Café followed by a cup of coffee with Lorraine at the house before sliding home to look for the house plans which the estate agent needs for the valuers.
The sun was shining for most of the day and with a temperature around 22 degrees it was a very pleasant way of spending a day not really doing a heck of a lot.
Watching the sun go down over the distant hills whilst eating second hand pizza, what better way of finishing off the day.