Today is All Saints’ Day and we thank
Christianity for this holiday in Austria.
We are taking full advantage of this
and are going here in Styria for
a long weekend – it is about a 3 hour drive from Vienna.
In Leutschach we will veg out – drink
and eat and go for walks in the mountains.
Unfortunately there is no snow – and
indeed it is not really very cold – but we will take our Ugg
boots and give them a test run for winter.
Mrs. Moneypenny is in Latvia visiting
her mother so Jules is looking after the cats. I have lined him up for firewood
on Tuesday week.
I drive him to the store and he loads
the firewood onto a trolley – then into the car – then out of the car onto
another trolley – then up the stairs – then into the elevator – then up some
more stairs – then into the apartment – and stacks it in the living room against
the wall.
And he has to do 20 trips to the garage.
Although I remember I was in bad
shape for days afterwards.
But he is young and fit and keen.
He is in medical school but it is
only his third year so it is too soon for me to ask him about my problems.
The photo is of a particularly gorgeous girl duck in Stadtpark yesterday.
When I was a kid I had a duck exactly like that as a pet. She slept in my room at night and I'd take for walks on a lead in the afternoons. What a great friend she was to me.
ReplyDeleteHave a great time. Maybe you'll be surprised by some snow after all!
I hope your trip was really great...
ReplyDeleteYour duck really is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSKWaller: I think Sissi would like a duck as a friend.
ReplyDeleteViera: Thanks
Annie: Isn't she just!