Lindsey and I braved the dreadful weather and went to the market on Saturday morning. The weather wasn't quite as dreadful as the forecast predicted but it had been very, very windy and very, very wet overnight. The people of Ballarat are generally hardy souls but there weren't a lot of people at the market when we got there at around 9:30. We even got a parking space almost opposite the entrance. There weren't as many stalls either. But the tomato bloke was there and the Mornington cheese woman was there and the veg people were there. Apart from the olive oil man, the people I wanted were around.
Then we went to Stockland for a potter around the shops.
I went home and did some more packing.
Freyja and Simon arrived late afternoon, with a van. We had Thai takeaway for dinner.
On Sunday Freyja and Simon took all the stuff that was going up the hill, including the dryer, garden benches and citrus trees in pots that Lindsey was expecting, plus the barbecue and a few other bits and pieces that she might not have been expecting. There is more stuff heading her way but it is mostly things that will be coming with me but that I don't want to put into storage, or which I will want between now and Moving Day (TBA) or as soon as I arrive. Julia came and took some things that she could use or find homes for.
We all went to Okami for an All You Can Eat Japanese lunch, and were joined by Travis, Henry and Baby Theo.
The skip is now full, the house is full of detritus and things that I will want but which haven't been packed yet.
The cats and I are back at Hill House.
The storage people are coming at 9:30 or so to pick up the things that are going into the storage unit. I will shortly head back down to my place and make sure everything is ready. I might even get one more box packed to go with them. Not everything that is left in the kitchen needs to go in the Have This Ready For The First Night box.
Enjoying the fire on their last night at Tani: