Karina

Friday 9 June 2023 It’s 08:53, sunrise was at 04:30 and I got up somewhere in the middle, fortunately in the mood for cleaning and tidying ahead of my mum’s arrival late afternoon. Just the thought of cleaning has meant that it is now 09:07. In the fourteen minutes since I started and resumed writing, […]

Wednesday 7 June 2023 We have had over a month of water-related stress and worry over the latest water supply issue. On the plus side, realising we can cope without tap water for periods of time, and knowing that no rain for the past month and no rain forecast for the next few weeks does

Tuesday 6 June 2023 Not only is it June, it’s the sixth day already. Yesterday morning looked misty enough to rain (nothing) and we had a few drops of rain at around 6am this morning; I’m not expecting more. The things on my mind right now as I think about what to write are water

Monday 5 June 2023 I had an impressive over-achievey day yesterday, which also doubled as a satisfying-exercise day. It was a Mitch day so I had decided to do chores for the duration of his working day; someone else being busy and working around the house/garden is an incredibly good motivator for me to get

Friday 2 June 2023 It is a beautiful sunny day and it is now June, thus officially summer. I have hung out a wash and the washing machine is on again. I feel a mild sense of hope that the water situation has settled a bit, though it’s far from resolved. It is also a