Growing Up!

One knows when one is really growing up: you buy a brand new, family sized fridge/freezer! (Not that there is a family on the way). “Out with the old and in with new.” That spring time saying has been used a lot during the last few months in our household. The fridge/freezer that was left behind in our rented cottage is enormous. It did not have any problems holding our food as well as a crate of beer, but the freezer had seen better times. So, thanks to Mr Parnell and the subsequent Labour Day Sales, we are now the proud owners of a sparkling white, Fisher and Paykel fridge/freezer, see http://www.fp.co.nz/refrigeration/refrigerators/model_overview.cfm?mod_uuid=057B9BD2-D12C-5079-F7AC2CF997CBDC69. The old one will now be used as a beer fridge, particularly as barbecue season is upon us!

Anyway, the fridge/freezer was not the only recent addition to our house. Some of you might be extremely surprised by the following ‘announcement’, but I do have underlying motives. A couple of weeks ago, Pete and I were given a cat. She used to live at the house where we stayed for a few months earlier in the year. Her owner has now moved to Auckland and we were asked if we wanted her. So we are now responsible for a small furry feline called Tinkerbell, a 14 month old cat. Yes, we are no longer carefree. And the whole reason I went along with this, is because our cottage also seems to be the home to a few smaller creatures one normally does not like seeing. Hopefully Tinker will be hunting for those unwanted ‘visitors’, although I would rather not see any evidence on my bed!

At the moment Tinker is settling in, and she seems to like it in her new abode. We have not yet noticed any ‘bad’ behaviour, although she does seem to have a penchant for my plants, which are now put away in a closed room.