I had been planning on getting some loose cotton from the sides of the road but now I'll wait for it to dry out. I had no idea how the cotton is transported from the farms but yesterday, I saw 3 huge bales filling the back of a trailer on one semi.
I visited Mrs Heffernan's shop yesterday ---- "Heffernan's Family Outfitter". It's always a great pleasure. She is a sweet, chirpy lady in her eighties and has been running the shop for over 50 years and living behind it. It's quite small but it is jam packed with nice clothing, a few shoes, jewellery and a room full of second hand books. The clothing is of good quality; nothing is cheap but by comparison with large department stores, it's not terribly expensive either. She had a variety of lovely tops on display and she explained to me that she will only buy one of each design so that people can be sure that they won't bump into someone else in town wearing the same top.
I went in for a pair of bathers and that's what I asked for. She looked blank, so I quickly substituted 'swimsuit'. I think they call them 'swimmers' in NSW. In Qld, they are 'cossies'. As always, she had a few pairs in my size.
We had seen the refurbishing of the town's oldest hotel written up in the paper so we cut out the 2 for 1 coupon and went in for lunch. I had nice roast lamb and vegetables and Steve had fish and chips with salad, all for the grand total of $10.
Steve bought his railway ticket from Moree to Melbourne, for next Saturday morning. He'll arrive in Melbourne 24 hours later and be back at home by 1pm. He has a few things to gather up then he plans to hit the road again, in the Landcruiser. With that up here, we will be freed up to travel wherever we want. Driving the bobtail truck is very uncomfortable and we never take it anywhere further than into town for shopping.
I had lovely visitors this morning ---- Tracey and her 3 month old girl, Kodee. The little one slept over my shoulder for an hour while we talked and then rewarded me with lots of smiles and gurgles. Steve told Tracey to be careful, that I had all the signs of a babynapper! I love interacting with babies and little kids and that baby smell drives me crazy. If it could be bottled, I would wear it as perfume!
Tracey is Lindy's sister (reception), Marion and Richard's daughter, (kiosk). We went to her and Scott's wedding this time last year. Lillee is Tracey's older daughter and unfortunately we were out when Lil came to see us yesterday. She is 10 and I think she is sweet. She is still having a lot of trouble at school, mainly her behaviour and interaction with other kids. I feel sure I could help her but I can't interfere. I can only do my best when she is with us. She responds beautifully to one on one kindness and consistency.
The rain has gone and the new washing machine is rumbling gently away. The first lot of clothes came out clean but it's a mystery to me how they do, with so little water! This is my first experience with a front loader machine.
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