Sunday 31 March 2013

1st April - Hermit Crab #2 - all-you-can-eat fatness


Monday 1st April

No news today from 2XS – they must be out of phone range.  No news is - of course good news…I imagine they will be powering into Sydney any minute now but who knows what can happen, with pesky seaweed lurking to foul up engines and all manner of Trickiness Of The Sea.

There is, I am glad to report, a sequel to my happy hermit crab story.  When Hermit #1 was missing, Phil and Sally got Hermit Crab #2, to console Henry.  So imagine – double the delight now, with #1 and #2.  Elsa says they seem to enjoy each other’s company.  They trot around their terrarium, waving their pincers companionably, and all is well in Huon Hermit Crab World

Last night I had dinner with Dad and Fleur, at the casino coffee shop.  This was all very pleasant.  But an all-you-can-eat buffet is quite a terrifying thing… It seems to attract people who want and need to eat vast amounts.  Fleur and I watched, eyes wide, as immense people walked purposefully back and forth to the bain maries, and then, with even more determination, to the dessert tables.  Probably a very good place to go, on days when one feels less slender than one likes to feel…

1 comment:

  1. This is going to be my new favourite sentence which I plan to hiss at my children when I'm cross: "Pesky seaweed lurking to foul up engines and all manner of Trickiness Of The Sea." It's truly wonderful!

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