18th Sept 2011-09-18 Life goes on at 695 but still no action regarding our new house start, it’s becoming a little frustrating now but can’t do much about it I guess. The delay depends upon whom you ask as to what department is actually holding things up. Weather has been quite settled this past week with clear skies and warm temperatures, it’s a nice time of the year getting the warmth without the humidity, I believe it was in the low 30’s today. Now the school holidays have started it will probably turn to poo. Heading up to Kenilworth in the Sunshine Coast hinterland next weekend for a weeklong art workshop, looking forward to that. With a bit of luck we will be able to catch up with some old friends that have recently moved to Landsborough to live. Disappointing result for Australia in the world cup rugby union on Saturday, Ireland was definitely the better team on the day and deserved the win and would you believe half the NZ spectators were barracking for the Irish. You’ve got to feel sorry for them carrying that great chip all the time. My persistent skin ailment has been driving me crazy lately, probably as severe as it was when it first started about 5 or 6 years ago. So with a degree of trepidation I commenced a course of Phenergan antihistamine, I say with a degree of trepidation as I experienced horrible side affects when they were prescribed for me several years ago for some allergy. Well things haven’t changed any, talk about non compos mendis, I have been like a zombie for best part of the past week, all the time expecting to have less side affects as time progressed. Admittedly it would appear to have had the desired effect as I have experienced a lot of relief in the past couple of days and fortunately the local chemist has recommended another brand of antihistamine with less side affects. Assuming from that, I suffer from allergies the next task is to try and identify what the catalyst is. Having spent a small fortune on specialists and doctors in the past to no avail, it will be wonderful if it gets down to something as simple as diet. It may not be stress after all although I’m pretty sure that’s how it all started. Enough dribble it is time to make the family a cup of tea. cheers Nigel and Nancy