Cate's Diary

alligatorob said:
Hope you get your airfare back, but even if you don't I think you did the right thing. And it still should cost you less than actually going. Looking forward to seeing the photos.
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I will get travel credits for the airlines & have got one already, valid for only 6 months. We would have spent a heck of a lot more if we had gone. No photos today. I have felt more down as the day has gone on.
LaMaria said:
:) Thanks for the bigger-than-normal hugs :)
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You're welcome, hon.
I got a message from the owner of the house to offer me a little money for G & I to go out for a meal sometime. Our friends, A & M, had arrived & she said how lovely they are. G rang A & they love the house & apparently one of his brothers(& his wife) will be sharing with them. If they get back the money from their accomm. then we should be recompensed for our half. I told her I thought it was very sweet for her to offer though, but that I couldn't accept.
While G was talking to A & hearing all about the place & how they had chocolates & champagne waiting on arrival, the view from the balcony over the golf course & another view to the ocean & how lovely it all was & how lovely the owner is, I had to go outside. I just wept & wept. It is very disappointing, but I'm glad they will get to enjoy it.
I think I'm going to try not to dwell on everything. It is very hard. There are people everywhere in the world so much worse off than me.
I am fasting today in the hope of shifting some weight....
 
Yes I can imagine it would be hard to hear about the nice place, friends and treats etc, that you had to miss out on. Hopefully that sadness will soon pass. This is all temporary and hopefully you can treat yourself to a nice trip somewhere when things are less stressful. In the meantime enjoy your beautiful place and try to find a way to treat yourself to something nice right in your own home.
Hope you are feeling better soon Cate
 
Cate,
I think by another's week time you will be delighted you didn't go because you won't have to be facing 2 airports and flights and it's not like there are no cases in Australia. Put it aside now . And as I said when we didn't do our trip a couple of weeks ago it's sunk costs . Why don't you cook a really special meal tonight ( well I mean get G to cook it ) and have some bubbles and some chocolate and celebrate your beautiful haven and the fact that you are safe and not stressed travelling for now.
 
:iagree: Also hugs. I´m very much assuming my end-of-April vacation/family visit will have to be cancelled as well. Which... But we´ll live. And we´ll find ways to be happy regardless.
 
Cate - sorry to hear about how nice the place was, it surely must be hugely disappointing. But honestly, I feel like you had no choice but to cancel. My daughter was telling me about a lady in S. Korea who had the virus (not sure if she knew about it) and ended up giving it to half the country by traveling and going to church. My working assumption is that I have the virus but just don't know about it, and I think everyone should look at it that way. Well, I'm trying to act that way. Certainly, I wouldn't travel.

It's nice that you're getting vouchers for the plane fares. Make sure to use them. I'm sure you will have a terrific and much more stress-free trip than if you took it this time around.
 
Thank you, Liza, LaMa, Petal & Jack.
Petal001 said:
Put it aside now
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That's what I'll do.
Not travelling now is the right decision. I just had a moment there yesterday.
Everything you all say makes sense. Let's assume we all have it & we don't want to share it around. Happy days will come again.
I told G last night that we are going to sit down to a really special meal in the next week & have a bottle of French champagne with it & pretend we are on holidays. I'll go with the tablecloth, hand-blown champagne flutes etc. You couldn't pick a better house or a better place to live in. We are so very lucky.
G has decided he wants to bake a cake right now & keeps searching for stuff & I can hear him humming & sharing. I had better go & be his assistant.
He mostly has a man look & I find most things instantly, even though I don't cook. Actually I think I'll go do a big kitchen tidy!
We are going to pick up some frozen salmon fillets tomorrow. I have rung & they are being kept for us. We need to do a fresh fruit & veg shop, but I'll wear gloves & be very careful. I think I'll get some frozen veg too.
 
Cate said:
I told G last night that we are going to sit down to a really special meal in the next week & have a bottle of French champagne with it & pretend we are on holidays. I'll go with the tablecloth, hand-blown champagne flutes etc. You couldn't pick a better house or a better place to live in. We are so very lucky.
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Love that idea Cate! So wonderful! Glad the sadness has passed and you are feeling happy again :)
 
Happy to read your post Cate . We are a positive enough bunch when we try. Buy some more flour tomorrow btw as it's short supply here unless you have loads. You just reminded me my daughter made cookie dough yesterday and my son was thrilled . Said it was a real boost for him. They don't eat much crap but they love that. A kitchen clean is a great idea . We are all going to have super clean kitchen and homes .
 
Thanks, Liza, LaMa & Petal. Our son, R & K have come to stay for a couple of nights, which is lovely. Liza- after I posted in your diary & saw that you had gone for a walk I jumped up & headed off for what ended up being a big walk. I arrived home just as K & R arrived. We had a lovely evening.
 
That’s so nice to have your sons stay Cate, K & R have such a nice ring to it! well done for doing on a big walk! I need to get out for light air tomorrow as I’m working from home all week zzzz!!
 
Sounds like a fab day Cate. xxx Glad you cheered up. It's not easy at the moment so we've really gotta enjoy the good things in our lives.
 
Thank you, Kate, Rob, LaMa, Liza, Petal & Em. You are all sweet. We have had a lovely time. I'm chuffed that R & his GF want to stay with us. They get on so well & I'm really hoping that they stay together. They laugh a lot & it's music to my ears. Yesterday we had fish to pick up, so we all headed off with 2 dogs(R dog sits one- a Maremma) & took them to a dog beach. We walked with the dogs for an hour or so. We then did some grocery shopping, had a late lunch back home & sat around chatting for the afternoon. At about 7 last night I grabbed my long dog extendable lead & headed off with A, R's dog. The big dog decided he had enough for one day. We ended up having a fairly big walk. We disturbed lots of wallabies & I had to hold on tight. A is a hound dog. It was lots of fun. I slept all night without waking until 7 am! I'm getting a dog.
 
Cate said:
A is a hound dog.
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What kind? I like hounds, have had bassets, beagles, and coonhounds.
 
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