November in Scotland

James and I lasted until about 8 p.m. before we both started to fall asleep sitting on the couch. We dragged ourselves upstairs and put ourselves to bed. I slept all night except for waking up every three hours or so; it’s like I was tired enough to sleep in British time but my body clock still thinks that I’m in New Zealand and that it’s day time. Much laundry was done today, mainly by James who had to fix the recurring fault on the washing machine first. The reason that he was able to do the laundry was of course that the suitcases were delivered about lunch time by DHL so we could unpack at last. I thought that the timing of the delivery was quite efficient. I also went out to do a few errands and the late autumn weather feels very damp and cold, hopefully I will soon get acclimatised to November. The cats have been very affectionate and have followed us around the house all day. I had my EK Book Club girls round in the evening, it was great to see them and we were hearing about Susan’s trip to Zambia. Tom and Floof were keen to join in the socialising in the lounge and they were so delightful with my guests that I was very proud of them! They strolled around the lounge graciously allowing themselves to be patted and admired. They even stood in the hall at the end of the evening while the ladies put on their jackets, and then went out of the front door with them to escort them off the premises.