Oh yes, one of the first things I did was check how my parcel was going. You see, Phizz ordered me my first (most likely not my last) Tom Bihn bag, to carry my lovely new Mac around in and my usual useful gear. Or so he says. I think it's just another sneaky attempt to turn me into another Phizz. But that's ok. I don't think he'll succeed, there's no way I will ever wear a tool belt every day, nor will I ever bungee jump. Sky dive yes, bungee jump no.
So, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my lovely olive and cork Imago bag, plus some extra geeky accessories like little clip-on pouches to keep things organised, and velco straps to tie cables with. Oh and special key straps. I love it! Check out the inside (these are not my colours, though, the ones above are):
And I was sent a tracking number to see how my bag was traveling, so this morning I saw it had arrived in Eindhoven, which is only half an hour away from here. I got very excited, assuming it would arrive today. But then I noticed it said 'On hold' and that the status was that it was waiting for a release after the 'inklaring.' Now I may speak Dutch, but I had no idea what that meant, so I called UPS and spoke to a lovely guy there who said that it meant that customs had not released my bag yet and that it would be delivered on Monday at the earliest! Please note mail gets delivered here on Saturdays too. Customs! Check out how many places my bag has passed through without trouble, before it made it all the way to Eindhoven only to be held by friggin' customs:
Now, this looks slightly similar to Phizz's travel schedules, but it I don't think he gets scanned quite so often...
But I beg of you, what on earth could be the reason they need to hold my bag for 3 days? Only to teach me patience, must be. Of course, my Mum said that it's modern technology that's to blame here, because without it I wouldn't know that it was so close. I would just receive my bag when it arrived and be happy with it. Fair point.
So, knowing that my bag would not be delivered today, I decided to join my Mum to get some new lining for the pond, as it's started leaking, and some more flowers for the garden. We also went to the supermarket, and bought some fresh white asparagus from the farm for tomorrow when Stella's here. Yum. As we drove back into the village, a big UPS truck came driving past, and my heart jumped thinking my bag might have arrived after all. But no. Just a reminder that it's NOT here yet.
Then after lunch, I started organising the garage, where I found that a mouse had taken residence in a car-emergency case that has been in the garage for years. As I moved it, the poor little mouse came flying out and disappeared in a heartbeat. I have tidied its house so well, it's gone. Sorry mouse, after organising my mum's, my sister's and Phizz's places, I just didn't feel like it.
Then it was pond o' clock. It took forever to empty, and we just don't have enough vessels to retain all the water in, so we used a lot of it for watering the garden. It took a very long time and I got very muddy. Check me out:
Sexy boots, huh? Oh, you're looking at my chicken slippers. Yes, those are sexy too.
Anyhow, we didn't finish emptying the pond until after dinner. Then I hung some curtains, including removing the old rails and putting up some new ones. Not quite done yet but I think I can call it a day.
I just spent some time writing this outside on the deck with my Mum, waiting for the hedgehog to show up, which it did. Of course, the cat just couldn't let that hedgehog mosey about her garden, so she picked a fight with it. She just can't leave it alone. The hedgehog just rolls into a ball and waits for the cat to leave it alone, then it walks off. Hedgy is not at all fazed by angry old Catface, but it does tend to not come back for a while.
That black thing next to the bowl is a metal ornamental lizard, which Hedgy is also not worried about. Nor is the cat, for that matter.
Well, it's 10:45, I still need a shower, then I might go to bed as tomorrow it's double whammy at the gym in the morning...and then another weekend of chores around the house. Fun times. But Monday I hopefully get my bag and then Thursday Mum and I are off to Copenhagen to visit my cousin Emma! I can use my Tom Bihn bag right away, woo!
Night all. x
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