Well its only taken 2 years, since we moved into the new house, to purchase a new BBQ - and on a side note, we passed our 2 year anniversary on 10 February since we moved here - I can't believe its been that long, but hey, time flies when you're having fun (or perhaps in my case, dementia is setting in).
Mum has been harping on since she moved down from Sydney about us purchasing a new BBQ. We did actually bring one with us, but it had never worked particularly well, and the one that was here when we moved in was extremely nasty - not helped by the fact that we opened the cover one day to find a whole host of nasty cockroach-like bugs scurrying around. UGH. That was enough for me to say "no way!" when Russ suggested we use it. Yes, I know we could have cleaned it, but just the thought of cooking steak on something that had been home to a dozen or more bugs was enough to turn me off it.
Anyway, Mum got so sick of us saying we'd purchase a BBQ that she to offered to purchase one for us. So after much research and visits to various shops, I decided to browse around on eBay to see what I could find. After much debating with myself as to whether or not I wanted to risk forking over $980.00 on a BBQ that I had never seen, I decided "what the heck, I'm not paying for it", and the decision was made.
And here it is. Russ had to put it together - and what fun that was, what with the "Engrish" manual and all, but luckily Russ is good with these sorts of things, and within a few hours of opening the boxes, it was set to go. We decided to test it out last night and I'm happy to report it's the best BBQ we've ever owned. I feel very chuffed with my decision to purchase it on eBay - it's a shame that summer is almost over, but I guess it'll still be there next year.
So, that's pretty much been the highlight of my week. I guess it goes a long way to showing you how utterly thrilling my life is when I get excited about a new BBQ. I really am getting to be an old fart.
Oh.. and what about beads? Well, I know I said I'd have new beads for sale today, however, it was so hot over the weekend that I only managed to spend a few hours in the studio. I have made a start on a new set, and I anticipate that by next Sunday, there'll be a new set ready to go on eBay.
See you next time. Sue
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