Friday 11th Sept

We woke at four forty five and got straight into our routine, i dressed, came down and made the coffee and ant got himself ready for work. We hit the road just before five thirty, and took the dogs with us, and headed for Brussels, making a brief stop at Arras to get some petrol. I got ant to the airport in plenty of time for his flight then returned, a five hour round trip but it seemed less stressful than the last times we had done it. On returning i waited for the mayor to come round, did the blog, phoned David to ask if the vets had a drop in that afternoon, which they did. The mayor still hadn't arrived by one twenty and i was just about to go into town with the dogs when he phoned to ask if i would be here at two, i said i had to go to the vets, the girls have been scratching themselves silly and we have seen a couple of fleas, he said he would try to catch me at a later point.
The vet gave both girls a shot of something as he said Banjo has taken an allergic reaction to the fleas and it was best if they were both covered, then four months of flea killer, at least it is sorted now. I got back and went round to the mayors but he was not there so that is another day wasted. In the afternoon i did very little, went on line for a bit and then sat down to Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which was quite good. I decided it was a little chilly so i made a fire with the new wood, it was incredibly good and long lasting. I didn't really bother with dinner, just some ham and some of the many tomatoes i have been given over the last week or so. Then an uneventful evening in front of the tv. I did have one mad spot where i went online to see what we might buy in Adelaide if we won the lottery, but it was a little disappointing. At ten i watched Little Miss Sunshine, i was surprised that i enjoyed it very much as i had thought it was not my kind of film. I went up to bed around twelve and read for a little then went to sleep.