Simon, I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side with the Tax Office so this morning I prepared the sleeping place for your cat and dog: not one but two layers of carpet (sorry, no underfelt!) and there'll be a night-light and a bowl of water by the door.
You'll be lucky if they want to come back to Canberra with you after two weeks of that kind of luxury! Long may they reign!
See you on the 18th!
P.S. I hope you will come more often to motivate me to clean out my workshop more often ☺
Remember "Riverbend Cottage"? It was your second stop on your Australian trip in January 2001 and you enjoyed your stay with us so much, you even wanted to cancel the rest of your itinerary. We succeeded in talking you out of it but you did write in our guestbook:
Well, she isn't quite 18 yet but Padma would like to see her anyway so when are you coming back?
When you're here, Padma can once more cluck over Merel while the two Peters have a few beers and sing the old Steigerlied.
After all, it's not every day that one meets a Dutch mining engineer. A Dutch cheese-maker, yes! A Dutch clog-maker, yes! A Dutch tulip-grower, yes! But a Dutch mining engineer? A rare breed indeed!
We hope to see you again soon!
It's not often that one gets a nice email from a taxman but this one was a pleasant surprise:
| Hi Peter You may remember me. I come down to Nelligen every now and then with my Stornaway Weekender for a few days sailing on the Clyde. I haven't been down so far this year, but my wife and her nephew from Japan (with dog) would like to rent your cottage for a couple of weeks from 18 May if it's available. I'd come down on the weekends to stay on my boat. Do you have a vacancy then? If not, do you know of any other places where they could stay (granted that no where will be quite as beautiful as Riverbend). Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards |
We first met Simon on his beautiful boat "Scruffie" in April 2010 and of course we remember him.
Come on down, Simon, we would love to welcome you to "Riverbend Cottage"!
No, it's not Sun, Surf & Sex, it's
There are plenty of quiet spots along the river which, with the help of a couple of sawn-off tree stumps and a wooden plank across, are ideal for reading a book or just peaceful contemplation.
When I was a boy, my mother would send me down to the corner store with a few coins and I'd come back with 5 bags of potatoes, 2 loaves of bread, 3 bottles of milk, a hunk of cheese, a box of tea, and 6 eggs.
Of course, you can't do that now. Too many friggin' security cameras!
I was reminded of this when shopping for our guests' free breakfast hamper.
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