The gardeners came this morning to tackle our jungle. Two men spent four hours, pruning, raking, mowing and lugging bin-liners full of organic refuse. Although it looks a lot more tidy now, the grass is now looking quite yellow, so I think it's going to take a few weeks to a couple of months to get it looking nice again.
We viewed a house today. We're not really thinking about moving, but the opportunity arose to see a very large and interesting house in our neighbourhood, so we thought we should go and have a look at it. I liked it more than Sarah did, but neither of us fell in love with it, so I'm happy to say that we don't have to start the emotional process of seriously considering purchasing it.
It's quiet in the house again, with Chantal and Peter having gone back to Zürich. The next time we see them, they'll be in Australia, which means we will be, too. With Peter, Chantal, Bas and Kylie heading to Australia to live, plus our friends Allan and Kyleigh in New Zealand, next year is looking favourite for a long, drawn-out trip to the Antipodes.