How Cool is That!

It's been an eventful couple of days. Carpet Pythons, mama and baba appearing in the garden and on our deck chairs. Lovely as they might be they always make me feel nervous as they are so close to the house. Sunday we discovered a leak in the bathroom and on Monday we were wondering why our ice cubes were melting in the freezer. Tradie took one look at Fridge Freezer, turned it on and off, fiddled a little, charged $130 and said give it six hours. We did. Six hours of trying not to open the doors. Six hours of suspecting this wasn't going to work. So this am off to a shop, replacement bought and will be delivered tomorrow. So the task for the day was emptying the whole fridge. Here is a small glimpse of the kitchen this am. Some of it was salvaged but a fair amount had to be binned. In a very short period of time it had gone off and it isn't even that hot anymore.  

It does make me wake up and realise how very very lucky we are - refrigeration is such a great thing. We accept it as being there without a second thought. I have just finished Daphne Sheldrick's Excellent book  "An African Love story and Elephants" Even a couple of generations ago people did not have it so easy. This is the passage that stands out for me in the book and made me absolutely cognisant of how much we have. Daphne is talking about her childhood in the African Bush. The children's delight must have been amazing. I wonder if we have comparable moments of sheer delight anymore or is it all too easy and expected? 

As we drive back I wonder where dead fridges go? Are they dismantled for their parts or do they get discarded as a whole? I think about repairing but the costs on an old product are prohibitive. Making it easier to be consumerist isn't good for the planet but equally in this day and age living without a functioning fridge is simply not an option. Back to cleaning and rearranging. Plumber next. Things can only get beta! Bees still happily buzzing in the front garden this morning. Bookgroup get the added bonus of a French meal at Le Coin instead of my cooking on Thursday night. We are all winners in the end.