Burglar's Bonanza

To read the heading of my previous post seems apt now and you will soon find out why. 

Sunday saw us having a lovely stroll and lunch in Paul and Robyn's garden, catching up on the latest news and views and having a fun time. Paul continues to amaze us with his abilities in the garden and here are just a few standouts. 

In the time we were away from the house, in broad daylight, the house was broken into and a fair few things taken. I agonised about whether to write about this on the blog but I guess it is no different a part of life then any other things experienced, and memorable in that we hope we never have to live through another. 

The robber, we think it is a he, forced his way into the house from a french door. He was a lucky robber because very unusually on this day we kept the shutters shut in our bedroom and had decided to leave our valuables at home as we were planning a walk after lunch. So he walked off with a couple of handbags haha, the irony, none valuable however, so not much re sale value, but of course all our credit cards, medicare and driving licences and other subscription cards. He also located some fine and precious jewellery and hubby's watch a present to him many years ago. He left all my custom jewellery and all my homemade earrings. Clearly not to his taste. 

What however is quite bizarre is that he took a decanter of whisky and left all the wine bottles, even the Penfolds, took hubby's binoculars, yes, they would fetch a good price, but also my reading glasses from my desk. Did he need them to check what he was choosing to take away I wonder? And finally and most bizarrely he moved all the bedspreads and the mattresses and looked under them, as if he was expecting to find stashes of cash, bags of jewels and other goodies. He was of course disappointed as we haven't quite resorted to those tactics. 

We have lived in many jurisdictions and I have often said that if someone wanted to take things from me because they don't have enough, so long as they don't hurt me, well I suppose I can live with it and live with it I will, though many of the items had a significant sentimental value. Its not a pleasant feeling knowing some stranger has gone through your house but thank goodness we have good neighbours, lovely sunshine and QPolice who were quick and helpful in their follow up and forensics. Now to the pawn shops and Cash Converters to see if any of the stuff turns up there!