And in a blink

 Four days have now passed and suddenly we are nearing the end of our sojourn.

(Apologies - most of these photos are out of order, as gz often complains I too blame Blogger.)

Still, as it has my trademark "1970s sepia" mask in place.

Bad photo of Petco Park towards our seats from a section halfway to first - if you squint you can see Paris and mother-in-law 

We did some tourist stuff - saw Old Town. (Didn't take photos)

Saw extended family. (Didn't take photos)

From our seats behind home plate. Mother-in-law has a client who has been a member for a lot of years.

Received much kindness from neighbours and clients and friends of my mother-in-law who all love her enough to give her gifts to enjoy while her family are visiting.

From above our seats looking towards the field 

We saw the new towns developing on the footpaths and saw some baseball and learned how to use uber amidst a morass of fans swarming with disappointment after a sweep at home.

This is meant to be a panoramic view from the members balcony but it just looks sort of weird, doesn't it?

 and saw streets with life murals etched and meanwhile at home the fans kept blowing and sucking the moisture from the air and the walls and our souls. (Being overly dramatic for - well, for dramatic effect I suppose).

A mural passed on our Uber ride back.

The best thing that happened this morning was the fans stopped. The silence was amazing. The plastic removed from the walls and the cardboard removed from the floors and whilst there are decent holes in the wall the machines have gone and we all relaxed.

The sourdough finally worked on the last loaf attempted.

We did those jobs today that are a p.i.t.a.

Returns and refunds. Exchanges. And yet - charmed existence, all store clerks most helpful and kind, time requirement negligible, all needs met. I even scored a shirt while not exactly what I wanted but better than expected and when mother-in-law saw it exclaimed "wait" and gifted me a black and white patterned skirt that matched it PERFECTLY, it was another sign of a blessed day.

Meanwhile in Australia the three hat trick that a certain bank has been playing (blogged about a few weeks ago) had another chapter with involvement from all corners of the globe and modern communication methods - and achieved a significant breakthrough. Not a "stick a fork in it, it's done" breakthrough but one involving a chink of light from the very end of a proverbial tunnel.

Still couldn't turn back time and give us a Padres win yesterday.