Not long after writing the previous entry, I went into town to meet stoneshop  who was coming from work. He gave me something he'd found somewhere. It was a small embroidered iron-on patch. It consisted of the following text: "I'm Happy".
And he hadn't read the entry yet.

Oh, and I'm now the proud owner of four, count 'em, F O U R  fire-bellied newts. One of them is a climber, she likes to climb the plants that grow on the little island. Piccies soon; I've never seen a newt do that before and it looks silly.

Also, I bought tickets for NZ. Yay !!!