Last Week

It was a busy week.

I went into work on Monday. Our new receptionist was doing her first Monday shift and I wanted to introduce her to the other two Monday receptionists, who hadn't yet met her. I also wanted to meet with them to discuss forthcoming appraisals. Plus I had a few things to do.

I went to work as usual on Wednesday and Friday. Two busy days - Friday especially so when an emergency walked in a little after 4:30. Was a long day by the time we all managed to leave.

(PSA - if you have symptoms which are potentially life threatening, you might be better to call an ambulance and go to the hospital rather than wandering into a nearby medical centre. It will probably be quicker in the long run.)

On Thursday, Lindsey and I wandered off to the shops. It's quite some time since Lindsey has been in town on a Thursday so we made the most of it. A visit to the Post Office, Kmart, Dan Murphy's, lunch at the Wildseed Cafe. A visit to the IGA. I also had things to do at home.

Smashed avo salad

Pork belly salad, Vietnamese style

It was quite a relief to get to the weekend and realise that I didn't have any actual plans. I had thought about going to Melbourne on Sunday to visit a dinosaur fair that Freyja was involved with, at the new-ish Glenroy Community Hub. I would like to visit the new hub and am quite interested in dinosaurs - but I didn't really want to drive back to Melbourne yet again and Freyja had reported that around 2500 people had registered interest in the event. I stayed at home

Lindsey and I visited the Bridge Street Market on Saturday, which was bustling and fairly busy. We visited a new chocolate shop, on the site of the old Darryl Lea chocolate shop. We went to the Scoop Shop and to the IGA on the way home.

Over the weekend I made a ham stock with a ham hock from the freezer. I used it to make a pea, lentil and ham soup. I cooked up a load of vegetables and then blended them into a sauce. I bought some blackberries at the market and have been eating them with some Greek style yoghurt. I will probably stew the rest of them so they last a bit longer.

Whiskey and I watched some dinosaurs on TV, in lieu of me going to the dinosaur fair.

Brandy, not as interested in dinosaurs.
He pushed the back cushion down on the couch
and made himself comfortable and cosy

I didn't do much in the garden, although I have bought some seedlings for the back garden beds. It's turned quite cold and going outside wasn't very enticing. I do need to crack on with it, though. Not only do I need to get it ready to have brochure photos taken, I also need to get on and do the usual autumn jobs. And plant the seedlings. It's supposed to be warmer next weekend, but I can do small stints outside between now and then.

The cucumber plants don't seem to have noticed the downturn in the temperature. I have got cucumbers galore. I'm not sure how I'm going to eat them all!

Our clocks went back to standard time on Sunday morning. Winter is a-coming in

Sunday morning sunrise