Last Week

I've been quite busy lately.

On Monday I went into the city and met Freyja for an impromptu lunch. I wanted to go to Daiso and there is one right next to where she works. We had ramen for lunch.

Tuesday was the three yearly accreditation visit at the practice. I went into work for it. Fortunately, we passed it with no major recommendations for improvement. After, Lindsey needed to go to the DHL depot at the airport so I went with her and then we went to La Manna for some vegetables and tasty things.

Tuesday morning hot air balloon

Wednesday I had a breast screen booked. The nearest clinic to me is inside the David Jones department store. You walk through the underwear section and specifically the bras to get to it. I did not buy a bra. I did go for a potter in The Emporium and in Melbourne Central and I came home on the City Circle tram (not the quickest way but it was fun).

Thursday I did mostly domestic things. I went for a wander along Bourke Street and the promenade. I went across to Coles and the Asian supermarket on Spencer Street.

Friday was a public holiday and Lindsey, Wendy and I took the ferry to Portarlington

Looking towards my building from the ferry.
Normally, I am looking the other way

Bolte Bridge

Grand Hotel, Portarlington

If you show your ferry tickets, you can have a free drink

Waiting for the ferry home

It was a fun day but there wasn't quite enough for us to do in Portarlington to fill 5 hours. The point of the adventure was the ferry but it was a bit cold to spend over an hour sitting by the beach reading our books, waiting to come home. We could have gone on to Geelong (the ferry goes from Portarlington to Geelong on weekends, public holidays and during school holidays) but I rather wanted to have a look at Portarlington. I don't remember having been there before. 

On Saturday, Robert, Susan, Rod and Simon came for the first big lunch I had prepared in my new kitchen. (Freyja was unavailable.) I did a Sunday roast on a Saturday. Roast beef (and roast faux duck for Simon) with Yorkshire puddings and all the usual accompaniments. I hadn't seen Robert, Susan or Rod for some time and it was good to catch up. And it turns out my kitchen does quite a good "Sunday" roast.

I woke up yesterday morning and realised that we had eaten all the vegetables I had bought at La Manna. So I hopped on a train and went out to Alphington to the Sunday market. My kitchen is once again vegetable replete. Simon was at the market at the same time. Freyja was in the city, on the radio.

A good market haul

I met Lindsey and Ian in the Quarterhouse for dinner last night. I might have had the Sunday roast. Roast beef two days in a row! Lindsey also had the roast. I had taken  a food box with me and brought the left overs home. I'll make a curry or a stir fry or something with them for Lindsey and my lunch on Wednesday.

And now I am starting the new week looking out at the sunshine glinting on the harbour, drinking tea and pondering the week ahead. I don't think it will be quite as fun-filled as last week

Sunday afternoon