A Weekend of Calm, before the Christmas Storm

Lindsey and I had dinner in Dokutoku on Thursday evening. I can have chicken karaage twice in one day, can't I?  I can't see why not. Anyway. If I can't have chicken karaage twice in one day once I reach 70, then when can I? 😂

I went to work as usual on Friday.

I did very little on Saturday. I had a Japanese lesson at 8. I did the dishes and the washing. I did some ironing, some sweeping and some tidying. I took the rubbish down to the rubbish room. And that, pretty much, was it. I did not leave the building. I did not go for a walk. I didn't come even close to closing the rings on my fitness app. I did not return my library books, although I did borrow a couple of electronic books.

I was slightly more energetic yesterday. I met Freyja and Simon at the Alphington market, which did require that I leave the building, and even Docklands. I was there an hour earlier than usual because they were going to the movies at lunchtime. I came home with this:

I chopped up the tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli stalk, a couple of the purple carrots and an onion that I already had and put them in the slow cooker so simmer overnight. I sliced the bread and put most of it in the freezer. I had a couple of slices with some tinned tuna, cucumber and cherry tomatoes for lunch. The asparagus, broccoli, broad beans and snow peas are prepped and ready in the fridge. The potatoes are in a potato bag in the cupboard. The lime oil is in the flavour cupboard and the dairy products are in the fridge. So it was a productive afternoon, even if I didn't quite close the exercise ring on my fitness app. But I nearly did.

It probably didn't hurt that this was a fairly quiet weekend. Next weekend and Christmas week are looking very busy

On the stadium concourse

I had been aiming for a minimalist look at my place. Increasingly I have decided that I don't like it. It made me feel as though this is a holiday flat, or a temporary home, something impermanent. I prefer a slightly cosier look. I don't want too much clutter but a little bit of stuff is ok. The fairy lights I have up at the moment are most definitely Christmas lights (reindeer and Santas). I might get some plain twinkle lights for the sunset strip and maybe even for the door frame to add some winter sparkle