Things I've Seen and Done

Victoria Harbour continues to surprise.  I was working on something at my dining table when I looked up and saw this:

I was definitely surprised. I was surprised that it fit under the Bolte Bridge. I was surprised that the harbour was deep enough for it. I was surprised to see it at all. It absolutely dwarfs the Enterprize. It moved very, very slowly and eventually berthed next to the Enterprize.

I got my binoculars for a closer look and discovered that it is or was the Steve Irwin 77. And despite me wondering if it had somehow turned the wrong way and come into Victoria Harbour by accident, I found that it was here by design. Ship 4 Good

I was quite busy last week.

I went to the Fox for dinner on Monday evening. A small number last week; just Lindsey, Freyja, Simon and me.  

A leisurely stroll along the harbour on my way home

I went into town on Tuesday and played with a few shops and came home on the city circle tram, for no good reason other than that I could.  

This is a very dangerous shop!

Assaulted by a new wallet

I sat by the harbour in the sunshine for a while on Wednesday afternoon and went to my Japanese class in the evening. I did my online classes on Tuesday and Saturday mornings.  I do 5 or 10 minutes using the Drops app every morning:

Lindsey came round on Thursday afternoon for pre-dinner drinks.  

Sun setting behind the Melbourne Container Port

On Friday someone came to give me a quote for new blinds in the bedroom. All three blinds were quite frayed along their edges and one of the chain cords had broken. I might have replaced the lounge room ones as well but they're still in quite good condition and since the replacement bedroom blinds are almost identical to the existing ones there didn't seem to be much point at this stage. I'll do the lounge room ones when the need arises. The quote was quite good and I have paid a deposit for the new blinds.

I met Lindsey in town on Saturday for lunch and a wander around the shops. It was ANZAC Day so the shops were closed until 13:00. It was quite busy in my bit of Docklands in the morning. People were wandering around and enjoying the sunshine, other people were fishing. There were boats on the water. I got into the city pretty much on 13:00 - and it was packed. Absolutely packed. Too packed. After lunch and a bit of a wander around, we came back to my place for a cup of tea and an escape from The Madding Crowd.

Yesterday I met Lindsey at the Alphington market. Freyja and Simon had gone to Horsham on the (free) train so weren't available. Lindsey had come in her car; I went back to East Melbourne with her and then borrowed the car for the rest of the day. for I was on my way to Macedon for lunch with Chris, John, Irene and Gillie.

Macedon was packed. People had gone by (free) train or by car to admire the autumn leaves along the Avenue of Honour. There were parked cars everywhere. I know that Macedon and Mount Macedon are both very beautiful when the autumn leaves make their appearance. but so are many other places. I do not know what the special attraction is that Macedon holds.

Fortunately, there was parking outside Chris and John's place and we had a very convivial afternoon with delicious food and plenty of conversation.

Today I have done very little. I have done some ironing and I have prepped all the veg that I bought yesterday I have taken the food scraps down to the dehydrator. I have done almost none of the other things that were on my list of things to do. I have brushed Brandy, but only because he practically insisted.

There won't be very much to put on my "What I Did Today" list at this rate.