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.
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Smashed avo salad |
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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.
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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
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Sunday morning sunrise |