Markets, Lunch and Wandering about

I went to Costco on my way home from work on Wednesday and activated my new membership. I have to say that the people in the Costco in Gifu were more mindful of other people than some of the people were in the Epping store who seemed to be blissfully unaware of the other shoppers!

It was quite hot on Saturday but Lindsey and I went out to the Farmers' Market by the lake anyway. The area around the market has lots of tree cover and is quite shady. Anyway, I wanted some flavoured oils from the Olive Oil Man and some eggs. Tim's Toasties wasn't there but the Kazan Central Asian Kitchen was and Lindsey and I shared a rather nice chicken shish for breakfast.

Sunday morning was cold and wet and very gloomy. It was also the day of the Ballarat Springfest, also at the lake. Lindsey and I went after lunch, when the weather had cleared and even warmed up slightly. We normally go to things like that in the mornings and it was interesting going just after lunch. It wasn't quite as crowded, for a start off and you could see more as you were wandering around. It covers quite a lot of ground, about a third of the way around the lake, plus up into some of the surrounding gardens. I think by the time we got back to where we had left the car we probably had walked the equivalent of the distance around the lake. I had certainly totted up a good number of steps!

I must remember not to wear anything like this next time I go to a festival/market at the lake. A number of people admired it but one little old lady seemed to be quite determined to have it. She wanted to turn it into some sort of crafty artefact and didn't seem remotely concerned that if she took it off me I would be left wandering around in just my bra!

The lake is a good spot for a market festival. It's a lovely backdrop to the stalls and merriment

Lindsey waiting for one of Tim's Toasties

Freyja was in town yesterday so I met her, along with Julia, Travis and Henry, for lunch at The Boatshed, once again back out at the lake. It's a while since I was last at The Boatshed. I think the last time I was there might have been in February on Stella's 90th birthday. It was the first time in a long time that I had been there without Stella! We sat out in the annex so Henry, who is only four and a half, could be reasonably exuberant. There was no one else in the annex so we didn't need to make him sit quietly. In fact, he is quite a well behaved child but even the best behaved of children don't want to sit still and silent for any length of time, even if there are chips, nuggets and a small box of cherries available.

I haven't had one of their pizzas before.
It was very tasty, and nice and light
for lunch

I can't think of any reason to go back out to the lake today, alas. I should perhaps do some useful things in the house. I really could do to tidy up bits of the garden. I need to sort out the fridge and use up the vegetables - there's another box coming sometime today. And I need to go to the library to collect a book that's waiting for me.  Apart from that, there are no plans :D