The Week That Was

I have absolutely no idea why, but when I took the washing out of the machine on Monday morning there was a puddle of water next to it. I sorted out the washing, mopped up the water and then set about investigating where the water had come from. This required that I move the washing machine. It did not want to move! So I woman handled it out of its cupboard and checked the hoses, connections, pipes, draining pipe, everything. Nothing was wet, apart from the floor. So I shrugged my shoulders, pushed the machine back and ran the towels through that I had used to mop up the water.

No further water appeared. A mystery!

My right knee was not happy about all of this. It's been grumpy on and off for a while now. I suppose really, it's been grumpy on and off since I was about 15 years old.  It is especially grumpy after being required to help move the washing machine.

I took it to The Fox on Monday evening for dinner with Lindsey and Ian, a couple of long standing friends of theirs, and Freyja and Simon,  and had a remarkably nice seafood platter.

View from my bedroom window,
as I was on my way to bed

I reached this milestone on Drops
on Tuesday morning

I had ordered a second, larger rug for the lounge room, which arrived on Tuesday morning. I moved the original rug into the bedroom. I laid out the new, larger rug in the lounge room. I assembled the cabinet which had arrived the previous week. I attempted to attach the cupboard inserts which I had also bought. Their assembly completely defeated me, so I put them aside, thinking that I might return them to Ikea. Later I watched a video showing how to assemble them. It didn't seem that complicated. I will give it another go.

Wednesday, I went to work

My knee continued extremely grumpy, despite liberal applications of voltaren, the wearing of my knee brace and even taking ibuprofen. My hip decided to go out in solidarity.

I made an appointment to see a local physiotherapist, but not for a couple of weeks.

On Thursday I accompanied Lindsey to pick something up in the Eastern Suburbs and then we went to the Chadstone Shopping Centre. It is a very long time since I was in the Chadstone Shopping Centre. It was big then. It is ENORMOUS now.

We ignored most of the shops and visited Mini Maru, Daiso, a magnificent Asian supermarket, and had souvlakis in the food hall for lunch.

I was hobbling by the time we got back to the car 😢

I went to work on Friday

I took things fairly easily yesterday. I had to go to the supermarket because I was out of wet cat food and I did not wish to face Feline Fury when there was no tuna mornay for Sunday breakfast. There is never tuna mornay for Sunday breakfast for me, but Brandy and Whiskey seem to expect it. 

Well behaved neighbours on my
stroll to the supermarket

I went to the community vegetable garden for some supplies for (my) dinner, and came back with carrots, two tomatoes, silverbeet, spring onions and thyme

And I made this for dinner:

I had some feta, filo, snow peas and mint in the fridge so used them as well as the garden produce to make this not-spanakopita. I was a bit heavy handed with the mint but otherwise it was delicious. Carrot sticks on the side.

Afternoon view from my dining table

I am heading to the Alphington market in an hour or so. Will be interesting to see how my knee behaves. It's quite happy at the moment - but then again, it hasn't been required to do anything so far this morning