It wasn't really madness at all.
Adoring Husband and I drove into The Bay this morning to attend the Pier Markets, but first, we dropped in to pick up the framed photos from 'Outside the Square'. The Framing Magician asked for some business cards for our shop and they are now on display in his shop.
While we browsed all of the stalls at the markets, we didn't buy anything other than food/drink.
We bought a cup each of home made lemonade from one stall (which was delicious) and lots of fresh fruit and veg from a couple of other stalls. We ended up with a box full of food.
From there we found our way to Coby's Coffee Shack on The Esplanade and shared a container of prawn and avocado sushi and enjoyed their coffee.
What a great little place! (I wish I'd taken a photo)
It is set up in the front yard of a guy's house. The flooring is a deck made of mismatched railway sleepers. The tables are the end plates of big spools of wire. There is a cut off kombi van in one corner with a bench along one side that you can sit at, on stools, to drink your coffee.
There are approximately ten big umbrellas to create shade and some old retro decor items like a wireless, an old vesper sitting in the garden, some old surfboards leaning on the fence at one end - it's just a fabulous little meeting place with a great atmosphere and music playing in the background.
It's right in between the Holistic Healing Haven and Maddigan's Seafood on The Esplanade.
I decided to visit Fire n Ice and even though I tried on nine different items of clothing, I purchased just one lovely colourful top.
Go Natural was our next stop where the shopping list included organic celery, frozen dragon fruit, organic chicken frames and some kombucha.
I visited Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves next door, but the clothes that I wanted were too expensive for the contents of my purse or bank account today.
Bunnings was next in line but Adoring Husband was unable to find what he needed there.
We drove to Stocklands where I did some networking in a couple of stores and left our card.
Unbeknownst to Adoring Husband, he bought me a pair of shoes and the lady in that shop is coming to visit us at The Happy Abode with her sister next week.
The Motivator had a good morning in the shop and will be open on Sunday morning for a few hours.
I roasted a chicken for dinner which I served to AH with a mixed salad.
Here we are at 9pm on a Saturday night ... no football (boohoo) and nothing of interest on the telly, so it's off to bed for me and probably some reading, writing and meditation before sleep.
Nite all.
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Friday, October 5, 2018
Where is the rain?
We've been watching the BOM for about seven hours and a very slow moving string of storms has been approaching us over that period of time. As it reached Childers, it seems to have separated into two and one is moving north-easterly and the other is moving south-easterly.
It seems that the rain will miss us.
The day was glorious and I spent the first half of it in bed.
I made myself some celery juice and some breakfast, while Adoring Husband got my coffee and then I climbed back into bed to enjoy it all and to read, study, play games etc.
Adoring Husband had some official SES business to attend to, so at 12.30pm I got up to embrace the day, and pedalled down to check the mail and visit the shop to discuss some business with The Motivator.
The shop became very busy while I was there and an hour later, it had proved to be another very successful day.
I left while it was still busy and arrived home in time to get ready for the usual Friday night at the club.
Only one of us was lucky tonight.
AH had again cooked dinner and I followed that with a bowl of banana, mango and strawberries.
We watched the movie 'Wonder' with Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. It was a real 'feel good' movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
We climbed into bed at 10pm and turned on the television only to discover that 'The Notebook' was playing. I simply had to watch the final hour of that one ... you know ... Ryan Gosling and all.
Now I'm sitting up in bed, having remembered that I'd forgotten to do tonight's blog post ... so here I am!
Another uneventful day.
Tomorrow's plan is to head into The Bay for the Pier Markets and hopefully pick up some framed photos from the framers, if they're ready.
I got a bit of a giggle from this ...
... and now it's time for sleeping!
Nite all.
It seems that the rain will miss us.
The day was glorious and I spent the first half of it in bed.
I made myself some celery juice and some breakfast, while Adoring Husband got my coffee and then I climbed back into bed to enjoy it all and to read, study, play games etc.
Adoring Husband had some official SES business to attend to, so at 12.30pm I got up to embrace the day, and pedalled down to check the mail and visit the shop to discuss some business with The Motivator.
The shop became very busy while I was there and an hour later, it had proved to be another very successful day.
I left while it was still busy and arrived home in time to get ready for the usual Friday night at the club.
Only one of us was lucky tonight.
AH had again cooked dinner and I followed that with a bowl of banana, mango and strawberries.
We watched the movie 'Wonder' with Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. It was a real 'feel good' movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
We climbed into bed at 10pm and turned on the television only to discover that 'The Notebook' was playing. I simply had to watch the final hour of that one ... you know ... Ryan Gosling and all.
Now I'm sitting up in bed, having remembered that I'd forgotten to do tonight's blog post ... so here I am!
Another uneventful day.
Tomorrow's plan is to head into The Bay for the Pier Markets and hopefully pick up some framed photos from the framers, if they're ready.
I got a bit of a giggle from this ...
... and now it's time for sleeping!
Nite all.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Day off/Day on
So I woke up this morning feeling incredibly energised and motivated so I jumped out of bed, made myself presentable and pedalled to the shop to fulfil my cleaning plan.
It was a busy morning in the shop!
I didn't even get that much cleaning done!
I left at 1pm, bought some groceries, some meat from the butcher, some take away lunch and some coffee and returned home to Adoring Husband.
We made some more decisions about the pool landscaping.
He left for SES duties.
I watched The Bachelor NOT choose a woman on the final show.
I know right!!??
Now I need to iron some clothes for Adoring Husband so that he can look all official tomorrow for an important day.
Then I'm off to bed.
A pretty straight forward kind of day really.
I hope that tomorrow is as beautiful as today because I think I'll get out and about with my camera.
So welcome to Friday!
Nite all.
It was a busy morning in the shop!
I didn't even get that much cleaning done!
I left at 1pm, bought some groceries, some meat from the butcher, some take away lunch and some coffee and returned home to Adoring Husband.
We made some more decisions about the pool landscaping.
He left for SES duties.
I watched The Bachelor NOT choose a woman on the final show.
I know right!!??
Now I need to iron some clothes for Adoring Husband so that he can look all official tomorrow for an important day.
Then I'm off to bed.
A pretty straight forward kind of day really.
I hope that tomorrow is as beautiful as today because I think I'll get out and about with my camera.
So welcome to Friday!
Nite all.
My Friday on Wednesday
Wednesday meditation was another great experience. I love it.
Today, at The Happy Abode, it was our best day of the week so far and the first sale of the day was one of my photos which gave me a real buzz.
The sales were spread out, so there wasn't a busy period at all, however, there was never a long enough pause for me to get anything else done ... and there is plenty to be done.
During my days off, I'd like to go in and do some cleaning. There just isn't time within the working hours to dust and vacuum at the moment and it desperately needs doing, so I'll take a couple of hours to do that and it will probably be tomorrow.
It was good to spend some time catching up with The Gypsy, though her day was quite busy, so our chats were short.
By the time I'd tied up a few loose ends, it was after 4pm when I left the shop and I popped in to visit The Motivator on the way home.
I got to see the progress she's made with her beautiful art work and also to see how much more she had done in setting up the back room as her office and art studio. The area has a beautiful feel about it and she's done a great job creating a wonderful space for herself.
It was quite late when I pulled into our driveway and by the time I'd inspected Adoring Husband's handiwork in the new kitchen area and cooked an easy dinner, it was about 6.45pm. I was feeling pretty relaxed and ready to chill for the evening, when, at 7.10pm, I checked my phone to find a message from Tweedle Dee (new name yet to be announced) which read "Where are you?"
This immediately triggered my memory and I suddenly realised that we were supposed to be at trivia, which commences at 7pm!
AH was dozing in his armchair at the time, but we were able to gather our wits and we rushed out the door to the car and found ourselves walking into the club to sit at our table at 7.39pm. We'd only missed 2 of the 6 rounds and our team had done pretty well without us.
It would have been easy to pike out for the night, but I'm really pleased that we made the effort because we had a good time and there was some snorting laughter to be had.
After all of that, it's now after midnight and I'm off to bed. Thank goodness I have tomorrow off work and I don't have to get up early.
I'll be having a late snooze!
Nite all.
Today, at The Happy Abode, it was our best day of the week so far and the first sale of the day was one of my photos which gave me a real buzz.
The sales were spread out, so there wasn't a busy period at all, however, there was never a long enough pause for me to get anything else done ... and there is plenty to be done.
During my days off, I'd like to go in and do some cleaning. There just isn't time within the working hours to dust and vacuum at the moment and it desperately needs doing, so I'll take a couple of hours to do that and it will probably be tomorrow.
It was good to spend some time catching up with The Gypsy, though her day was quite busy, so our chats were short.
By the time I'd tied up a few loose ends, it was after 4pm when I left the shop and I popped in to visit The Motivator on the way home.
I got to see the progress she's made with her beautiful art work and also to see how much more she had done in setting up the back room as her office and art studio. The area has a beautiful feel about it and she's done a great job creating a wonderful space for herself.
It was quite late when I pulled into our driveway and by the time I'd inspected Adoring Husband's handiwork in the new kitchen area and cooked an easy dinner, it was about 6.45pm. I was feeling pretty relaxed and ready to chill for the evening, when, at 7.10pm, I checked my phone to find a message from Tweedle Dee (new name yet to be announced) which read "Where are you?"
This immediately triggered my memory and I suddenly realised that we were supposed to be at trivia, which commences at 7pm!
AH was dozing in his armchair at the time, but we were able to gather our wits and we rushed out the door to the car and found ourselves walking into the club to sit at our table at 7.39pm. We'd only missed 2 of the 6 rounds and our team had done pretty well without us.
It would have been easy to pike out for the night, but I'm really pleased that we made the effort because we had a good time and there was some snorting laughter to be had.
After all of that, it's now after midnight and I'm off to bed. Thank goodness I have tomorrow off work and I don't have to get up early.
I'll be having a late snooze!
Nite all.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Sweeping Winds
Gale force conditions in town today.
Even though I tied our sign to the shop, it still blew down and at one stage, almost landed on a child coming through the door! That could have been disastrous!
It was busy except for the last hour, which is when I took some photos to post on the Facebook page.
Morning coffee with the girls was nice, with our numbers down, but a fresh face in the mix with Tweedle Dee's (new name yet to be announced) friend visiting. It was also lovely to see Lady Lynn's smiling face return to our fold!
A couple of our customers from last week returned to say their farewells before they left town. Another brought her two daughters in with the last of their holiday money to spend before they returned home to Brisbane. It's nice that we make the kind of connection that brings people back to say goodbye before they leave town.
The blind fell off our back door and Adoring Husband fixed it.
The 'gift shop' sign fell off the front door and Adoring Husband fixed it.
I was searching through my library for photos to put into a calendar when I come across these ...
It certainly looks a lot different now!
In a few week's time, I'll have a similar series of photos for our back yard!
I'll leave you with something inspiring and then I'm off to bed.
Nite all.
Even though I tied our sign to the shop, it still blew down and at one stage, almost landed on a child coming through the door! That could have been disastrous!
It was busy except for the last hour, which is when I took some photos to post on the Facebook page.
Morning coffee with the girls was nice, with our numbers down, but a fresh face in the mix with Tweedle Dee's (new name yet to be announced) friend visiting. It was also lovely to see Lady Lynn's smiling face return to our fold!
A couple of our customers from last week returned to say their farewells before they left town. Another brought her two daughters in with the last of their holiday money to spend before they returned home to Brisbane. It's nice that we make the kind of connection that brings people back to say goodbye before they leave town.
The blind fell off our back door and Adoring Husband fixed it.
The 'gift shop' sign fell off the front door and Adoring Husband fixed it.
I was searching through my library for photos to put into a calendar when I come across these ...
It certainly looks a lot different now!
In a few week's time, I'll have a similar series of photos for our back yard!
I'll leave you with something inspiring and then I'm off to bed.
Nite all.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Publicly Holidaying
It was a public holiday and our town was a hive of activity today. There was another constant stream of people through our shop and snap button jewellery was again the focus of everyone's attention. There were even return customers from Sunday to buy Christmas gifts for family.
It was busy enough that The Gypsy and I only had about fifteen minutes to chat!
I stayed open for an extra hour because at 1pm, the shop filled with people who all wandered around for quite some time but failed to open their wallets. They were obviously killing time until their food was prepared at the cafe, so at 2pm when I closed the doors, not one of them had spent a solitary cent.
Ah well.
We had an appointment with Kiwi Bernie this afternoon to discuss the decking and gazebo build. He brought Woman of Many Talents with him and we all spent time outside around the pool measuring, brain storming, choosing colours/sizes/styles and trying to picture the finished product.
Actually, none of that is true. I made all the decisions myself, so I only have myself to blame if it all turns pear shaped.
I didn't wear any shoes or thongs, so I came inside with the blackest feet you've ever seen. Nothing that two minutes in the shower with the spray nozzle couldn't fix.
As of this morning, my thumb has decided to re-ignite it's infection and I used colloidal silver gel with a bandaid to tide me over for the day - it wasn't good enough - so this afternoon I have alternated between colloidal silver spray and super strong saline solution made with half a bucket (I exaggerate) of Himalayan salt with boiled water.
It is swollen and tight and hot and throbbing (I'm talking about my thumb...) and very unpleasant.
Woe is me.
Adoring Husband wants me to make an appointment with a doctor, but you all know how I feel about doctors. Of course, if or when I feel like I'm losing the battle, I will make the call.
We bought some pork chops from the butcher this morning and AH cooked them on the barbecue - they were the biggest and thickest pork chops I've ever seen in my life! They almost filled the entire surface of the dinner plate and were more than an inch thick!
AH had to eat his chop first and then go back for the salad because there wasn't enough room for both on his plate! My chop has only one bite taken out of it because I ate a sausage with salad.
Now I'm off to bed to nurse my thumb to sleep - perhaps drugs are in order to ease the pain?
Nah.
Nite all.
It was busy enough that The Gypsy and I only had about fifteen minutes to chat!
I stayed open for an extra hour because at 1pm, the shop filled with people who all wandered around for quite some time but failed to open their wallets. They were obviously killing time until their food was prepared at the cafe, so at 2pm when I closed the doors, not one of them had spent a solitary cent.
Ah well.
We had an appointment with Kiwi Bernie this afternoon to discuss the decking and gazebo build. He brought Woman of Many Talents with him and we all spent time outside around the pool measuring, brain storming, choosing colours/sizes/styles and trying to picture the finished product.
Actually, none of that is true. I made all the decisions myself, so I only have myself to blame if it all turns pear shaped.
I didn't wear any shoes or thongs, so I came inside with the blackest feet you've ever seen. Nothing that two minutes in the shower with the spray nozzle couldn't fix.
As of this morning, my thumb has decided to re-ignite it's infection and I used colloidal silver gel with a bandaid to tide me over for the day - it wasn't good enough - so this afternoon I have alternated between colloidal silver spray and super strong saline solution made with half a bucket (I exaggerate) of Himalayan salt with boiled water.
It is swollen and tight and hot and throbbing (I'm talking about my thumb...) and very unpleasant.
Woe is me.
Adoring Husband wants me to make an appointment with a doctor, but you all know how I feel about doctors. Of course, if or when I feel like I'm losing the battle, I will make the call.
We bought some pork chops from the butcher this morning and AH cooked them on the barbecue - they were the biggest and thickest pork chops I've ever seen in my life! They almost filled the entire surface of the dinner plate and were more than an inch thick!
AH had to eat his chop first and then go back for the salad because there wasn't enough room for both on his plate! My chop has only one bite taken out of it because I ate a sausage with salad.
Now I'm off to bed to nurse my thumb to sleep - perhaps drugs are in order to ease the pain?
Nah.
Nite all.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Weathered
The weather dictated my hours at the shop today.
The morning was quite glorious, though a little warm and there was a steady stream of people through the shop, all of them in the first three hours buying snap jewellery.
The final hour was adults and children buying small items like fridge magnets, turtles, owls and geckos.
I would have stayed open for an extra hour because there were plenty of people out and about, but the weather closed in and I knew people would be seeking shelter, so I closed the shop and parked my trike inside as the rain and wind and thunder picked up and Adoring Husband came to pick me up.
We did some grocery shopping and grabbed our afternoon coffees before heading home.
The rain was quite heavy for a while and the winds were strong. The thunder frightened the psychotic dogs and they were invited onto the storm chair in the lounge room.
We were very lucky that the centre of the storm skirted around us, but Childers copped the full brunt and received heavy hail and strong winds that toppled trees and removed roofing. The Higgins Storm Chasing Facebook page showed lots of video footage and photos of the damage.
Adoring Husband was called out to a SES job in Craignish. Being a long weekend, the SES is short on available crew members, so AH filled a gap.
We are watching the NRL Grand Final as I write this and the Roosters are winning by 14 points in the first half of the match, which is surprising - but I suspect that Melbourne Storm will be fighting a bit harder in the second half.
There are three movies that I want to see.
A Star is Born - Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga/Sam Elliot (looks amazing!)
Ladies in Black - Rachael Taylor/Angourie Rice/Julia Ormond
Bohemian Rhapsody - Joseph Mazzello/Rami Malek/Mike Myers
I'm feeling a bit weary this evening so I might watch the end of the footy in bed.
I hope you're all enjoying your long weekend!
Nite all.
The morning was quite glorious, though a little warm and there was a steady stream of people through the shop, all of them in the first three hours buying snap jewellery.
The final hour was adults and children buying small items like fridge magnets, turtles, owls and geckos.
I would have stayed open for an extra hour because there were plenty of people out and about, but the weather closed in and I knew people would be seeking shelter, so I closed the shop and parked my trike inside as the rain and wind and thunder picked up and Adoring Husband came to pick me up.
We did some grocery shopping and grabbed our afternoon coffees before heading home.
The rain was quite heavy for a while and the winds were strong. The thunder frightened the psychotic dogs and they were invited onto the storm chair in the lounge room.
We were very lucky that the centre of the storm skirted around us, but Childers copped the full brunt and received heavy hail and strong winds that toppled trees and removed roofing. The Higgins Storm Chasing Facebook page showed lots of video footage and photos of the damage.
Adoring Husband was called out to a SES job in Craignish. Being a long weekend, the SES is short on available crew members, so AH filled a gap.
We are watching the NRL Grand Final as I write this and the Roosters are winning by 14 points in the first half of the match, which is surprising - but I suspect that Melbourne Storm will be fighting a bit harder in the second half.
There are three movies that I want to see.
A Star is Born - Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga/Sam Elliot (looks amazing!)
Ladies in Black - Rachael Taylor/Angourie Rice/Julia Ormond
Bohemian Rhapsody - Joseph Mazzello/Rami Malek/Mike Myers
I'm feeling a bit weary this evening so I might watch the end of the footy in bed.
I hope you're all enjoying your long weekend!
Nite all.
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