Age Challenged rQQzy: For Three

Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Saturday, December 24, 2022

For Three

I’m not exactly certain why I did this when there are only three of us here for Christmas, but today I made:

2 x pavlovas
1x trifle (each component from scratch - sponge, jelly, egg custard)
1 x stewed apple and rhubarb
1 x apple crumble
1 x port wine jelly
1 x potato salad
1 x wombok salad
1 x coleslaw

Christmas morning I still have to put the pav together, roast a chicken, peel the remaining prawns, shell the crab and make the garden salad.

BGWLBH set the table …

My back is killing me from standing barefoot on the tiles all day and I’m exhausted!

Harley has been a little terror because he hasn’t had my attention for most of the day and it’s been raining so he hasn’t had as much exercise as normal.

I had no energy to prepare a meal tonight so I sliced some ham and ate some of the salads that I’d made today. Easy, quick and tasty.

The usual Christmas Eve tradition of watching Love Actually with my Melbourne family including Mr Perfect, Mama Perfect and Vegan Chickie happened just after 7pm. Surprisingly, I made it to the end of the movie!

It’s quite warm tonight and I have the fan on but it doesn’t seem to be cooling me down at all. I’m tempted to turn the air con on.

It’s now after 10pm so I’d best get some sleep ready for another early Harley start to the day.