Stormy Night

I am exhausted.

At 2am I woke to the sound of a massive storm with rain so heavy, I thought it might be hail. I could hear the wind as the rain stopped and started and I could hear the rain hitting other house rooftops, getting louder as it got closer to us.

There was thunder and lightning and our rain gauge showed 110mm.

There was clear evidence in the back yard of minimal flooding with a line of bark chips over the pathway showing the flow of water and a fairly deep hole under one of our down pipes where, obviously, the volume of water on the roof was far too big for the gutters and down pipes to cope.

The pool was full to the brim and the furniture under the Bali hut was still damp 4 hours after the weather had cleared.

I lay awake, unable to return to dreamland, until almost 5am. All up, I estimate that I enjoyed 2.5 hours of sleep. One hour pre-storm and 1.5 hours post-storm.

I napped on the couch while watching a movie “King Arthur. Legend of the Sword”. This was a recommendation from BGWLBH but I didn’t enjoy it.

My second movie was “The Idea of You” with Anne Hathaway. I didn’t mind that one. It was light and fluffy, a bit of romance, a bit of drama, a bit of fun and no brain work required.

‘Fend for yourself’ night and I crumbed some snapper for myself. This morning, I crumbed some prawns and shallow fried them for breakfast. I also enjoyed 2 Bowen mangos. Fresh, sweet and juicy. So delicious.

I made my ‘to do’ list last night but without sleep, I didn’t have the energy to start work on it. Hopefully, after a good sleep tonight, I’ll get started tomorrow.

Right now, I’m lying in bed watching the T20 cricket match between Australia and Pakistan. It’s close.

I think I’ll put the timer on because I feel that I’ll be asleep very soon.

Nite all.

 

It’s Time

Two trips into The Bay in two days.

BGWLBH had an appointment in town yesterday and then needed to follow up today.

We did another big shop yesterday. Meat, vegetables and supermarket plus bread, seafood and lotto. We also ran an errand for Adoring Husband yesterday, but he didn’t give us the right information so we had to return and exchange the goods today.

I’m feeling a bit tired tonight and my joints are aching like an old person’s … oh wait … I AM an old person!

Tonight, when I’ve finished this post, I’m going to make a “to do” list.

I have so many chores that I need to do and want to complete, but my procrastination skills have reached their highest potential and I just never get anything done. Now I am at the point where I am overwhelmed with the number of things that require my attention.

I figure that if I make a list, I can set myself a timeline of couple of weeks and systematically work my way through the list. 

That should be less overwhelming.

Once I’m done, I’ll feel like I’ve earned time to play with some art. I miss my art, but I feel too guilty about what I SHOULD be doing as a priority.

My head/mind/brain is very complex and complicated.

Anyway, time for me to get started on that list.

Nite all.

Lifestyle Heaven

I love these quiet, peaceful and uneventful days.

Adoring Husband and I watched a few Taskmaster episodes from the New Zealand series and the UK series.

It was AH’s turn to cook. I didn’t eat, but he prepared lamb loin chops with salad for he and BGWLBH.

There have been storm warnings since lunch time, but they’ve all stayed south of us. It’s eerie listening to the thunder in the distance. I heard a few spits on the roof earlier but it lasted all of 20 seconds.

I’ve coloured in a few pics.

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Regular Tuesday

I feel like I’ve been run over by a Mack truck.

Hoop Qi Gong was quite a bit more high movement than usual and I put my all into it. I’m getting too old for this s#/t!

I must say it was very enjoyable moving to the music and finding the beat and the rhythm with the hoop. I just need to pace myself.

Meditation was a great class.

No chatting with The Gypsy afterwards because she was committed elsewhere, so I rode home earlier than usual and made myself a cup of tea to accompany last nights cheesecake. Yum.

While sitting on the couch, I could feel my muscles and joints starting to seize up and ache. I think a nice swim in the morning might help stretch the muscles and ease the aches and pains.

I had a very brief nap on the couch, abruptly ended by Harley jumping on me to cuddle and then try to convince me to take him out to play.

Bangers, leftover mash and salsa for dinner.

An hour of trivia.

MKR. My guilty pleasure - Love Island.

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Baking Day

Look at this plant with EIGHT flowers blooming! It seems to be very happy where it is.

This morning, after playing with Harley, I decided to bake a cheesecake. Lemon and blueberry. I didn’t have all the ingredients, or enough of the ingredients that I DID have, so I improvised and it turned out quite delicious!

I watched a great movie today on Prime Video called “My Old Ass”. I loved it. I cried, but it was also uplifting. Another movie on Netflix called “Meet Me Next Christmas” which I also enjoyed.

So it was another quiet, relaxing day. I did some more colouring in …

Now it’s time to sleep. Meditation tomorrow.

Nite all.

Weekend Delight

It’s been a quiet weekend.

Went nowhere.

Did nothing.

Saw nobody.

Adoring Husband had a coffee date on Saturday morning.

BGWLBH has a sore throat but has still produced a lot of art.

I played with Harley, watched TV and cooked.

Looking forward to a good nights sleep.

Nite all. 

Short Sweet Done

Just a big day in The Bay.

LOTS of food shopping.

Meat, vegetables, fruit, fresh bread, fresh seafood.

It was exhausting.

I made a Moreton bay bug sandwich. Yum!

So, no other news to share.

Nite all.

Peace in my World

Today was another lovely quiet peaceful day.

The weather was extremely warm, so this afternoon, I swam in the very warm water of our pool.

The pool guy came today, testing our water and adding what was necessary. He couldn’t backwash because there wasn’t enough water in the pool. Between Harley jumping in and out (removing half a litre of water in his coat every time he jumps out), plus the wind and high temperatures, the water level drops considerably.

While the hose was turned on to fill it, I swam a few laps of the pool in between tossing the ball for Harley.

It’s so hot now, I can’t take Harley into the pool area between 11am and 4pm because the ground is so hot, it burns his paws.

AH played golf and left the house at lunch time.

During the day, I caught up on the latest “Taskmaster” and “Great Australian Bake Off”. I also watched 2 episodes of the new series “Day of the Jackal” with Eddie Redmayne. So far, I’m liking it.

For dinner, I cooked lemon chicken drumsticks, roasted cherry tomatoes, garlic green beans and this …

Except I did oblongs instead of rounds, and used toasted pine nuts instead of almonds because BGWLBH is allergic to almonds. It was all received well and Adoring Husband went back for seconds.

No trivia tonight because BGWLBH has a sore throat and was not feeling well.

AH and I are watching the old 1967 movie “The Dirty Dozen” right now - well actually AH is asleep in his chair hugging the book that he’s in the middle of reading.

It’s a great old movie.

That’s it for my day.

Nite all.

Truly Trumped

I knew he would win.

Beyoncé nor Taylor Swift could save the incredibly incompetent Kamala Harris.

With Trump, what you see is what you get.

With Harris, you get a weak puppet manipulated by the rich and powerful.

There were many “stars” who declared that they would move from USA if Trump won - Cher, Bryan Cranston, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Samuel L Jackson, Lena Dunham, Neve Campbell and more.

Do they really believe that anyone really cares?

They are just people.

Flesh and blood like the rest of us.

Their political opinions mean nothing and moving to another country will change nothing, except their living arrangements!

Trump’s victory shows how social media has more power than mainstream media.

He turned his back on MSM calling them “fake news” and rushed into the open arms of social media platforms like BitChute, Rumble, Truth Social, Tik Tok, Podcasters and any others that refuse to censor people and who believe in freedom of speech.

I love seeing MSM squirming in their seats now - they were so certain that Trump had no chance.

Anyway, that’s how I spent my day - watching the election results, listening to influential Americans talk about the failings of Trump and how he was going to lose and by how much, while raving about how Harris would be triumphant.

I also watched a movie called “Two Guns” with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. I enjoyed it.

It was a day of rest. A good day.

Time to sleep.

Nite all.