Age Challenged rQQzy: Markets Weekend

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!!

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Markets Weekend

Howard market was the reasoning behind my early start on Saturday morning.

I found a couple of Christmas presents, a tray of fresh mangoes for $25 (20 mangoes), some Moreton Bay bugs for “fend for yourself” Saturday night dinner, a few fresh vegetables and a tub of Celtic Sea salt.

BGWLBH also found some Christmas presents.

We were home by 9am and at 10am we decided to head into The Bay. We did the usual stops, newsagent, butcher, Choice, Coles, Su Jus etc. Home again by 2pm. Harley was very happy to see me!

The Moreton Bay bugs were delicious with avocado, mango, cherry tomatoes and lemon juice.

Today was an earlier start than I like on a Sunday because BGWLBH decided to clean the bathroom (right next to my bedroom) and was banging and crashing while she did it. Then to well and truly wake me up, Adoring Husband decided to make a cappuccino and started banging to empty the coffee grains.

I figured there was no point remaining in bed when the world obviously wanted me up and about.

I played with Harley, made my breakfast, watched a couple of Netflix movies - “Made in Italy” and “Honest Thief”, went for a swim and did 22 laps as well as throwing the ball a thousand times for Harley!

For dinner I baked chicken thighs, baked sweet potato in their jackets with bacon, capsicum, celery, shallots, zucchini, goats cheese and pine nuts spooned over the top, roasted cherry tomatoes and garlic butter beans.

AH returned for seconds and BGWLBH congratulated me on my cooking prowess!

We watched The Block tonight.

AH has an appointment with the Parkinson’s professor I Brisbane tomorrow so it will be a very early start.

Time for me to sleep now.