Spring Perfection

My town from up high

This morning I declined BGWLBH’s offer to accompany her into the Bay.

Instead, I played with Harley for 40 minutes and decided to go for a ride.

Honestly, the day was so perfect, the air so clear, the colours so vibrant, the energy so positive that I could have kept riding all day!

I started with a coffee and sat in front of the caravan park to enjoy the view and nod hellos to the passers by.

Then I rode along every street (except the new estates), looking at the new houses that have been built on the old blocks and the gardens and the changes that have been made everywhere. It was very enjoyable and after two hours, I felt like I could continue for another two hours, but I knew I would suffer later for it, so I headed home.

I still had enough energy to do some cooking, so I decided to make some apple strudels.

Adoring Husband and I had some for lunch - him with ice cream and whipped cream, me with custard, ice cream and whipped cream. They were delicious.

I watched a Netflix movie called “Hanging Up” starring Walter Matthau, Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow. It was pretty good but released in 2000 so it’s pretty old. I enjoyed it.

For dinner, I cooked myself chicken sausages with tomato and onion gravy.

I must admit that my body is feeling a little bit weary, so I should sleep well tonight.

I’m off to the Howard markets in the morning so it will be an early start.

Nite all.

Hours of Solitude

After a solid nights sleep, I took Harley out to play at 8.30am for 45 minutes.

The weather was lovely so I decided to go for a ride.

Adoring Husband was getting ready for golf and BGWLBH was preparing for a hair appointment, so I set myself a time of one hour so that I could be back when they were due to leave.

The tide was coming in and the river looked beautiful. I counted 15 people fishing along the riverbank. There were kids on scooters and bikes, older people walking their dogs, a couple of men tossing the net for bait fish, women catching up at the picnic tables, parents and grandparents monitoring their kids and g’kids, caravaners drinking coffee under their canopies and watching the boaties on the river.

I sat with my coffee on a bench seat under a tree and became a part of the energy.

I had to delete photos from my phone so that I could take more!

I moved further down the river to take more pics.

Then I pedalled to the boat ramp for more pics.

I arrived home just as BGWLBH was leaving for her appointment.

AH left soon after.

I got to enjoy 3.5 hours of solitude.

I watched a Mayim Bialik interview with Rupert Spira: You Have Never Seen Reality.

Blew my mind!

I took one of my empty journals to take notes. In future, I’m going to take notes with all of her interviews because my brain is not capable of remembering so many details, so many names, so many concepts, so many experiences and they are all so intriguing and interesting. I NEED notes!

Right now, as I write this, I’m listening to an 1Claire Khenar interview with Joe Dispenza. I wish I could afford to attend one of his seminars! This interview is about “The Mindset that Attracts Abundance”.

It’s already 10.14pm and I’m trying to create a habit of sleeping before 11pm, so it’s time to sign out.

Nite all.

Lotto Looming

Half a day in the Bay to do lotto and buy some sourdough bread fresh from the baker.

In a couple of weeks, we won’t need to go into the Bay for Lotto because our Foodworks supermarket is currently setting up a lotto station and training up staff to man it! Let’s hope it’s lucky!

That was my ‘to do’ list.

BGWLBH had her own list and she has a hair appointment tomorrow, so our trip had to be today.

We were home by 2pm and my eyes were very tired, so I lay on my bed for 90 minutes resting them.

Chicken rollups wrapped in bacon for dinner. The stuffing tonight was goats cheese, mayonnaise, chilli sauce, fried onion and mushrooms, parsley.

Served with potato salad, wombok salad and cherry tomatoes.

Last Wednesday, Adoring Husband’s ankle collapsed from under him. It was very dramatic. But miraculously, he was able to play golf the next day without a problem.

Tonight (Wednesday), his knee collapsed from under him - even MORE dramatic - he fell on the dog and onto the floor. He still plans on playing golf tomorrow. No sympathy from me unless golf is suffering.

Just saying.

It’s only early but I need to rest my eyes some more.

Nite all.

Un-Spring-like

I arrived at meditation on time today!

As always, it was a great class.

There was no catch up with The Gypsy afterwards because she had an appointment, so I did a small grocery shop, grabbed myself a coffee and rode home the back way along the river path.

I must stop getting a coffee every day - I will be addicted before I know it!

There were lots of kids and young people fishing along the banks of the river. It’s the first time this season that it actually looked like school holidays.

There was also a young girl blowing giant bubbles across the water. It looked so cool with so many bubbles floating above the water on the breeze. I stopped my trike and watched her for about ten minutes. No photos because she was a young person and there were lots of kids around.

The weather was NOT very Spring-like today …

Luckily, I didn’t get caught in any rain showers. It rained quite heavily during our class though.

I got home and unpacked the groceries and my belly was calling for food, so I cooked some crumbed chicken tenderloins and made a chilly tomato sauce to dip them.

We watched some mini golf docos, followed by the movie “Twelve Monkeys” starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. It was made in 1995. I missed the first 20 minutes which I think must be vital to fully understand the rest of the movie, but I really enjoyed that one.

Tonight’s dinner was baked sticky lime chicken with baked potatoes, pumpkin, onion, carrot and cherry tomatoes. Garlic butter asparagus on the side.

I’ve already done some journaling tonight and I’m watching MKR right now.

BGWLBH worked today. 

AH has made a soursop tea for me and I’m going to snuggle under the covers and hopefully fall asleep soon. My sleep was very broken last night so I’m a bit tired.

Nite all.

Steamer Memories

I got a good nights sleep and woke at 6.30am.

I watched the end of a disappointing Presidents Cup (golf). The Internationals played very poorly in the final round.

I took Harley out to play for about 45 minutes and when I came inside, BGWLBH had set up the ironing board to do her large pile of ironing. 

She usually does my ironing too, but MY pile was HUGE, so I decided to set up my old steamer from when I had the shop and do it myself. I think I had about 32 items, but I gave up at 24.

Steaming is much easier than ironing!

By then, it was 11.30am and I was hungry!

I took my washing off the line and placed it carefully on my bed before preparing some food. Adoring Husband had to go to the supermarket, so I put in my order for a small lactose free latte.

We watched an oldie but a goodie on the Classics channel - “To Catch a Thief” with Carey Grant and Grace Kelly made in 1955! I enjoyed it very much.

I did a big declutter from my wardrobe before hanging my freshly steamed clothes. I folded my washing and put it away. That was enough productivity for one day … except for cooking dinner.

BGWLBH got chicken schnitzel and AH and I had crispy skinned salmon with garden salad, buttery potatoes and wombok salad. I made an avocado, mango, pine nut and goats cheese salad for myself. Yum.

That was it for me.

I have meditation early tomorrow so it’s time for sleep.

Nite all.