Mildly Productive

I declined BGWLBH’s invitation into The Bay this morning because I was feeling slightly motivated to be moderately productive around the house.

Note the two words “slightly” and “moderately”.

I was awake at 5.30am and turned on the live golf to watch the final round of the BMW Championship.

Harley got to play at 9am after I had removed the pedestal fan from my room so that Adoring Husband could pull it apart for me to clean, however, when I returned inside, he had already cleaned it!

What a good egg.

My bedroom floor was looking very ‘furry’, so I asked AH to set the vacuum cleaner up for me while I used the rubber broom to scrape as much Harley hair from the floor and especially the architraves as I could.

AH decided to take over that chore too, so I let him finish before taking the vacuum cleaner and doing the job properly, including cleaning the ceiling cornices and brushing the walls that had a coating of dust.

My navy bedspread also had a coating of Harley hair, because he has been jumping on my bed every morning for the last week and snuggling for an hour or two. I used the lint remover to do that.

The only thing wrong with owning a border collie is the fact that they drop enough fur to make a new border collie every day.

I gave the vacuuming away after doing the hallway outside my bedroom.

I brought my washing inside and put it away.

By then, I was starving so I sent AH to buy coffee while I crumbed and cooked some raw prawn cutlets. I made a seafood dipping sauce and sliced some lemon to have on the side.

While I ate and drank, I caught up on some episodes of The Voice.

We found the new series “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” on HBO and we really enjoyed it. Lots of guest appearances from the characters in Big Bang Theory. There are only 5 episodes so far but I got some good giggles out of it.

Tonight’s dinner was baked potatoes covered in beef with tomato and onion, with stir fried vegetables - beans, snow peas, zucchini, carrots, red capsicum, broccolini, bok choy and onion.

Healthful.

Now it’s time to sleep because I have meditation early tomorrow morning.

Nite all.

Restfully Unexciting

I was awake and out of bed earlier than usual, even after a night of very broken sleep due to the golf.

I took Harley out to play just after 8.30am for almost an hour.

I did some gardening.

I did two loads of washing.

I sent Adoring Husband to get me real coffee while I made myself some toast for breakfast.

I watched an entire series of Taskmaster New Zealand.

I watched two games of football.

I took Harley out for his second play this afternoon.

I made dinner for spaghetti Sunday.

I caught up to my sister in the footy tipping comp.

I didn’t even need a nap today!

I was motivated enough to think about my next art project but not motivated enough to make a start.

I started every sentence here with the word “I”.

Except these two.

Nite all.

Markets Art Craft n more

I slept a solid six hours and woke up without the alarm at 4am.

My alarm was set for 5am to get ready for a 6.30am departure, so I turned on the TV to watch the golf until I needed to rise.

Harley decided he would jump out of his bed onto my bed for cuddles, which was quite lovely. He lay on top of my body and rested his head on my cheek. He loves me.

We left the house at 6.35am and after dealing with crazy, speeding, dangerous overtaking on double lines on a bend and idiots taking risks on crossroads, we arrived at Urangan Pier markets at 7.10am.

It was PACKED! We had to drive around the block 3 times looking for a park and eventually had to park a ten minute walk away! 

There were heaps of stalls and heaps of people and I spent heaps of money.

I bought

• An enormous sourdough loaf
• Six GF cinnamon donuts
• An ocean jasper pendant
• Two handmade cards
• Two journals - one with a free embroidered calico bag
• A tea towel
• A glasses cleaning cloth

There was stunning art on offer, especially some beautiful stylised octopus in carved timber frames.

Three or four stalls with crystals, gemstones and jewellery.

Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.

GF breads of all descriptions, Turkish bread, Lebanese bread, baklava and half a dozen different types of sourdough.

A stall full of jams, relishes, chutneys, sauces and pickles.

Fresh local honey.

Carved timber products like cutting boards, pens, bowls, toys etc.

Lady’s clothing and funny printed t-shirts.

Pottery and ceramics all handmade and hand painted.

Essential oils, balms and sprays.

A magnesium stand.

A hemp stand.

A sausage sizzle.

A German sausage van.

A coffee van.

Two fresh juice vans.

A donut van.

Plants, orchids, succulents, fresh flowers and air plants.

So much more.

We left there at 8.30am and went in search of breakfast. It was quite chilly and my fingers and toes were chilled to the bone! I don’t usually feel the cold, but I certainly did this morning.

I enjoyed a freshly squeezed orange and pineapple juice, while BGWLBH had her usual bacon and eggs with pot of tea.

We went in search of the elusive art gallery that we’ve been meaning to visit for a couple of years. What a hidden gem that is!

Beautifully maintained and obviously well loved, run by volunteers and with a really friendly and warm atmosphere. Lots of beautiful art on the walls and a big area where they run classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced. Today they had mosaic classes.

The art changes every month with a different theme for each hanging.

I wish I either lived closer or had a drivers licence because I would definitely join the gallery, do the classes, hang my art and volunteer on a regular basis.

Our final destination was an art and craft garage sale in Torquay. A little shop that ran different art and craft classes was closing down and becoming a mobile operation, so there was heaps of old stock on offer in packs for $5 each.

BGWLBH got a huge bag of different sized pearls.

I got a bag of sea glass, a small tackle box full of gold and silver jewellery findings, 20 gold and silver key rings with clips, tiny screw in hooks in gold and silver, alcohol ink, silicon moulds, ceramic planter pots, leather fringes, 20 packets of crafting wire, crafting gloves, liquid droppers, nail art stickers, glitter and lots more. I spent $54. I could easily have spent more!

If I was still doing my art classes, I’d have made a killing with premixed pouring paint because she had boxes of it.

We were absolutely exhausted after all of that! We came home, prepared ourselves some lunch and cup of tea before BGWLBH retreated to her bedroom for a nap and I selected the couch for my nap.

I’ve watched the football this afternoon and evening and will probably fall asleep before the golf is telecast.

After four days in a row in the Bay, tomorrow will definitely be a rest day … although I DO have some washing that desperately needs doing.

I’ll see how I feel in the morning.

Nite all.

Riding the Week

It has been a big week.

Meditation and funeral on Tuesday.

Drive into The Bay Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Tomorrow will be another trip into The Bay for Pier Markets, breakfast, an art and craft garage sale and finally our first visit to Hervey Bay Art Society - Gallery 5.

I’m already exhausted just thinking about it! But I’m also excited about all the arty farty fun we’re going to have!

I’ve decided to not watch the golf tonight so as to have a decent nights sleep. We plan on leaving at 6.30am so no mucking around!

It seems that both Friday and Saturday have become ‘fend for yourself’ nights for dinner.

BGWLBH had last nights leftover soup.

I’m not sure what Adoring Husband had, but it included some boiled rice that I had leftover from my honey king prawns with eggy rice.

It’s only 7.15pm and I’m in bed watching the football. Canberra Raiders are beating Brisbane Broncos 24-16 with 30 minutes remaining in the second half.

I’m feeling very weary, so I could be asleep very soon.

PS Broncos defeated Raiders 34-30 - unbelievable!

Nite all.

Again!?!?

Yes, BGWLBH and I drove into The Bay again today.

We drove all the way to the Bakers Room in Urangan to purchase the good sourdough bread. I’m not a fan because I find the crust very tough to chew. So tough that a very sharp serrated bread knife is required to literally saw through each slice. BGWLBH loves it.

From there, we drove to Salt Cafe for breakfast where BGWLBH ordered bacon and eggs on sourdough and a pot of tea. I ordered a citrus bliss cold pressed juice which, to be honest, didn’t taste cold pressed.

While browsing through the neighbouring gift shop, I found a turquoise ring and a single pearl necklace that took my fancy…

…so I bought them!

We did a craft shop at Choice, groceries at Coles (which took FOREVER thanks to a troublesome elderly customer in front of me at the checkout. Ugh!) and juices from the Jam Jar.

All the way back to Eli Waters for a Farm Gate shop and updating lotto tickets.

I won $1.85 more than I needed to pay for OzLotto, Gold Lotto and Powerball. That’s the first time it’s ever happened for me! That should tell me something shouldn’t it!?

We were home before 2pm.

I cooked up a big pot of chicken and vegetable noodle soup for dinner.

Adoring Husband spent the day driving to Brisbane for an appointment with the Parkinson’s Professor and was gone for 11 hours, so he was grateful for the nutritious soup when he arrived home.

BGWLBH enjoyed dunking her fresh sour dough bread into the soup.

AH arrived home safe and sound at 8.30pm.

We watched the football together before heading to bed.

Now I’m waiting for the golf to start, but I doubt I’ll be awake for long. Ready for some sleep.

Nite all.