Paint Your Table

Let’s start with a funny …

 "I know I shouldn’t have done this, but I am 83 years old and I was in the McDonald’s drive-through this morning and the young lady behind me leaned on her horn and started mouthing something because I was taking too long to place my order. So when I got to the first window I paid for her order along with my own.

The cashier must have told her what I'd done because as we moved up she leaned out her window and waved to me and mouthed "Thank you.", obviously embarrassed that I had repaid her rudeness with kindness.

When I got to the second window I showed them both receipts and took her food too. Now she has to go back to the end of the queue and start all over again,

Don't blow your horn at old people, they have been around a long time.. "😍

I was out of bed before 9.30am, made breakfast and sat in the sun by the pool for half an hour until I decided to finally paint pour on the round table from the shop.

I put masking tape around the edges first, then put a coat of gesso on the table, to stop the acrylic paint from peeling off later.

I chose my colours and mixed the paints. The copper colour and the turquoise are both metallic so they should have a nice shine when they dry.

Then I poured.

Here are some sections of the table.

The colours aren’t really me but I did that on purpose because I want to sell it. If I loved it, I wouldn’t want to part with it and there’s just no room for it here.

I’m going to put a coat of resin over it once the paint dries so it will have a lovely shiny surface that can be used for just about any purpose.

We watched the football and I’m doing very well in the footy tipping this week.

I made chicken curry for dinner.

Now it’s almost midnight! Eep!

Nite all.

Wet & Windy

It was too easy to stay in bed today.

I could hear the rain and feel the wind through the bedroom window, and I was so cozy under the blankets.

There was nothing that NEEDED to be done, so I stayed in bed.

Adoring Husband was going to the supermarket, so I ordered some meat from the nearby butcher. 2kgs of mince. 2kgs of boneless chicken thighs. A leg of lamb.

That was my cue to get out of bed.

I cooked up a big pot of bolognese sauce - enough for ten meals.

Tomorrow I’ll do a big pot of curried chicken for the same number of meals.

Sunday will be roast lamb night.

I watched my quiz shows this afternoon.

I had made up the marinade for tonight’s chicken before I started cooking so AH cooked dinner a little earlier than usual.

Friday night sees two televised footy games so AH and I watched the first one and part of the second before heading to bed.

There is a very cold strong breeze blowing through the bedroom window so I think I’m going to sleep very soundly snuggled under the blankets.

Tomorrow I’m going to take pics of how the garden is flourishing and of the new carport.

The builders forgot to seal the join in the top corner gutter and all night the water was gushing through the hole drenching the ground under the carport. AH got onto the supervisor who came out this morning and fixed the problem. Thank goodness! It was loud and messy!

I think I’m done.

Nite all.

Despite the Rain

This Doctor …

… speaks about the ‘situation’ currently affecting the medical industry HERE

I thought I had a coffee date this morning but even though I had double checked the date at the time, we had a miscommunication and the date is actually next week. Hopefully the weather will be much better next week.

I made a delicious chunky chicken and vegetable soup for lunch. It was so full of flavour and healthful goodness that we could almost feel it coursing through our veins!

After lunch I waited for a gentleman to come purchase two mirrors that I’d advertised in the local marketplace FB page. He arrived exactly on time and we conducted our business smoothly.

Adoring Husband, BGWLBH and I spent an hour playing TV trivia before my quiz shows came on.

I made sweet chilli chicken with sweet potato and potato chips, char grilled capsicum, green beans, snow peas and cherry tomatoes for dinner, followed by fruit whip.

We watched the Broncos play a GREAT game against Parramatta Eels defeating them by a big score!

Before bed, I packaged the chicken broth that had been cooking overnight and popped it in the freezer.

Now it’s rapidly approaching midnight so it’s time to sign off.

Nite all.

Another Wednesday

Colgate - made in Thailand. 

Macleans - made in South Africa 

Oral-B - made in China

Grants of Australia - made in Melbourne. Need I say more?

As a side by side comparison to ANY of the big names, there is really no competition. “Grants” is healthier, free from nasties, locally made in Melbourne, available in supermarkets and Australian family owned.

And yes, there’s fluoride and non-fluoride options. 

A quick walk down the toothpaste aisle and you can see the power these imported big names STILL hold over us. The supermarkets flood the shelves with these products, but why do we keep buying them? 

Because we have Stockholm Syndrome. We’re like hostages who think our kidnappers care for us. We’ve used these brands for so long we don’t even flinch when their ingredient list reads like a chemical register, and they close local manufacturing to move overseas. But they do and they have!

We have “Grants”. You might have to crane your neck around the rows and rows of the imported stuff but they ARE there, right on the TOP shelf if you’re in Coles and on the BOTTOM shelf if you’re in Woolies.

And If you can’t see them in your supermarket, then ask because WE are the customers and WE actually hold the power.

It’s time to make the swap.

I had a three hour catch up with my art girls this morning.

The weather was pleasant enough until 11am when the wind picked up and the temperature dropped. After another hour, we conceded defeat and headed home.

I picked up my parcels from the post office…

I should be an expert in no time! 🤣

Last nights leftover boiled rice became todays fried rice for my lunch.

Adoring Husband had an appointment with his Dr to get the results of his back X-ray and I’m happy to declare that there was nothing sinister to report. Just the ‘possibility’ of osteoarthritis in one small section of his spine.

The carport has been completed and I’ll take a pic tomorrow. It actually looks like a fantastic space for a party if there’s ever any bad weather!

I cooked up duck with spicy orange sauce which was accompanied by BGWLBH’s special roast veggie mix and garlic snow peas.

We played TV trivia and then watched Beauty and the Geek.

Now it’s almost midnight and I have a coffee date in the morning so I’m off to sleep.

Nite all.

For a Change

Usually, when I have a pedicure, I choose either ‘clear’ or ‘gold’ nail polish.

Today, just for a change, I chose this colour …

How weird is that? It’s almost gangrenous!

BGWLBH and I spent the entire day in The Bay.

We enjoyed another breakfast at Aquavue. It was even better than yesterday. This is us …

It took a couple of goes to find a nail salon that would take us and we had to fill three hours until our appointment.

Of course we shopped.

Clothes, games, DVDs, shoes (not me), jewellery (also, surprisingly, not me), banking, new phone charging cord and I tried on a LOT of tops. None of them took my fancy so no clothes came home with me.

By the time we arrived home - late this afternoon - we were tired and starving. We stopped at the butcher for some chicken and I made a delicious curry with rice and papadums for dinner.

We watched our TV shows - we love ‘Hunted’ and ‘Beauty and the Geek’ - and dragged our sorry butts to bed.

It’s almost 11pm and I have another early start tomorrow so it’s sleep time for me.

Nite all.

On The Go

I haven’t taken a photo yet but the carport has begun!

BGWLBH and I were hoping the tradies would be a bit of eye candy.

Alas, it was not to be.

We girls drove into The Bay early and sat down to an Aquavue breakfast of GF pancakes for me and bacon and eggs for BGWLBH.

We stopped at Go Natural for coconut sugar and tapioca flour. I walked out of the store with a box full of $180 worth of goodies.

Manicures and pedicures were on our minds but the nail joint was booked out so we’re going to try again tomorrow.

Instead, we stopped at the gold and silver kiosk and I found a neat little silver ring for $18. We grocery shopped and stopped at the fruit and veg kiosk for some fresh produce. We purchased the winning lotto tickets from the newsagent. I got myself a new water bottle …

… and a silicone muffin tray.

That was enough for one day. We were all worn out and headed home. It was only midday!

The barramundi order arrived at the same time as us.

The electricity guy, who told us we’d be without power for 90 minutes, took only ten minutes to do the job.

It was all very hectic for a little while but by 2pm the tradies were almost done for the day and things settled down.

I spoke on the phone with an X-boyfriend’s Mum today. The X-boyfriend passed away in 2013 and his Mum is in Bundaberg for a couple of days. She heard that I was nearby and got hold of my phone number. It has been 34 years since I spoke to her last! I guess she liked me back then. It was a lovely, though emotional, phone call and she wants to keep in touch, so that’s nice.

Now it’s midnight and I need to be up early so time for sleep.

Nite all.

Juxtaposition

These images evoke opposing emotions.

The peaceful serenity of the still water at low tide…

The shocking disappointment of our pillaged bushland…

BGWLBH, Adoring Husband and I took a long walk along the beach this afternoon. The weather was great, the tide was out and there weren’t too many people about. I found all the big puddles to slush through and ran into a couple of locals along the way.

We watched the footy, made bangers and mash for dinner and then set ourselves up to watch the new series “Hunted” and the new series of “Beauty and the Geek”.

Neither were disappointing.

There’s a lot happening tomorrow.

After five months, our new carport will be started at 8.30am. The power is being converted to digital so we’ll lose power for around 90 minutes but who knows when that will be 🤷🏼‍♀️. My new shoes will arrive. Eight pieces of wild caught barramundi will be delivered. We’ve got to duck into The Bay to run some errands.

So I’d best get some sleep. Last night, for many reasons, my sleep was very broken and after the big walk today, I’m hoping to sleep more soundly.

Nite all.