Stan & Def’s

With plans of going into The Bay with BGWLBH, I spent a solid 20 minutes throwing the ball for Harley around the pool before getting ready.

We decided on ‘EAT wth Dan & Steph’ for breakfast. It was the first time we’ve been there when Dan was on duty. Usually we see Steph. We took our time over a lazy breakfast of poached eggs for me and bacon and eggs for BGWLBH. I had a green juice and she had tea.

There was a cute little fluffy puppy sitting at the feet of a dreadlocked young woman who was very busy writing in some kind of journal in the corner of the restaurant.

On the other side of us was a family of six. Mum, Dad and four kids ranging in ages 2 weeks to ten years. They are travelling around Australia stopping for a few days in the towns that they like. They were pretty relaxed.

After breakfast, we drove all over town, as you do when you have errands to run in Hervey Bay. There is no centralised location where we can do everything. We did all our usual favourite haunts - Nana’s Pantry, Spotlight, Petbarn, Su Jus, Chemist, Newsagent, Coles, Butcher, Big W, Post Office, FROG box, Happy Hippy’s house, Foodworks and another Butcher.

Harley was happy to see us home and it took me almost 30 minutes to unpack and store everything away so that I could play with him and his new ball.

I cooked lamb rack with boiled potatoes and garlic buttered asparagus and beans for dinner.

It’s been a big day for this old bird and now I need to sleep.

Nite all.

Uneventful Day

No walks with Harley today but we had extended play around the pool.

Cooked breakfast.

Three loads of washing.

Bangers and mash for dinner.

That’s it.

I slept a solid 7 hours last night and I’m going to try again for that tonight so …

Nite all.

Loopy Leash

It was a terrible walk with HRley this morning.

There were no cars or dogs for him to chase but he just pulled and pulled on the leash. There was one instant where he pulled so fiercely and so suddenly that he almost dislocated my shoulder.

It was very unpleasant.

It didn’t help that I was so tired from watching tennis until about 4am and unfortunately with an outcome I didn’t want.

Well done Alcaraz.

After two hours of exercising Harley, I returned to bed from 11am until 3pm. I dozed on and off and did not fall into a deep sleep at all. It was nice to be solitary and I had enough sleep to feel more energised.

Now it’s almost 11pm and I am going to sleep very soundly tonight.

Nite all.

It’s Finals Time

I am perched up in bed watching the Wimbledon gentlemen’s final between Djokovic and Alcaraz.

It’s going to be epic, whatever the outcome.

I got a perfect round in my footy tipping comp this round. That’s the second time this season for me! Squirt and Marco Polo also got perfect rounds and Squirt used this round as her joker round, which means double points! She got 36 pts which still only puts her 6 pts in front of me and I haven’t used my joker round yet.

It was a cool wet day here.

Harley got wet and dug holes and generally was a naughty boy.

Adoring Husband mowed for work this morning.

BGWLBH did the ironing.

I washed all the covers and lounge protectors that Harley has dirtied this week.

Now I’m going to focus on this brilliant tennis final.

Nite all.

Bad Australian vaccine data

Western Australia has released data about adverse events reported for The Covid vaccine. I am not the slightest bit surprised and every day I’m grateful for the decision I made for my body and health because these stats are damning.

Today was market day.

We enjoyed breakfast at Salt then walked to the Pier Markets where we browsed and shopped at SO MANY stalls! It was almost as big as the pre-Christmas markets.

I bought some birthday and Christmas gifts, fruit and vegetables, some chilli Davidson plum sauce and a poncho for me. 

On the way to the car, we stopped at Luxe where I bought a gorgeous top.

Then we moved on to the Torquay Markets which were bigger than the last time we were there. I can’t even remember what I purchased from there but I know my partner in crime found some art and some jewellery.

I put $5 in the guitar case of a busker whose beautiful voice moved me. She made me feel very emotional! I actually didn’t have any cash in my purse so I had to borrow the fiver from BGWLBH.

Across the road from the markets, a new dress shop was open. It’s actually an extension of Banana Bender and I tried on a couple tops but I didn’t like them on me. The woman who owns it told me about some brands she says will be delivered in two weeks and they are some of my favourites so I look forward to going back in a few weeks.

We drove to Pialba for some grocery shopping and some Su Jus juices and were home just after 1pm.

I made lunch and settled in for Super Saturday football.

Three games today and one last night and I have a so far perfect round in the footy tipping comp.

It’s now after 11pm and after watching the Djokovic semi final last night until 1.30am, I’m feeling very weary. Definitely time to sleep.

Nite all.

Relaxing

A satisfying story to start the day …

A wealthy man walked into a bar in Miami. As soon as he entered, he noticed an African woman, sitting in one corner. He walked over to the counter, removed his wallet and shouted, "Bartender! I'm buying drinks for everyone in this bar, except that woman over there!"

The bartender collected the money and began serving free drinks to everyone in the bar, except the African woman. Instead of becoming upset, the woman simply looked up at the guy and shouted, "Thank you!"

This infuriated the wealthy guy. So once again, he took out his wallet and shouted, "Waiter! This time I am buying bottles of wine and additional food for everyone in this bar, except for that African sitting in the corner over there!"

The bartender collected the money from the man and began serving free food and wine to everyone in the bar except the African. When the waiter finished serving the food and drinks, the African woman simply smiled at the man and said, Thank you!"

That made him furious. So he leaned over the counter and asked the bartender, "What is wrong with that woman.. I have bought food and drinks for everyone in this bar except for her, and instead of becoming angry, she just sits there, smiles at me and shouts 'Thank you.' Is she mad"

The bartender smiled at the wealthy man and said, "No, she is not mad. She is the OWNER of this establishment."

May our enemies work unknowingly in our favour.......

Harley was very happy on my lap in front of the TV while I was watching the footy tonight.

Aside from the Harley walk and play this morning, I did nothing but watch the new series of ‘And Just Like That’

I am watching the tennis with Djokovic vs Sinner at the moment. Djokovic is playing well.

I hope it’s a quick win for Novak because I have to be up early in the morning to head into the markets! I’d appreciate a few hours sleep before I go.

On that note …

Nite all.

Too Much

I don’t know what came over me today but I had energy to burn.

• Cooked breakfast for Adoring Husband and BGWLBH
• Walked Harley for an hour
• Played with Harley for half an hour
• Chopped pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato, eggplant and cauliflower to boil for Harley food
• Peeled and chopped potatoes and cut up cauliflower to make soup
• Attempted to connect the new printer for scanning and emailing
• After steaming the vegetables, threw them with remaining ingredients into the blender and pressed the ‘soup’ button to blend and heat
• Made candied walnuts in the oven
• Mixed up the dog food and spooned it into 19 ziplock bags to freeze
• Helped AH save some financial documents and then upload them to his MyGov account
• Made vanilla cupcakes
• Made butter cream icing with lemon and finger lime
• Iced the cupcakes
• Cleaned the kitchen
• Rested for 90 minutes
• Crumbed 4 giant chicken thigh fillets
• Cooked 4 giant chicken thigh fillets
• Made a garden salad
• Made a coleslaw
• Fed Harley
• Ate cauliflower soup with candied walnuts for dinner
• Sat down, put my feet up with a cup of tea and a cupcake

Now it’s almost 11pm and I am absolutely exhausted!

Nite all.