Stormy Weather

Dr Peter McCullough (information that everyone should know)

We are currently under siege.

There have been continual storms rolling over the top of us for about four hours and there are still more to follow.

The lightning has been flashing non stop, the thunder has been explosive and the rain very heavy.

48mm so far.

I haven’t looked outside, but by the sound of the rain, the wind is pretty strong.

I’m very impressed that through it all, Harley hasn’t even lifted his head. He is sleeping soundly and obviously not bothered by all the commotion.

Apparently there has been some flash flooding at our local shopping centre and sand bags have been brought to the rescue for a couple of the shops near the corner.

Right now the rain is slamming against my bedroom windows, but I predict that this should only last for another 15 minutes. Further west, there is another cluster of storms developing, which should reach us in perhaps an hour?

It’s going to be a hectic night and there are predictions for storms all weekend, with tomorrow (Saturday) being particularly nasty. Tornado activity has been forecast so, for some, it’s not going to be fun.

A young woman died from a lightning strike on the Sunshine Coast today. Very very sad.

Adoring Husband and I spent a good portion of the day in The Bay, running errands, grocery shopping, doing AH’s taxes, picking up medical referrals and fixing my frozen bank account by providing ID (I provided ALL of my ID when I opened the account 32 yrs ago so why the hell do they need it again?!?)

Ugh!

We arrived home by 1pm but by the time I unpacked the shopping and gave each item a home, made my lunch and parked my butt somewhere comfortable, it was 2pm and I was feeling like a lawn roller had taken me by surprise! I felt every year of my age - very age challenged!

I played with Harley this morning, before we left, and found some time between storms this afternoon, so he at least, wasn’t feeling neglected or deprived.

For the first time in about a month, we played trivia for an hour, and I had crawled into bed by 6.45pm.

I caught up on a couple of my fave reality TV shows, watched the T20 cricket live from Melbourne - the Aussies defeated the Indian team.

BGWLBH and I plan on attending the Howard markets in the morning (depending on the weather) so I should get some sleep.

Nite all.

Let’s Celebrate

It was a milestone birthday.

A big fat 69er!

To celebrate, 14 of us gathered at the local bowls club for lunch.

Lots of gifts were handed to the birthday girl and it seemed like an odd group of women, ranging from classic and stylish to crazy hippie.

There was plenty of chatter, plenty of laughter, plenty of drinking and plenty of eating.

Everybody dispersed after more than two hours of fun and frivolity, most heading to the birthday girl’s house for more celebrations. Five of us didn’t follow.

I waited for Adoring Husband to pick me up after golf and played the pokies for a while. I lost a little.

It was after 4pm when I got home and realised that I hadn’t planned anything for dinner.

I hustled and decided to cook GF pies and serve with salads. I prepared a garden salad and a broccoli/apple salad. I had just finished batching fresh broth, so I enjoyed a cup of that.

It’s been an exhaustingly sociable day and I have planned a day in the bay with Adoring Husband tomorrow, so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Happy Hump Day

The rain and storms finally stopped.

There was much rolling thunder for most of the night and although we only received 25mm over 24 hours, it felt like way more than that.

The pool was certainly filled to the brim!

Tonight we have a break from crappy weather, but on Friday, it starts all over again and will go on into the weekend, so we need to be prepared. I saw predictions of possible tornado activity - I certainly hope that doesn’t come to fruition, especially here in our town.

I was a ‘little bit’ productive today.

Two loads of washing plus some hand washing, cleared out some old fruit and vegetables from the fridge, packed chopped fruit into bags to freeze for smoothies, played with Harley twice and cooked a big meal in the kitchen.

Chicken thighs in lemon sauce. Cauliflower Au Gratin. Mixed roasted vegetables (onion, carrot, sweet potato, potato, cherry tomatoes all dusted in paprika, Italian seasoning, Celtic sea salt, black pepper and garlic). Asparagus and green beans.

It was well received.

Adoring Husband and I wanted to watch some cricket tonight but both the T20 AND the ODI were rain delayed and possibly cancelled (I haven’t checked).

Tomorrow I have a birthday lunch, so I think it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

A Day to Regenerate

I was feeling rather poorly this morning, so I chose to forego meditation.

I also chose to spend the entire day in bed.

Thankfully, it rained all day, so Harley couldn’t go out to play and I wasn’t feeling guilty for not playing with him.

Between naps, I wrote more of my book, journaled, watched MAFS UK, read my tarot cards and pulled a Journey card and watched my quiz shows.

The storms that hit last night were quite fierce, but we were grateful that there was no damage. 

After the storm, at midnight, I thought to check the front porch for a parcel I’ve been expecting. Of course it was there and completely drenched! It was a thick cardboard box, so by the time I found it, the water hadn’t yet reached the contents inside. If I’d left it til morning, it might have been a different story!

Right now … there is another storm above us and it is raining so heavily that I’ve had to increase the volume on the TV from 6 up to 17.

I’m feeling quite weary from my day in bed, so I think it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Satisfactory

A play with Harley.

A day in the Bay.

A quick easy dinner - hamburger for Adoring Husband - rissoles and salad for BGWLBH.

A heavy duty storm with wind, lightning, thunder and rain.

A night of reality TV.

A satisfactory day.

Nite all. 

Almost Missed it!

The first Rugby League Ashes Test was played last night in England.

Being in England, means that it’s televised live here at stupid o’clock.

It was advertised for 12.30am, but I didn’t realise that was “daylight savings” time, so it was televised here at 11.30pm!

I happened across the game at the beginning of the second half because I was channel surfing, trying to find something to fall asleep to.

How lucky was that!?

I found the replay this morning, so I got to see the first half.

Well done to the Aussies winning 26-6!

So it was after 1.30am when I fell asleep.

I didn’t get up until 9am and after Harley play, decided on another tv binge day.

After the football, I watched “Extreme Measures” with Hugh Grant from 1996 - excellent - followed by “Luckiest Girl Alive” with Mila Kunis - excellent.

We prepped for forecasted massive storms this afternoon. We’ve been receiving warnings for days of large hail, gale force winds, heavy rain, lightning and thunder blah blah blah.

We moved all the pool furniture and loose items into the pool kitchen and put BGWLBH’s car undercover.

Thankfully, all we got was 3.9mm of rain and a bit of lightning and thunder. Better to be safe than sorry.

Brisbane had big hail, strong winds, enough lightning to send the footballers undercover for 90 minutes and 70,000 homes lost power.

I made sad shishkebabs in a hot oven for dinner. They were not well received. I had chicken broth with a couple of wings.

We were disappointed by The Block auctions tonight and amused by the social media hammering the show received. Happy it’s over.

I need to sleep now because it’s almost midnight.

Nite all.

Beginning the Binge

I binged on Netflix movies today.

First was a Stephen King movie “Delores Claiborne” - excellent.

Second was “2.22” - excellent.

Third was “Babes” - excellent.

Right now, I’m in bed watching “The Devil Wears Prada” and we all know that one is excellent.

Adoring Husband spent most of the day in his shed and Harley enjoyed some time getting under his feet.

BGWLBH spent most of the day in the bay but kindly bought me a delicious green juice, topped up with extra ice, so that it was still perfect by the time she arrived home.

It was “fend for yourself” night for dinner. I crumbed whiting fillets and prawn cutlets earlier in the day, cooked and ate the fish for breakfast, and then I cooked the prawns for dinner. So I’m full of fried crumbed food!

A fairly unproductive and self indulgent day for a Saturday.

Nite all.

Brothaholic

I’m a “brothaholic” and I don’t care!

I’m addicted to home made chicken broth - especially double broth!

What is double broth you ask?

I poach chicken wings and feet in a mix of 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup of filtered water. It enriches the flavour and I can literally feel my insides healing - the lining of my gut, my intestines and even my throat.

The natural salts and minerals, added Celtic sea salt and collagen from the bones, vitamins and minerals from the original broth (carrot, celery, onion, garlic, turmeric) does so much to strengthen my bones, boost my immune system and helps me feel healthy as an ox, especially if I drink it daily.

I love it SO much.

I’ve been drinking it almost every day for about a month but I’ve run out and need to make a new batch tomorrow.

Today was another day in The Bay and I had to buy my fresh seafood for tomorrow nights “fend for yourself” dinner. I selected whiting fillets and raw prawn cocktails which I’ll crumb tomorrow.

It felt like Saturday all day, which was weird.

I had a very restless night of sleep so I’m ready to remedy that right now.

Nite all.

Lunch at MAHs

MAH = Miners Arms Hotel at Torbanlea.

I was picked up in the MG and we went for a spin out to Torbanlea, approximately 20 minutes.

It was like a joyride at the carnival!

Obviously, no air conditioning and no side windows. The roof was up and driving between 90 and 100kph, the wind buffeted around the side view mirrors and whipped my hair around my face. Luckily I remembered to bring a hair band so I didn’t look like someone from the Blair Witch Project when we arrived at our destination!

I loved every minute of that drive! It brought back childhood memories of when cars had no air conditioning and we relied on the wind through the windows to keep us cool.

The food at the pub was delicious. I had barramundi with chips and salad. Probably the best chips I’ve had for a while - crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. Everybody was happy with their meal and we all drank lemon, lime and bitters, non alcoholic, because they were driving.

The service was super friendly, but a bit slow because of young trainees - they have to start somewhere.

I will return some time in the future.

We arrived at 11.30am and I was at home in my kitchen at 2.30pm.

Adoring Husband arrived home soon after me and had finished golf early due to vision problems. I sent him to the butcher anyway. I figured that if he could drive home from Howard with vision problems, a short trip to the butcher wouldn’t hurt.

🥴

BGWLBH made 4 salads for dinner and AH cooked meat on the barbecue, so I didn’t have to think about it. I heated some chicken broth for myself.

I’ve had a very nice day and now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.