Tuesday’s This and That.


Before I forget and I’m terribly late to the party, I know but here is my Hot Cross Buns at Woolies in January photo for 2019.

It was actually taken January 5.  Aside from the buns, the front of my local Woolies is now wall to wall MaltEaster bunnies and Creme Eggs.  I know, I know.  But I’d rather Easter merchandising overkill than Valentines’ Day which I just can’t seem to get on board with no matter which way I look at it.

The pace of life in my little bubble of Sydney has started to pick up over the last few days.  There’s the beginnings of a peak hour most weekdays now and the street parking is filling up a little too.  Work email volumes are increasing while at home, there’s been a drop off in the summer and post Christmas sales missives.

But I’m not giving in that easily.  I’ve been staking my claim on the grassy bit at Redleaf whenever I can and living like it’s still the beginning of the Christmas / New Year break.

I’m also keeping that dream alive away from the beach.  Travel plans for later this year are underway.  It’s always a good feeling having a trip on the horizon and a travel itinerary (or several) stuck to the front of the fridge.

It is summer but storms always make me crave comfort food for dinner.  This is a beef and red wine stew I made in the slow cooker featuring all the vegetables in the fridge that were close to retiring anyway.

Chang’s Noodle Salad has been on high rotation for lunches this summer.  I add mint and cold cooked chicken to mine.
Meanwhile in news from the ceiling, I replaced the battery of my smoke detector on the first day it started beeping.  How good am I?

The cockatoos slept in this week and the ducks took over down at Rushcutter’s.

I found comfort / orthopaedic sandals on sale at Ecco that don’t actually look comfort or orthopaedic.  I reckon I deserve both pairs based on how much clutter I’ve managed to liberate from my wardrobe this week.

Because my world is so exciting right now and I wouldn’t want you to miss a minute of it, I’m going to close by sharing a photo of the last box I opened.  How long do you think it will take for me to lose all 12 of these biros? Longer or shorter than how long it would take to lose the equivalent number of new hair elastics?

Until next time.


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