The weather has decided to return to the programme after the weekend’s storm activity and I’m sitting here typing in a short-sleeved blouse. To my mind, short sleeved is summer and it’s a refreshing sensation feeling the edge of my desk with bare forearms. It’s the simple things.
Speaking of simple things, I’ve had many to treasure and enjoy this last week. And since I’ve been pretty slack in keeping up with my gratitude journal I’m going to reflect on them in today’s post.
The school year has sped by and it’s freaky to think that I’ll be the mother of a Year One child next year! Master SSG’s progress this year continues to amaze me as does his limitless imagination. He had me being the Prac Teacher for his animals on Sunday. I was given a demonstration of what to do and a lesson plan before he disappeared and promised to ‘be right back’. The lesson was combined geography and ‘colours’. There are quite a few ‘sunset colours’ apparently. And a lot of countries whose flags and capitals I don’t know but that’s not really a surprise seeing as I never actually did geography at school… It’s coming back to haunt me.
Bless. Whatever I talk about these days always seems to return to the weather. It’s just that I’m deliriously happy to be back doing that Multiple Bay Run that takes in some very pretty views and houses along the way. Doing the run in this weather is a happy way of counting down to summer and the season of family and fun it is for me in Sydney. I enjoy seeing the decorations of the main street’s shops transitioning from Halloween (not an observer but each to their own), The Cup (same) and then Christmas and New Years (hip hip hooray!!). My other favourite thing about the run is the coffee I gingerly walk down the road for afterwards.
The basil in my backyard pot garden is finally growing and it’s delicious with tomatoes and sea salt on toast.
Justine Bateman recently released a book about fame and I read an article she wrote on a similar theme online recently. I am intrigued and am going to find the Kindle version. Master SSG and I have a getaway with friends planned next month. I am envisioning an hour here and there to read while he sleeps in our Air B’n’B and this will be a great addition to my reading list.
Be well.