We just had to go to Bunnings this morning. Not happy with our reading lights in the bedroom. Warren had made some nice compact fluro lights several years ago but they had fallen apart and so went in the bin. I had grabbed the two bed lights from the guest room but find to use them properly, one had to lean over on one side.
We decided to go to Bunnings to "see" what they had, Warren's, I fully intended to buy something better than what we were using. We ended up with pretty much the same as we had had. Quite happy with the way they worked so why change.
I had said to Warren a couple of weeks ago that next time we are at Bunnings, I wanted an eggplant plant, we had had a couple sometime ago and it was great to be able to go and pick one from the garden. It was hot even though we went early and there were heaps of people there.
Well, we got our lights and I went to the garden centre, saw some basil and some capsicum, then I saw the eggplants. Opps came home with all three. Warren had said that if I bought them, they couldnt sit around for a few days until they dried out and then died. No, no, I assured him, I would plant them.
Trimmed the existing basil which had gone to seed and was blocking the sun from the solar panel, then I planted the rest. Each punnet had six plants in them, eighteen little holes I had to dig! They are in and watered. I feel exhausted and its only 10.30 in the morning. Thank goodness the Olympics are on so we can relax and watch them.
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Poor Lucy
Too hot this morning to go for a walk with Lucy so Warren took her out this evening. We could hear a bit of thunder as they got back, Lucy didnt want to go outside for a drink or even dinner.
Poor Lucy is scared of noises. I had to take her outside and stay with her so she could do a wee.
She came back inside and stood alongside of our chairs looking at the door, I had closed it to cut out the sound of the wind and thunder.
The thunder has stopped and she has gone to her chair and is sleeping but I think she has one ear open just in case.
Poor Lucy is scared of noises. I had to take her outside and stay with her so she could do a wee.
She came back inside and stood alongside of our chairs looking at the door, I had closed it to cut out the sound of the wind and thunder.
Building a salad
Its hot and so what to have for lunch? I didnt want to cook but I did have some salad stuff. I started with shredded lettuce, quartered tomatoes, I dont like tomatoes that much so I missed mine, cubed cucumber, avo and soft cheese. I made some mayo just with a cup of oil about the same of cream beat an egg into it add some mustard and or garlic.
I had some cold cooked pork which I added. Today it was even hotter, so it was salad building again. No cold meat today so I added a boiled egg and some bacon. Yum, we both really liked that and because I prepared it into the indivual bowls there was none left over.
Friday, 9 February 2018
The Davis Cup in Brisbane.
Yay, we get to go, it was my birthday gift. Couldnt get tickets for the Friday, which had the two singles, by the time we looked, there was only five tickets left and none were together so thats no fun. We went to see the Saturday session which is the doubles match.
We drove down to the station, far easier and cheaper to go by train, only to find the carpark our side of the station was closed. Hopefully there would be space on the other sidr, we drove around and surprise surprise there was plenty of room. Parked walked in and swiped our cards, discussed the best place to get on when a woman who was waiting told us that there were no trains, only rail buses. Great!
Just then the bus pulls up and we pile on, lucky it did only stop at three more stations before we got into the city, then we had to get a train to Roma street, then another train to the tennis centre.
Our seats were pretty good and venue is brilliant so couls see eveything. The match was good, it went for almost four hours.
After the train service was pretty crap as they had not allowed for so many people wanting to use the service. Rail staff had to hold people on the walkway over the lines for some time as the platform was full. Then they announced that the next train was an express and not stopping. We had already been on the platform for about fifteen minutes. Thankfully someone had some sense and another announcement told us that it would be stopping. The train wasnt even that crowded when we got on, we both got a seat.
Took that train through to Bowen, which was the furthest north the trains were going and had to stand in the rain waiting fot the bus. Two and half hours after the tennis finished we got home, normally its just over an hour travel.
Great tennis even though we lost.
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We drove down to the station, far easier and cheaper to go by train, only to find the carpark our side of the station was closed. Hopefully there would be space on the other sidr, we drove around and surprise surprise there was plenty of room. Parked walked in and swiped our cards, discussed the best place to get on when a woman who was waiting told us that there were no trains, only rail buses. Great!
Just then the bus pulls up and we pile on, lucky it did only stop at three more stations before we got into the city, then we had to get a train to Roma street, then another train to the tennis centre.
Our seats were pretty good and venue is brilliant so couls see eveything. The match was good, it went for almost four hours.
After the train service was pretty crap as they had not allowed for so many people wanting to use the service. Rail staff had to hold people on the walkway over the lines for some time as the platform was full. Then they announced that the next train was an express and not stopping. We had already been on the platform for about fifteen minutes. Thankfully someone had some sense and another announcement told us that it would be stopping. The train wasnt even that crowded when we got on, we both got a seat.
Took that train through to Bowen, which was the furthest north the trains were going and had to stand in the rain waiting fot the bus. Two and half hours after the tennis finished we got home, normally its just over an hour travel.
Great tennis even though we lost.
Thursday, 8 February 2018
A Grubby Little Boy
Its not often that I think that but that was what came in my mind last night.
There was "breaking news" last night on the news. It showed a picture of a pregnant woman on the front page of a paper and said something about Barnaby (nit sure how to spell it) but with a name like that it can only be about our deputy prime minister.
The media of course were talking about him having an affair then there was the interview with his wife.
The whole story as such as we know is, he and his wife had split early last year. The pregnant woman had been one of his staff but she left his office about fifteen months ago. They are now living together and are expectong a child together.
All politicans who were questioned said, it is his private life and did not concern his career, which I thought was very good of them until the last guy.
He just had to be smutty and with a wink and a nod, make comment about Barnaby hadnt done something that should have been done by a certain date, went on to say "Oh, well, we know what he has been doing instead" that was when I thought what a grubby little boy!
There was "breaking news" last night on the news. It showed a picture of a pregnant woman on the front page of a paper and said something about Barnaby (nit sure how to spell it) but with a name like that it can only be about our deputy prime minister.
The media of course were talking about him having an affair then there was the interview with his wife.
The whole story as such as we know is, he and his wife had split early last year. The pregnant woman had been one of his staff but she left his office about fifteen months ago. They are now living together and are expectong a child together.
All politicans who were questioned said, it is his private life and did not concern his career, which I thought was very good of them until the last guy.
He just had to be smutty and with a wink and a nod, make comment about Barnaby hadnt done something that should have been done by a certain date, went on to say "Oh, well, we know what he has been doing instead" that was when I thought what a grubby little boy!
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Stones Green Ginger Wine
Warren and I are still not 100%, not exactly sick but certainly not feeling the best. He has a racking cough and this afternoon went to the little shop to pick up some throat logenzes.
He bought a bottle of this home as well. We have had it before and it does seem to have helped so we had a small glass and then a sleep this afternoon. It is pretty strong stuff and especially when we hardly drink.
Several years ago I was very sick with a cold, Warren was away somewhere as usual and that night I felt like something to drink. All we had in the house was half a bottle of this that someone had brought to a party and left. I had a glass and went to bed. Woke up feeling great, went to work and people couldnt beleive that i was there as I had been so sick the day before. Since then it has been our goto when we are under the weather, hopefully it will work its magic tonight as well as I am sick of not feeling great.
He bought a bottle of this home as well. We have had it before and it does seem to have helped so we had a small glass and then a sleep this afternoon. It is pretty strong stuff and especially when we hardly drink.
Monday, 5 February 2018
AFLW
Yep, its back Aussie rules football womens league. Not every AFL team has a womens team yet, I think there is about eight teams. Its still very hot but at least they dont play until 3.30 pm. First match was Friday night and as we were going out we taped it and watched it Saturday morning.
The women play very full on and it is a very passionate. Since last year, seventy six new teams have started around the country. It is still free to go and watch and the three games that were on last weekend were almost a full house.
The women play very full on and it is a very passionate. Since last year, seventy six new teams have started around the country. It is still free to go and watch and the three games that were on last weekend were almost a full house.
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