Tony Robinson's Time Walks

We drove to the beach and tennis this morning. Warren wanted to do a clean up around the courts. Lucy and I decided togo as well. Actually we were going to take her anyway but she wasdetermined she was coming. Warren went tomove some stuff in the rear back and Lucy jumped in and waited!

Now that we put her in the rear back rather than the back seat,she really enjoys travelling. I wonder if she feels more secure there as its flat. She sits up most of tge time and looks out.

We had a nice walk around a different area and Warren gotdone what he wanted to do. I assumed we would go to the beach for adrink after but he was keen to get home so I made an iced chocolate at home instead of buying one.

Sitting down to relax, thought we would flick the TV on and there was Tony Robinson. He was an actor and now does walks and talks. Wehave seen a few that he has done in England. Todays walk and talk was around Brisbane and he visited several places that Ihad not heard of, started at an old wind mill introduced by somebody Logan. Next there were statues that looked lime dalecks from Dr Who but apparently go back to a Greek tradegy. He also said that Brisbane had been called Morton Bay and several lots of convicts came here.

There was segegation when American war ships would stop for R&R in WW2. Many of the sailors and soldier were black Americans and as such were banishedto South Brisbane and allowed into the city proper. I did not know that happened here. Makes me want to research more of the history.

Nature is pretty wonderful

Took Lucy for a walk behind the tennis courts, the path runs along a creek and is tree lined.
These are what we saw.

Task Setting

As Warren was going to be working at the tennis I decided that it would be a good opportunity to clear and clean drawers in the house. Yep, good idea except I got involved with watching the tennis and so my clean out didnt start until yesterday where I did the "tupperware" cupboard. Not a lot is tupperware now but still all the plastics to store food.

Always the way, is lots of lids that dont fit anything so out they went. Next was the cup cupboard, had been given an extra six cups in the last couple of months and theres little breakage now so it was crowded. Found two with chips, havent been using them but they had been pushed to the back and a couple that the dishwasher had discoloured. There are still plenty so decided that we didnt need to keep them.

This morning, it was time to go into the sewing room. Three drawers are now empty, one box ready to go to the op shop, one bag to the bin and a few bits that I wanted to keep went into another drawer.

I have a small plastic set of drawers that had housed accessories, zips buttons ribbons. I have sorted those into a more reasonable lot. Found five ufos as well (unfinished objects) mainly they just need buttons and or buttonholes added to them.

Had to have a nana nap this afternoon, will be continuing tomorrow and through the days to come.

Yum, an easy dinner

Warren has been out all this week for dinner and I have just been grabbing what is around. As its been hot when we get up in the mornings after a late night, Lucy's walks have been changed to evenings and so its latish by the time I get to make my dinner.

Decided tonight that I should make more of an effort and this is what I came up with, quick and easy plus a light no cook meal.

Half a cucumber cut into slices topped with a mixture of cream cheese and a small tin of tuna, slice of red capsicum and parsley on top.

Spooky!

Came home from the tennis the other evening, made Lucy's dinner (she thought her throat had been cut as it was 5.30pm,her dinnertime is five o'clock).Made up a snack platefor myself then once we had both finished eating and had disgested a little I took her for a walk.
As she hadnt been for a walk in the morning, she almost pulled me down the hill.

I was in the kitchen shortly after getting back from our walk when I heard a strange noise. It sounded like a motor. I am not usually at home at night on my own but I figured it was something in the house but what?

Not the air con, that was on but a quieter noise, I put my ear near tge fridge, nope not that. I wondered if the fan in the bathroom was on, we had moved somethings in there earlier in the day. Nup, not that, coming past the linen cupboard, the noise was louder there and even more so when I opened the door.

Then I realised what it was but why or how come it was on was nobodys guess.
Years ago we bought a card shuffler, one of those must have gimmacky things, yes it shuffles cards but not that well. We used it a few times and then it became a kids toy. A couple of the grandkuds lived to play with it.

To my mind, it hasnt been touched for two or three years. At the weekend Ihad put some Christmas things on that shelf, I can only assume that something moved  slightly and the switch on the card shuffler was moved just enough to turn it on.

Disaster averted! Its very quiet in the house with just me and the dog.

Front seats at the tennis

Warren worked at the Brisbane International Tennis yesterday and was informed that he would be presented with a five year pin for services rendered. Not just him but he was one of them, as such he would receive two free tickets, then it seemed that all the vollies would get two free tickets as well.

He asked his brother and his partner if they would like to go as well as us. There are no bad seats but we were up a way. The presentation was after the first match and there looked to be about 20 voltunteers and five ball kids.

We went out for lunch and I rang Warren to see where he was as he didnt need to work until 3.30pm. He was inside as he had been given an extra two seats from another volunteer who had two but she hadnt been able to give them away.

I said that I had never been that close in the fourth row back so we went for the last hour before he had to work.

No zoom here.

Summer of Sports

Earlier in the month it was golf, may have even been late November. Currently there is a cricket test on which we (Aussies) Look like losing at the moment.

Big bash (also  cricket) is on at night. I really like the big bash as its quick colourful and there is using a lot happening  not like the block and wait for a very good ball of test cricket.

Hopman cup (tennis) starts tomorrow, Brisbane televised from Sunday. There is also Hobart and Sydney follwed by the Aussie Open.

In Adelaide, there is a cycling race over several days whicn is part of the world cycling circuit.

If one likes to watch sport from the comfort of the lounge, jts going be a good couple of months. Thank goodness I do have my charity knitting to do as well as some editting or I can also play a game or two on my tablet during the down times.