Finishing this post this morning, I realised I have no photos for it; in fact, I didn’t take any photos for the whole week.

Fri 6.9.2024

• The street trees are starting to bud. They look so pretty.
• I finished off The Ministry of Time today. I really enjoyed it.
• My massive container of protein powder. I was a bit embarrassed buying it, but if I’m going to buy something in plastic, I’m getting the biggest container I can. I should last me a while.
• We went back to our favourite Indian takeaway for takeout Friday, and it was good. We’ve tried a few local Indian restaurants but none can beat Roti Boti’s taste and price.

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SAT 7.9.2024

• We joined our running club at the Tan this morning, and various workouts were happening. I did a run/walk, G did an easy 10K, others did a two-lapper, and then we all met for breakfast at the usual cafe.
• We went to Chadstone, mainly to look, but we also got the car washed and since we had a bit of time to kill, stopped at the fancy chocolate shop and had a chocolate milkshake. I’m enjoying having dairy again and still don’t seem to be having any issues so I think I’m all good for now.

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Sun 8.9.2024

• We went to morning church today for the special 90th birthday celebrations. Our son also came along (he normally attends our old church) to offer his expertise in the sound department with a little issue they were having.
• We hadn’t been home from church for long when the girls rocked up for some puzzling. We also took Riley for a walk to the park. He actually behaved today and didn’t mount any of the other dogs.
• We are using a tour company to organise the logistics for the Camino portion of our trip in October. We received the final itinerary today with all the hotel details—exciting!
• We were leading the evening service and it went well again.
• I made this Lemon Chicken Chickpea Soup for dinner. It was good, but I added a couple of celery stalks and some silverbeet from my garden because I felt like the original recipe needed more veggies.

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Mon 9.9.2024

• We had another successful week of me being the upfront person at mainly music (leading the singing and actions for preschoolers and their adults). I can do it, but I don’t love it, and I’m just glad there haven’t been any major fails. One more week until the end of term!
• We line-dried the sheets and towels today—summer is coming!
• The girls and I broke through the most difficult part of the puzzle we were working on. From now on, it should be fairly straightforward.

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Tues 10.9.2024

• It was a gorgeous spring day today, so we walked Riley to the dog beach, where he had a paddle in the water.
• I made taco fried rice tonight. It was so easy, tasty, and a winner with the family.

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Wed 11.9.2024

• I get Nick Cave’s The Red Hand Files weekly in my inbox. This week, instead of answering reader’s questions, he asked the question: “I have a full life. A privileged life. An unendangered life. But sometimes the simple joys escape me. Joy is not always a feeling that is freely bestowed upon us, often it is something we must actively seek. In a way, joy is a decision, an action, even a practised method of being. It is an earned thing brought into focus by what we have lost – at least, it can seem that way. My question is, where or how do you find your joy?” I guess these posts are part of my “practised method of being” joyful?
• Wednesdays are now the days I’ve allocated to personal admin and projects. After I’d done all the boring admin, I had a good chunk of time to make some plans for our trip to Europe, which is now only 16 days away.

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Thurs 12.9.2024

• I met with a friend from church to catch up and pray together this morning. At the end, we made plans to meet again in two weeks time.
• We had some leftover roast lamb, so I made the “old school left-over lamb curry,” which I hadn’t made for ages. G commented on how good it tasted. I had to remind him to leave plenty for E, who was getting home from work late.
• We’ve been watching Ted Lasso, and I’m loving it. So funny and a feel-good show. We finished the first season tonight.

How has your week been? What’s been your favourite meal, TV show or read this week?