England2020
An account of my travels in Stratford-on-Avon and Hampton Court March 2020 continued back in Adelaide as we live in a Covid19 -adapting world.
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Tuesday 15 October 2024
Post 555 Birds, Blooms, Beans, Bookmarks, Bed, and Bereavement.
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Post 554 Spring, a long weekend and daylight saving.
I had a quiet day as desk hostess at the Embroiderers' Guild on Wednesday. The computer tech was there setting up the new admin computer with our office manager while a couple of the Museum team were doing a handover on the Museum database. When left in charge I failed once again to answer the phone! It’s a tricky handset, and doesn’t respond to my button pressing. I progressed my knitting and wrote a tribute to Lee for discussion with WES group next week.
The Bottlebrush- which IS native to South Australia, is on display everywhere, including in the Guild garden.
I saw my GP on Friday, getting the results of last week’s blood test. I’m pretty happy. My kidney is in good condition and my weight very slowly coming down. My blood sugar is lower than last time but ideally should be a little lower. We’ve agreed our current regime is working so should continue. I’ve made an appointment in about 4 months time. I like this new GP. He listens, checks records, explains his thinking and provides data. It feels like a conversation and a joint effort.
I experimented with a couple of vases for the Waratahs before settling on the one above. The dark vase looks good here, but was a bit heavy and dominant.
I seem to have achieved (and committed to!) a lot this week. It is a product of spending much of it on my own over a long weekend with family away and few outside commitments. I have had trouble remembering what day it is. Tomorrow, however, is WES Group, and I need to make a presentation. Better check that over and head to bed.
Tuesday 1 October 2024
Post 553 ticking off the list
The Noisy Miner is back, terrorising the doves and strutting briefly around my balcony. Hopefully the lorikeets will arrive before too long and reestablish a less autocratic pecking order.
Book Club was at my place on Sunday. There were only four of us, and parking was no problem. It was, again, an interesting and lively discussion of aspects of the genre as well as the chosen books themselves. I think the format of our meetings is a good one. Discussion of the chosen books is followed by each of us talking about the Crime Fiction we have read since the last meeting. It provides lots of ideas, and also discussion. More books added to the want-to-read list, of course, but also to the books-to-avoid list.
Tuesday 24 September 2024
Post553 Birthday, books, batteries, birds and Boreray
I haven't kept up with camera technology. I didn't realise DSLRs have been superceded by mirrorless cameras. Nevertheless, I emerged with nothing more than a new battery and a lot of information. The card reader problem is from wear on the SD card and apparently almost always happens. Advice: don't use card readers with SD cards . The charger is fine, and the direct connector from laptop to camera works if the camera battery is well charged! I could upgrade the camera body but the lenses are excellent. At home I downloaded the supermoon photos and read a lot about mirrorless cameras and newer DSLR camera bodies. For now I'm staying with what I have. The twin harvest moon photo above was taken and downloaded subsequent to the advice.
As it was the girls' birthday weekend, I decided to shop on Friday for a smorgasbord of food for Monday, rather than cooking a single meal. I scoured the supermarket, deli, bakery and greengrocer for likely contributions, then called at the coffee shop to replenish my supply of coffee beans. I ended up getting the old suitcase wheel trolley out of the boot of my car to carry it all upstairs - three layers on the trolley and two to carry! Did the trick though.