On Wednesday I had lunch with old work friend, covered a lot of Adelaide politics. I also called at Pink Carat and picked up a necklace they were repairing and I had forgotten about, even though it has been a favourite. The cord had broken and I had left it at a popup shop they set up in the Unley Village while their shop was being renovated a couple of months ago. I'm not wearing many necklaces at the moment because of the heat but it's good to have it back.
Thursday after Pilates I called at the Guild to pick up some Appleton’s thread a friend left for me. I’m about halfway to the threads for the Crewelwork Bluebird linen I’ve ordered. It was a good visit, a pleasure to catch up with a few people.
It will be a while before the linen arrives, so I’m working my way through the remaining Kasia Jacquot panels. Olga is finished (left) and I'm starting on Kylie 
Our group of Ladies Who Lunch met on Friday at Yakisan, at North Adelaide. The food, a shared 6 course, was good and suited us. We talked and laughed nonstop for three hours. Service, and signage to find the place left a bit to be desired. It was a relaxed and enlivening three hours after which I went to Frewville and bought the ingredients for a roast dinner on Monday.The forecast for was a mere 28C and I was expecting only 5 for dinner, so bought a smaller piece of pork than usual, requiring only 2 hours in the oven. I’ve put off roasting for several weeks because having the oven on for 3 hours heats up the apartment. It worked well.
Later in the afternoon I finished off the shrug. I think it will prove useful. Details in my embroidery blog.
Our Book Club met on Sunday. My favourite of the recommended books was The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell. I added another 50 books to our database of books reported on by members.
By far the best book I've read recently is A Divine Calling. I had no idea of the efforts of Roman Catholic women to achieve ordination within their church. It is an extraordinary account. I couldn't put it down. It is very difficult to find in Australia, so my copy will be in demand.
Today I swam laps again, managing 750 metres in half an hour. There was no competition for a shower and I got home refreshed, to discover I had left my bathers hanging in the shower! I considered driving staight back, but saw sense and rang them. Ingrid, the receptionist, checked, found it. and hung it over a pipe in their storage area to dry. I can pick it up tomorrow. They are the most pleasant, helpful people imaginable.
I have been looking for a line dancing group for a while now. Some twenty years ago a work friend and I went line dancing once a week and had a great time. She is now back in her home town, Canberra. The most convenient group meets at the same time as my Pilates group. Another possible group meets on Tuesday evenings. I'm looking for a way to swim, do Pilates and line dance on three different days. Haven't solved it yet, but may have a solution for the middle of March. My focus for the next few days is my talk on Mexican Embroidery on Monday's Guild General Meeting.
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