a complete disaster

I haven't blogged for ages and I apologise.  i'm sure you missed me.  lol.  well, Liz has returned home and all is well with her.  we had a lot of fun when she was here and didn't shop too much.  well, one or two days we did but I recovered quickly.  she was packed to the hilt when she left but she didn't seem to buy that much stuff.  apparently a lot of things are not available where she lives.  we lunched with our friends A and S quite a bit and as A is a music teacher and has just taken up the uke, we jammed and had fun.  S bought a uke and Liz was going to buy one for her and her husband when she returned.  as you know, the uke is the happiest instrument.  A is quite good and when we were there for lunch one day she brought out a very old accordion and said she hasn't played it for years.  it was a very nice looking accordion and she proceeded to play it like a champ.  obviously she hasn't forgotten how.  it was great.  she taught me a few tunes on the uke and I have to keep practicing them or i'll forget.  my son, the musician :), is pleased that I've taken up the uke again.  so Liz and I shopped, lunched and generally had a good time and those two weeks went so quickly.  last night I went to a local chinese restaurant with some friends from work and had a lovely night.  it was quite hot here yesterday but today it's super windy (I hate the wind) and very cool.  I have some grocery shopping to do as I plan to bake a cake.  I made one the other day which was a complete disaster.  I will attach a photo just so that you can have a laugh.  it's hideous.  I hope the cake I bake today will be an astounding success.  if it is, i'll take a photo.  :)  stay tuned :)  ....

the corner tasted ok although it was super sweet.  there's a face in there somewhere and it's just a little bit creepy. 
 

third time this year

it's the third time this year i've been sick and this time it's a doozy.  it's laid me low but i think i'm getting better, albeit, very slowly.  it's an infection.  i am blaming the flu/pneumonia injections that i had when i finished work.  my doctor talked me into them.  it probably has nothing to do with it but i think it has.  maybe not, who knows.  i've had very little sleep for the past two days, i was still awake both nights at 3.30am.  the night before that i had the best sleep ever.  all night.  i wish i knew how i did it.  :)  i've started the antibiotics and hopefully, fingers crossed, i start to recover soon.  my son had to take me to the shops today as i am too weak to drive.  i went out by myself on saturday and nearly passed out.  got home just in time.  oh well, onward and upward.  i have to get better by thursday coz Liz is arriving and i have to pick her up from the airport.  we have activities planned.  eating, drinking and catching up with friends.  and maybe shopping.  knowing Liz as i do i know we will be shopping.  she promised me she wouldn't wear me out this time but she got extra baggage allowance going home.  oh dear, i'm worried.  :)

a music festival and a sleepover

cookie slept over last night.  I went up to my daughter's house yesterday and spent some time feeding and cuddling caiden.  he loves his meals.  he sort of has a tooth through but not really.  lazy baby, is very slow at getting his teeth. he's adorable. daughter cooked a lamb roast which I don't have very often. I can't remember the last time I had one.  it was nice.  cookie came back with me and we had a honey and macadamia icecream for dessert. wow.  very nice.  and moorish.  today we went down to semaphore with my friend carol for the music festival.  we shopped and visited the library too.  it was nice to see angelos who I don't get to see much these days.  he works some sundays at my library.  he's a sweetie.  he's been one of our casual staff for many years. so we shopped, ate and shopped a bit more before I took cookie home.  it's been a long day and i'm tired even though I slept in this morning.  the internet problems were solved the other day but Friday night when I got home my telephone had a terrible noise on it.  I fiddled with it for a while and changed things around and it's much better now although the internet was extremely slow last night with cookie and me on our laptops.  the telstra pit just near the letterbox was being worked on and a sign saying asbestos removal was evident with men all over the place with full body suits on the other day.  nice of them to tell us.  they say they are working on the broadband government roll out thingy.  I don't know.  I hope it sorts itself out soon coz i'm over it.

new things

did i tell you about the fiasco with the lounge suite Maz gave me?  perhaps it's better you don't know the details.  anyhoo, i sold it the other day for a fraction of what it was worth but sometimes you have to suck it up.  yesterday i got another one.  it's a three seater with a chaise and a pull out bed.  i hope it's going to be ok.  it's a neutral colour and not too big for the room.  we will see.  my internet connection has been a nightmare lately.  i should touch wood coz after being on the phone with them for a lot of yesterday and running up and down the stairs a hundred times it's working well today.  i'm even able to stream music from youtube.  i only hope that it lasts.  i have a sore back from lifting and running around but nothing that time and a rest won't fix.  now i have to move furniture around a bit and i'm not sure where.  i have to get rid of a few things i think.  i have two nice cane chairs that take up room and one too many dressers.  oh dear.  i'll think about it.  it's quite warm here today which is nice and after ages one of my basil seeds has shooted.  :)  i hope the others follow suit and they survive.  i'm doing some washing and i cleaned out the coffee machine which was in a terrible state.  nothing much else on my agenda this weekend.  i might go and see the kids tomorrow.  enjoy your weekend wherever you are.

the chaise lifts up for storage which is always handy

i didn't get this chair but would have liked to.  it's a rocking, swivel and recliner in leather and it was on special.  it came in black as well and it's small enough for my room.  i'm tempted :)