Sunday 30th
Just when I thought winter was going to be cold the temperatures rise dramatically. It’s been as high as 14C overnight and today has got up to 27C. It’s mental and scary at the same time, what is summer going to be like?
I went out on the bike this morn, third day in a row, but todays plan was to go for a longer jaunt. I did a circuit that I haven’t done for many months. The good thing about this “winter” is that the UV is low and that you don’t have to rush out at crack of dawn to miss the heat. At 9am it was around 18C and very calm and the roads were still quiet, although I gave the royal salute to one P plater that came a bit too close. Fuckin’ Numpty!
I’ve wanted to get out for a longer run for some time but just ain’t had the energy or stamina; it seems that if I can continue a few runs over winter I can maybe break the 30KM mark again. Mind you I find that two hours perched on a small bicycle saddle is just about as much as my arse can cope with.
I didn’t see many Lycra clad “professionals” out and about this morning, usually in the lead up to the Tour De France they come out in droves. I on the other hand don’t wear Lycra and don’t feel guilty if I ride on the pavement if the road is narrow or even staying well within a bike lane, the Lycra numpties prefer to stay out in the line of sight of the traffic and dance with death.
This set me up for lunch, I salvaged the Fray Bentos from the bottom of the cupboard and did not look at the used by date, it’s been in there for a while’ and then popped into the oven where after half an hour it was ready for a scoffin’ It tasted grand and washed it all down with strong black coffee.
The daybed was calling me after lunch and so how could I refuse. The wind began to pick up and the wind chimes did their thing. I bought them in Maleny many years ago and they sound and look great. There is no way I could sleep with the noise from them and the chaotic bird life in the garden but lying outside in the sun was definitely the best place to be for an hour. Batteries recharged I headed in for a bit of blogging.
28th
Caught up with Wayne, Nicole, John and Ann on Friday for lunch at the Saigon restaurant in Calamvale, haven’t see them since November last year and a lot has happened since then for everyone. Hopefully it won’t be as long before we catch up again . The food was delicious and I was able to show off my amazing chopstick skills.
25th
Went to the Optician for the first time in over two years, couldn’t believe it’s been that long but it took quite the time to discover that chocolate is the enemy. When I returned from China many moons ago I began to get eye infections on a regular basis, I went to a specialist that put me through a gruelling painful experience when he cleaned the inside of my eye lids. Not something that I wish to do again. Through trial and error I discovered that chocolate sets the whole thing off and causes my eyes to become covered with an oily film that won’t go until after a few days when things slowly return to normal. However if I have something else sweet such as sweet and sour sauce it will happen again but not as bad and so I have not had a bite of chocolate for nearly three weeks but I still haven’t thrown the chocolate in the fridge out yet but I will do that today because it is way too tempting to have that sitting in there. This is my kryptonite.