I have always been a person who likes to follow a fairly set routine. You know - first Monday of the month is bath night etc. Well that may not be practicable in Queensland's hot and humid summer where one would be given a very wide berth in the shopping centre if you didn't shower regularly. I have however developed a routine which suits my present position quite nicely.
I get up early and after a light breakfast walk Louis between 6.00 and 7.00am except for Sunday when we have a lie in and walk abot 9.00am. Between 7.00am and 9.00am I usually tidy up the house and garden before the day heats up. I shop using my car on Mondays to get the frozen and perishable things. Other shopping and errands are done using my bicycle. Tuesdays are gardening days and I have been trimming trees in the back garden. Wednesdays are Computer Club days and I have started going to a weekly group in Buderim about 40 km away. Thursday are when I do another shop on my bike. It is also Aldi's specials day in Australia and i enjoy watching the other shoppers scramble for the deals.
Actually last week there was a good special on for Set Top Boxes and as Australia shuts down its analogue TV networks these have become very popular. A young man behind me had queued patiently for 20 minutes when, as the store opened, a middle aged lady and bloke just jumped the queue. The young man pointed out that they were pushing in in front of about 50 other people, They replied that there were no rules so hard luck. He responded." There is the unwritten rule of common courtesy !" Other people in the queue applauded and two very red faced people stood back.
Back to Friday which is generally MOW day.
Saturday - always wash day since I used to watch my Mum do her washing back in the 1940s.
Sunday a rest day when I go to the library on my bike and later walk Louis by the river.
Most afternoons I sit and read or watch sport on TV before I take Louis for another walk.
In the evenings I normally cook a good dinner which is accompanied by cheap but palatable wine and afterwards snooze in front of the TY until bed time.
Like all routines mine is quite often varied.
The big thing since I last blogged has been Tropical Cyclone Yasi. The damage has been enormous but located a 1000km north of Tewantin where we barely noticed it. Queensland was fortunate that it struck midway between Cairns and Townsville thus minimising injury and damage to properties. Unfortunately the small town of Tully and villages of Cardwell and Mission Beach have all but been destroyed and the resort islands of Dunk and Bedarra devastated.
As Yasi went inland it has produced heavy rain and this has now caused wide spread flooding in Victoria over this weekend.
My MOW run last Friday was a solo success. I didn't get lost, I didn't mix up the meals and I arrived back before 1.00pm. I really enjoy saying hello to the clients. I may offer to do another run each week as vacancies occur.
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