It's Wellness Month at South Everleigh and there's all sorts of classes, some free, some for a fee to get people out of the office and into action. Pickleball, Yoga, Sleep Hygiene, Pilates and even Bonsai and getting your colours done!
I went to Hoop Fit. It was so fun learning to hula hoop, and great exercise. It was free and everyone happened to be beginners the day I went so don't be daunted by lack of ability! There are 2 sessions today, Saturday 20th, so if you've nothing on, head over and join in.
This week's timetable is here and 22-28th timetable is here - including massage and manifestation among other things!
And of course, there are plenty of great takeaways to have lunch in the sunshine (or a great IGA to knock over the grocery shopping if you need to).
If you want to put a joyful spring in your step, head over to Everleigh and grab a hoop!
(As I pottered about afterwards, I noticed the history section and workshop near Brew Dog. I'll be back with the Wednesday Club to do some welding...) I am constantly amazed at how much goes on in Sydney that you are unaware of...you just have to look!
There have been two significant deaths in my little blogging world recently. One came out of the blue as a surprise, and one, while he'd been sick and absent for awhile still came as a shock. I'd even just reached out to check in the day after he died (but before the news was shared).
Both were men I really knew nothing about but once a week, if not more, I would get a glimpse into their life and what they were doing, where they were exploring or just a weekly chuckle at a shared joke or meme.
So it is a little strange how connected I felt, only realised by how sad I was to hear of their passing.
More bloggers announced retirement this week, and so the blogging world keeps shrinking.
The landscape has changed significantly since I started. My real connections are much smaller than they were yet my numbers are way up, higher than ever before (but I can only assume that is bots crawling all over the words, rather than eyes of real readers).
The dead internet theory seems more and more realistic these days, and yet, I don't lose my desire to write. A friend shared the 4 pillars of meaning (in a reel by Haileypaigemagee on Instagram), and the fourth one was Storytelling - how you have a narrative of who you are and how you got there. I guess that's what the blog is for me. Sorting out my thoughts & sharing the things I love in the world. Even if eventually it's just a personal diary lying bare to the bots, genuinely a lone voice screaming into the void...
However, that may be a few years off, in the meantime, I'll keep enjoying the fragile universe I share with people around the globe that once a week I mix with - looking at their world and sharing mine.
As we begin to finally see the back of the rain (fingers crossed), the sun is beginning to warm up and the washing is finally drying outdoors!
Best of all, there are flowers and birds everywhere. Even the weeds make you smile...
My poor family is suffering from terrible hay fever. I don't know about that, but my guess is that's genetic as I seem to be the only one who doesn't get it....
In a bit of craziness, we had not one, but two bush turkeys in the tree in our backyard - I've only ever seen them on the ground strutting about!
“When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest... each day had no limits." ― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
(This quote actually has a negative slant about people, in true Hemingway style but I think Spring is to be enjoyed with friends, the dog as well as on your own so I cut that part out!)
#Allseasons linky runs from Thursday to Wednesday each week.
Link one post that shows something seasonal. Traditional weather wise, a seasonal nature marker or a seasonal celebration or event. Please link relevant posts only.
Make sure you link back to this #AllSeasons post.
Please comment on the post before yours and the host. Don't dump and run.
September used to mean the footy finals for me...but then after storming away in a huff when I felt the Essendon management were backing Hird over Bomber (yes, that aged badly but at the time, it was the final straw), it became all about my annual jaunt to the Singapore Night Race.
Since 2013, that became one of my favourite weekends of the year. I'd spend weeks looking at where I'd eat and what exhibitions to go to, so as not to waste a single minute. Alas, not this year. No money and no way to get a ticket. Stupid DTS ruining it for us all....The first time I did it, I paid under $2k for the whole weekend, including spending money!
So this September is Fringe. I've got comedians, shows and theatre lined up for Sydney Fringe Festival. I've got Gryffin and Cyril tix too, so the party season is creeping earlier...that makes my heart sing!
It's exam time for the kiddo so I'm trying to be a bit more available. School holidays begin but we aren't going anywhere this year.
It is Father's Day, and it was lovely to get the family together to celebrate their dad, but it was also sad as I missed mine. It's a weird day to be honest. Not the good remembering like when a fond memory pops up and you feel the warmth and love from that moment. It's some sort of formal reminder, so you're just sad.
It is Spring, but you wouldn't know that at the moment, given the arctic chill in the air. It is lovely seeing all the flowers coming out to bloom!
(For those following the adventures of the bear, he made it on to the chair for a few sunny days but in the rain, headed back into the tree! Though helmet less this time.)
And of course, I couldn't talk about September without you thinking of this song....
I missed all the Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon excitement but last night, I did catch the orangey moon on the rise. It was very low early evening...
The camera didn't pick up the colour - but on the phone, while less defined pictures, you get an idea of the colour.
It was bright like the one the morning before.
At bedtime it was white again and high in the sky but Saturn was shining bright next to it. I couldn't catch it with my camera or my phone, but if you look carefully, there is a spec on the right of the moon. That's Saturn. To the eye however, it was so bright and visible.
It got me thinking about AI travel plans and Instagram pics. If you rely on the these to organise your itinerary, you only see the 'must sees' where as for me, it's the quirks of a destination that make it worthwhile. I don't understand the appeal - in the same way I might get a travel agent to sort my flights, and maybe my accommodation, I rarely want or need their suggestions for the in between. There's too many crazy things out there I don't want to miss!
We were all told to watch the moon the night before but it was interesting last night as well, yet most people would have missed it!
Investigation and curiosity are what makes for the best experiences, and at times rewarding surprises....These are what make our humanness so special.
"The moon is beautiful only when the mind is seeking beauty and the heart is loving." -Debasish Mridha
If you can't see it in the pics, this is the clearest.
I didn't get up to see the Blood Moon or the Eclipse but I did wake in time to see it set at around 4.30 am.
Not great photos but you get the vibe.
I regret not setting the alarm but I've just been so tired this week.
Will be stalking Instagram to see what I missed.
The moon set and the following sun rise (below) were similar!
Short and sweet for #Allseasons, that is now back to normal.
#Allseasons linky runs from Thursday to Wednesday each week.
Link one post that shows something seasonal. Traditional weather wise, a seasonal nature marker or a seasonal celebration or event. Please link relevant posts only.
Make sure you link back to this #AllSeasons post.
Please comment on the post before yours and the host. Don't dump and run.
I am not a good patient. My recovery is really easy and I'm not in pain but I'm on a soft diet which is not anything I normally eat and it's messing with my head (and my body). I also don't have my normal energy so haven't done much at all.
These were taken while waiting for take away up the road - I got flat noodles and had to pick all the beef out because I'm allowed mince but not actual meat. (Look after your teeth, people, because this is a terrible diet. My husband was crunching on nuts last night and I was jealous. Just the sound of it made me sulk!) Shout out to Dumpling Master - you've been the highlight of my week!
Our father's day celebration is Tuesday night so I'm really hoping I can eat normally by then....stay tuned.
(I loved the detail on the pole to make the legs work when you looked at it from across the street)
I am out of sorts with my wings clipped. Though it was nice lazing about in the sun on the weekend, it agitates me at the same time.
Other smiles came from the flowers on the dog walk.
This is my new saying. Because music DOES make your hear grow fatter! Also reflection of me being a shadow of normal myself for #WeekendReflection.
The newspaper on the driveway made me double take - it's something out of history. I grew up with this being normal, and how we got our newspaper, but it's so rare these days, doubly rare where I live as no one has a driveway in the first place. Anyway, I got a chuckle out of it, feeling like I'd time travelled....
As a non smoker, I didn't know about this, the warning on the cigarette. It looked like pop art, discarded on the side walk (at a guess they were waiting for an uber, given it was thrown away half smoked) but let's pretend they read the warning and gave up. It's sooooo bad for you!!
Wish me a little more patience. (Because I'm really very lucky and it's really nothing to complain about)
This week's timetable is here and 22-28th timetable is here - including massage and manifestation among other things!
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