Share Four Somethings - March

I have no idea how we are here again already, and yet, here we are. It is almost April.

something we loved: It was our wedding anniversary and we splashed out at the Chefs Table (Omakase) at Ora. We have spent many of my birthdays or our anniveraries at Sushi e and later Ora with the chef Nobuyuki Ura. The food is sensational every single time and it is my favourite restuarant in Sydney. For a cheaper option, look at the fixed lunch offering from time to time. It's so delicous and so beautifully presented. We had never done the chef's table so it was a very special occasion for us. However, I felt even though we were the oldest, the other 8 guests seemed more blaze about it. Not sure if that's to do with some young people having more wealth, so it wasn't a big deal for them, or if Sydney dining scene has changed and people don't dress up like they used to and merrily look at their phones during dinner.

I have not been loving the weather of late but I have loved the spectacular light and reflections it's given us.

Pink clouds, rainbows, firey skies all come out along with the rain and the humidity. It may not be a silver lining per se, but it's something pretty spectacular.

obi UraNobuyuki Ura

Something that sustained us:  Twice this month my husband and I popped out on a Wednesday to see Clayton Doley play at small venues. Once at Butcher's Brew and once at Bar Torino. It was great to have these easy, laid back date nights. It was great to see live music, and such a talented musician. Both nights we were home by 9.30 so it was equally great not to be tired on a weeknight, nor the next day. I hope to carry it forward....but nothing planned as yet. However, how it sustained us, in the demise of Bluesfest that has hit us quite hard. We loved it, and it was a great way for us to enjoy music together and find new bands we both like as our taste in music is very different. All our sideshows cancelled, which as I feared is an indicatior that without the festival to help their costs, they just won't tour here anymore. Australia is very expensive to tour in, and a lot of smaller bands or independant musicians can't make the costs work for them. So seeing Clayton Doley, who we discovered at Bluesfest many years ago, was at least a reminder that were were still artists we could see and enjoy. So last Wednesday, while lamenting the loss that Bluesfest will prove to be, there was still a little joy to be found.

something we're carrying forward from this month to the next:  See above. I wrote 2 stories this month. They were short and not great but they were written. I have 2 more lined up to write so I'm hoping I can get that creativity back up and running, and begin to execute it a little better....the COVID years really stopped me in my tracks in a lot of different ways.

I also read you need to hand write for 20 minutes a day to help with brain function and avoid dementia (more complicated than that, obviously but it helps). So I am back to hand writing my short stories. I'm nowhere close to 20 minutes daily but it's still more than what I was doing. So I want to continue and increase that practice.

something we're making space for: Exercise. I really need to keep movement up. Whether it's walking distances or weights and stretches, plus dancing, a lot of dancing, my body seems to stiffen up without it so I really need to make the time every day.

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