Drifting through life

I don't remember much about last winter, it was the first "proper" winter we'd had in quite a while, so yes, it was cold. The previous eight or so years had been on the warmish side, with just a few frosty weeks in late August/early September. By mid summer I'd convinced myself that last winter hadn't been all that bad, next time I'd tough it out by rugging up, having hot drinks and soups, not use the heater until the air was frosty.....how hard could it be? I'd save money on the power bill too. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I'm such a wimp. I'd made it through the Autumn, but here we are, barely a week or so into the official calendar Winter and I've been using the heater for a week. Not all day, but it has been turned on by about 4pm-4.30pm most days.  There's a chill in the air as soon as the sun begins to go down. There was one day where I didn't turn it on until about 7pm, and on those recent few days where the temperature h...

Not me! I don't swim laps. I watch others at the pool swimming up and down, up and down, 6-10-20 times. Do I get a bit jealous? Yes I do.  A bit. But now let me demonstrate my ignorance. What is a lap exactly? Is it from one end to the other? Or is it from one end to the other and then back again? I'm still swimming in between watching the better swimmers, struggling my way up and down the lane.  I've found I don't get out of breath as much, so that's an improvement. I get halfway up the lane before needing a rest, where before I'd make it only a few metres. A big problem is the bursitis in my shoulders. It's difficult to get going properly when the shoulder says stop! I've had enough!. Anyway.....I'm sure I'll eventually get to swimming laps, or even one lap would be good. Too cold today though, raining too. Hooray! Signs of winter!

Today I'm going to the dentist. Painful for me, not at all interesting for all of you out there. So I'll tell you about the last couple of days instead. Instore, we have a new range of breads.  Stone baked sour dough loaves, in a variety of shapes and flavours.  At the front of the store is a table with baskets of these loaves and a few covered trays with cut samples for people to try. I tried the fruit and walnut bread and liked it so much I bought a loaf on the way home. I ripped into it, then had to tape the label back together for the photo. It's a nice round little loaf, not too big, not too small. Well, maybe a bit too big, but I can freeze half. The crust is beautifully crunchy, crusty you might say, while the bread is soft and look at all those yummy walnuts. Slathered with real butter, (not that margarine you see on the side), this is a lovely snack with a cup of coffee. Further news from Adelaide.... we've gone back to winter weat...