That’s a Wrap…

I’m really starting to settle into the rhythm of life up here on the Sunshine Coast – and a rhythm it is.

My day is now pretty well governed by the movement of the sun. I watch the sun come up every morning, and at least a few afternoons a week, I watch it go back down again. I’ve even found an app that gives me the sunrise and sunset times, plus the tides – so I can say with authority ‘yeah, the tides on it’s way in.’

In between, I’m at my desk. I’ve created a routine that splits my day between partition job stuff – working remotely to Sydney – and personal writing projects. It’s now beginning to even itself out.

On weekends we’ve got into the habit of buying our fresh produce from the markets – so far Hinterland Harvest at Woombye is our favourite – and are basing our menu around whatever is in season.

Anyways, without further ado, let’s wrap the week up:

What I blogged…

Over on Navigator, (aka sunshine-coasting) I popped up something about Underwater World at Mooloolaba, something about Maleny – one of the villages in the Hinterland, something about Hashtag Phresh – a new cafe in Mooloolaba, something about a new spice mix I bought at least week’s market and the recipe for chicken biryani that I used it in, and something about The Urban Crafters Gang – a fab place I discovered today in Moffat Beach.

On the author site, I posted my playlist for my new book-ette I Want You Back, and on this site, I told you why I joined a gym – even though I’d told anyone who would listen that I wasn’t going to.

What I learnt…

That there’s such a thing as a zombie jellyfish – a species of jellyfish that is virtually immortal – and that Bruce Springsteen wrote Manfred Mann’s Blinded By The Light. I wrote about that here.

By the way, the jellyfish in these photos from Underwater World are not immortal – but were very photogenic.

I also found out that activated charcoal is a thing, and that Dicky’s Beach in Caloundra was named for the wreck the SS Dicky that was beached here in 1895 (I think I got the date right). That’s Dicky’s Beach below. There was virtually no one on it yesterday – just a few surfers. On the horizon was a row of container ships heading down to Brisbane.

What I celebrated…

Our wedding anniversary. Last Sunday marked the day 23 years ago that we said I do. We’ve ben together for 28 years this month – which is both remarkable and surreal at the same time. We marked the occasion by having some friends – who were there at the start – over for dinner. And yes, that is what my natural hair colour was before I started to go grey.

What I baked…

Gingernut dunkers and hubby’s fave orange and cardamon cake. You can find the recipe for the cake here.

Where I lunched…

One Block Back – down at Moffat Beach. I’ll blog it over the next couple of days for Navigator, but it was a great spot in a great space with interiors that wouldn’t be out of place in Melbourne.

What I’m whining about…

Ok, this is a first world problem, but the motors in this house are doing my head in. The water for our toilets and washing machine comes from a rainwater tank, which has a pump, which runs at weird times of the day and night. The hot water system has a motor that clicks on and runs for an hour randomly during the day or night when it’s supposed to be running during the middle of the day when it can use the power generated by the solar panels. The other night it started at 2am, this morning it ran from 4am. And I can hear it, and it keeps me awake – although the rest of the household sleeps soundly. There’s a motor on the vergola that automatically opens and closes the louvre things depending on rain, sun and (I suspect) the mood it’s in. Then there’s the dishwasher that doesn’t take a glass taller than an ikea tumbler (i.e. doesn’t fit wine glasses) and pretty much doesn’t clean what does fit in there.

As I said, first world issue…whine over.

Where I walked the dog…

Ballingers Beach at Currimundi. It’s a leash free area and was full of people with their pooches last Saturday. It was also Adventure Spaniel’s first walk on sand. She thought it was great until the wave thing happened.

and finally…

If you’re into a little light astro, I post a mini astro weather forecast thing most mornings – usually after my morning walk – on instagram. It’s not on my personal account, but on @jotraceyastrology.

How was your week? Any highlights?