It’s a Wrap…

Another week where the schedule I’d set for myself fell to pieces – as did I (briefly) on Friday. I have no idea whether it was that the week went so far away from what I’d planned, whether it was because the hours that I’d set aside to work on my astro ebook and my novel went out the window due to some competing priorities from south of the border, or perhaps it was the asthma that is still hanging around as a result of last week’s head cold, or just that it was one of those moments, but I had one of those moments. And, as is often the case with those moments, the trigger point, was, in the bigger scheme of things, minor indeed.

Anyways, a walk around the Headland and up to the lighthouse at Pt Cartwright very quickly did the trick and restored balance. If you want to know a bit more about Pt Cartwright, I blogged it over on the Sunny Coast site. You’ll find the link here. I think this could very well be my new go to place when my head needs blowing clean.

Ok, let’s wrap this week up…

Where I cooked…

At my favourite restaurant on the coast – Spirit House at Yandina. I’ve written lots about this place – most recently here, but up until last Sunday had never done one of their always booked out cooking classes. As part of the whole turning 50 thing, Hubby gave me a couple of vouchers for he and I to do the Essential Thai class. We had a fabulous time preparing – and eating – 5 very tasty dishes. We were so full by the end of it.

I’ll blog the class and what we prepared later in the week, but here’s a taster:

Where we lunched…

La Canteena, a Mexican bar in the Ocean St strip of Maroochydore. Miss 19 had previously eaten here with some Uni friends, and wanted to share it with us – and are we glad she did. Cheap, casual, with a great vibe, it would be even better with a group of people or on a summer evening rather than a sunny afternoon in what passes for a Queensland winter.

We had the pork belly tacos, the burnt brussels sprouts with siracha mayo and bacon, and some spicy chicken wings that needed a tad more spice. And Coronas…there were Coronas. I resisted the urge to sample the chilli tequila – firstly because everyone knows tequila doesn’t end well, and secondly because it was a Saturday afternoon.

What I binge watched…

Season 3 of Shetland. I’d already watched it, but hubby hadn’t. I picked up things I hadn’t picked up on last time – like the word sooth moothers being the Shetland word for Outsiders. It basically means someone who arrived on the ferry through the south mouth of the Bressay Sound. Oh, and peerie smoorikin is a little kiss.

What made me happy…

Wednesday wasn’t a great day work wise, yet coffee with a friend, a pod of dolphins playing just off the beach and a magical sunset with all possible pastel shades of pink and lilac was a perfect ending to a crappy day.

Also on the nature front…

It was a thrill to watch an eagle taking a bath in the shallows of the Mooloolah River yesterday. Sadly no pics…

What Adventure Spaniel is up to…

Eating raspberry gelato. Don’t worry, she only gets the bottom end of the cone – and only once a week… Besides, who can resist that face?

What I’m listening to…

The return of Ben Groundwater’s travel podcast Flights of Fancy. This week it was all about holiday romances and hook-ups.

Where we had date night…

Miss 19 had a thing to go to in Brisbane so hubby and I drove her down and turned it into date night. She was in Southbank & we couldn’t be faffed going any place else so we had starters and a cocktail at Cactus Republic – some very ordinary chorizo meatballs and some seriously moreish spring rolls filled with cream cheese and jalapeños. Then we walked it off before having another couple of starters – jalapeño poppers and some extremely good snapper tacos – at Mucho Mexicana…and shared a banana and nutella quesadilla that I could have done without.

We finished our evening with another walk along the river…

How was your week?