Monday, May 18, 2020

This week...

I'm reading...

I tend to have around three books on the go at any time. I will be reading a book book, an ebook and an audiobook, and as long as they are all different there is no confusion in my mind.

My paper book at the moment is Fire Study. I started it last week and I am thoroughly enjoying it but I haven't finished it yet. I expect that I will finish it this week.

I did start a new ebook this week. For the first time in years I am participating in a blog tour and so I need to make sure that I get the book read in enough time to write the review. The book is The Railway Girls by Maisie Thomas and I agreed to read it because as much as I love to read about the action in war, I also enjoy reading the at home stories.

I also went back to The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan. I did start listening to it a few weeks ago but I ended up swapping to The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan last week. That was just the palette cleanser I needed and now I am fully invested in The Good Turn.


I'm watching...

Friday night is turning into our comedy night. I think it is partially because by the time Friday comes around I am mentally exhausted. That was certainly the case last Friday night.

At the moment on Prime Video there are ten one hour long comedy specials featuring Australian comedians. We watched the Tom Gleeson special a week ago which was great but on Friday night we watched three featuring Dilruk Jayasinha, Anne Edmonds and Tommy Little. We had seen Dilruk before at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival so I knew that we would enjoy his show. Anne Edmonds show was fine but I wouldn't necessarily rush out to buy tickets to her show in future. The one that surprised us was Tommy Little. Oh my goodness, so, so funny! I was crying laughing. It was the perfect way to spend Friday night.






I have mentioned before that I have been watching the Grand Ole Opry each week while they have been broadcasting during isolation. This week I had even more reason to watch because one of the featured artists was Keith Urban. I have posted before about seeing Keith at the Grand Ole Opry when we were in Nashville last year which was so awesome and I really enjoyed this new performance as well.


Life....

How is  it that even though we are barely leaving the house, the weekend still feels super busy. I had good intentions of watching the Outlander finale and starting a new jigsaw on Sunday afternoon but there was just no time.

Part of the reason it felt like that is because our restrictions were lifted slightly this week. We can now have up to five people in our homes, subject to social distancing. Saturday was also my husband's birthday (also known as just another dayin his world) and so the new conditions meant that we were able to have his daughter and her partner over for dinner. We made a big lasagne and finished off with lemon meringue pie. So good!

We also had my sister and her family come around on Sunday afternoon. Maybe part of the reason we felt busy is we were cooking and hosting all weekend. It was so good though to be able to spend time with the people who matter to us.

The government has advised that from 1 June we will be able to start going to cafes and restaurants. I am totally looking forward to the simple pleasure of going out for brunch. I do, however, think that we are going to still be working from work for quite some time still.

Last week was a tough week in working from home world. Really tough. One thing that made me laugh was that we were having a safety moment and I asked my team if they had anything to share. One of the girls suggested that we all buy things online because then you get a package to look forward to.

We got a couple of packages last week, both of which were a surprise to me. One was a pair of shoes that I ordered in January that I had completely given up on. I ordered them because I wanted to wear them on our planned trip to Europe. Not only had they not arrived in time to go away, they arrived after we would have already been home for weeks. I had written to the company complaining a couple of times and I was just about to lodge a claim with Paypal.

Our non stick frying pan lost it's stick along time ago and we had started having vague conversations about buying a new one. What I didn't expect was to open a big box and find an entire new set of  Tefal saucepans and frying pans. Robert did say to me something about it being for me but to be fair he does most of the cooking so it is more a gift for us! It was a lovely surprise and certainly made what had been an otherwise very average Friday much better!

Posts from the last week

Welcome to a New Era of Weekend Cooking
About Weekend Cooking
Alphabet 2020: G is for Grateful
The Postmistress by Alison Stuart



I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date

22 comments:

  1. I think I have those same frying pans! If so, they are great!

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    1. I am looking forward to cooking eggs and watching them all sliding around the pan on the non stick surface compared to our old ones where were very sticky!

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  2. we are allowed to have five people too in our house. what a change after weeks without visitors. not that we've had anyone yet but it's good to know we can. i usually have 3 or 4 books on the go at any one time - an easy one for bed, a nonfiction heavy one for day, and a kids' book and a cookbook...

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    1. Sherry, it was so nice to spend time with people this weekend!

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  3. Happy Birthday wishes to your hubby:) I need a decent frypan, lmk how these new ones work for you.
    I watched the first two episodes of the Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival last night, I’ll have to check out those specials on prime.

    Wishing you a great reading week

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    1. Is that the one on Stan Shelleyrae? We haven't watched any of those.

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  4. Oh new pans!!!! They're starting to lift restrictions here too, but we've decided to stay isolated for another few weeks, just to see what happens. There's always baking. LOL

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  5. I love the pans! And I am curious about The Railway Girls.

    Since I live in a senior residential community, albeit in my own apartment, our restrictions will not be lifted for the foreseeable future. Sigh.

    I love reading and viewing, though, so I will hunker down. It's been two months of lockdown so far.

    Enjoy the lifting of some restrictions...and stay safe. Here are my WEEKLY UPDATES

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    1. I am looking forward to really getting into The Railway Girls.

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  6. Here in Florida they opened inside dining at restaurants 25% capacity. Our first meal out since March and I had a Cuban sandwich I'd been craving ever since we watched the movie Chef. Do not watch this if you are hungry!

    This virus defines our world now but, we are adapting. Ordering online is great as I anticipate that package.

    I've never done a book tour, afraid I would not be able to post when needed. It is appealing though!

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    1. I loved the movie Chef! I have watched it a number of times now!

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  7. It is nice that the restrictions are lifting a little. Having company sounds like fun. I too enjoy online shopping and getting packages in the mail. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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    1. Happy reading to you too Kathy! And yay for shopping. I have received some fun things already this week.

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  8. Happy birthday to your husband! I’m glad you were able to have some people over. I hope you have a good week!

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. It was nice to be able to celebrate AJ

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  9. The books look interesting. Have a great week of reading this week.

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  10. I've done some retail therapy online and I agree it does help to make you feel excited about something. Glad you guys were able to celebrate your hubby's birthday. Hopefully work won't be as draining this week!

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    1. I got some good packages today so retail therapy for the win Iliana!

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  11. I don't love parties and get togethers, but I am looking forward to Sunday, when we're having my son's girlfriend's family over for dinner. We love her, but we haven't met any of them yet. I'm excited that we can do that now, plus the kids are cooking for us, so I won't have to do much. Ha ha.

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    1. Gotta love it when someone else is doing the cooking Susan!

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