22. Today I saw.....
- magpies in the garden scratching their beaks on the rose bush
- bees under the clothes line
- the kitchen bench for the first time in days
- two red Mini Minors
- umbrellas made from green leaves
23. Things I wish I'd learned to do....
- ride a bicycle
- speak another language
- play the piano
24. Things I collect....
- books about the alphabet
- flower arranging frogs
- postcards
- decorative eggs
25. Things I lost and wish I could replace
- my wedding ring
- my first camera
- the photos in my wallet
26. Books on my 'to read' list
- Judging a book by its lover by Lauren Leto
- The wonder box by Roman Krznaric
- Saint maybe by Anne Tyler
- Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
- The Opal Desert by Di Morrissey
27. Today I'm wearing
- Black jeans and t shirt
- Black sandals
- Red jacket
- Black and white reading glasses
- silver jewellery
28. Guilty pleasures
- chocolate
- grilled haloumi
- reading a book from start to finish without stopping
29. Lists I make
- shopping
- UFOs
- things to pack
- Birthday presents
- Christmas presents
30. Things I'd rather be doing
...and if you go to my other blog you'll see what I did with this list as inspiration.
Have been down in the dumps lately - no energy for anything, but today.........here are the first 13 things I accomplished before noon........
1. slept in for the first time in weeks
2. revived three pot-plants that were birthday presents, and which don't like sitting by the front door where the rain doesn't reach
3. remembered to re-schedule a medical appointment
4. rang the dentist and discovered a cancellation for today (ouch...)
5. added clothes to the collection for recycling
6. brushed the cat (his favourite thing apart from eating)
7. paid three bills
8. filed them instead of leaving them on the desk "for later"
9. scrubbed the shower recess
10. made the bed
11. backed up my laptop
12. discovered the kitchen bench under many papers
13. got dressed just before it turned into the afternoon
....which meant that my afternoon was busy too and I made the most of a sunny winter's day. Not exciting things on a world scale, but good enough for me today.
Rosemary, this is for you. This is the Richmond Birdwing butterfly. I fell in love with it a million years ago when I belonged to a Science Club and we raised money to save its habitat. We sold t shirts and I've still got mine, with a very faded print on the front (and a hole where I caught it on something in the garden).
Here's another picture, this time a REAL one.......
Today is so wet underfoot that most of my day has been spent inside, or dashing between raindrops to get under cover (when I did venture out to replenish the pantry shelves). So its inside, heater on, draught stopper against the door, papers spread out on the table........
Thirteen things I have read today are.........
1. The Age, dated Tuesday 11th June, because I forgot it was in the bottom of my basket
2. a business card to check whether a missed call was the person I thought it might have been
3. a recipe book to check ingredients for biscuits I'm making for a friend
4. a text on my phone
5. a letter informing me that I've been called to jury service in a week or two
6. the blurb on the back of a book I cant remember buying
7. The Age, dated Wednesday 12th June, because I knew it was there but I hadn't read the edition from the day before
8. some facebook posts from my friends
9. the list of ingredients on a package
10. my shopping list in the supermarket
11. today's edition of The Age
12. my holiday itinerary
13. a blog post which reminded me that today is Thursday
...and the day is only half way through. But the biscuits are baked and the house smells wonderful, the rain continues to fall, and that new book beckons.
