I was too busy today to write a blog post for today.
We took a tram into town today where my new glasses lenses were replaced. They are still not right and I will return They are for reading and desktop computer use. They are good for reading but after a second try, they are still not right for computer use. All those tests and reading out lines have not worked. I am not wasting a couple of hundred dollars, cheap because they are my second pair of glasses.
R's not so old shoe sole broke at the back. We took them to a cobbler in town and he said no problem, I will fix, $25, come back in twenty minutes. We had some brunch and R picked up his mended shoe and was told to not wear it for some unqualified time. Once home with the mended shoe, R checked his bank account on his phone and realised he been charged $35. We will return.
Twice when I was roaming Sydney, R went out and had coffee and an almond croissant. He loves the croissants. I tried one for brunch and I don't like them. I should have chosen a sausage roll with tomato sauce. Ah, a Greggs sausage roll would have been so nice.
I washed a load of towels, hung them on the rack in the spare bedroom and turned the overhead fan on. I cleared away some dry washing from the rack.
We sorted out our finances and my share of our Sydney visit what wasn't prepaid was AU$1000. Half was accommodation.
I washed a couple of plant pots in the laundry trough and did a very quick run around with the vacuum cleaner.
I sorted out our Sydney photos, after downloading them from our phones. I delete photos on my phone, R does not and has about 2800 photos on his phone. He will ask me at some point in the future about why his phone camera will no longer work.
I went out for a brief walk after taking the recycling down to the recycling room. I ran into a neighbour and had a brief chat. I was going to have coffee but the cafe was closing.
Over the course of the day I watched a few YouTube clips. Phillip Mallis described the local tram timetable changes very well and what a shocking train accident north of New York City some years ago, with a train crew being stoned and possibly alcohol affected. 16 dead. The drain cleaners in Lahore, Pakistan cleared a drain, as they do and the Man in Seat 61 travelled on the Glacier Express in Switzerland. Stunning scenery. I may not have commented, but I read all of your blog posts.
I spent a bit of time on hold when I called my superannuation company to make an appointment.
I rested in my bedroom for an hour or so with my tablet watching all sorts of stuff, and then it was time for a pre dinner drink.
We had a serious discussion about R changing his will.
From the freezer some left overs were extracted for dinner, some of my most excellent fried rice with a chicken curry.
Then I got busy at the keyboard, writing some complaints, some nice and some feedback emails.
This retirement business is damned hard work.
Sorry for no post today.
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Thank you for this very comprehensive no post.
ReplyDeleteSigh at having to go back, both of you, to have less than stellar work rectified.
Yeah, that is how it is EC. Thanks.
DeleteI haven't seen cobbler shop for ages.
ReplyDeleteDora, such an old word but I don't know the modern term.
DeleteThe title of this contribution to civilisation was "No post today" and yet you presented your readers with a fully formed blogpost! Please don't mess with our heads you crazy dude!
ReplyDeleteYP, I am not a dude, by any description and nor a bro.
DeleteThat's the longest no post I've seen in a while. I love a stream of personal news like this. Come to think of it, it's better than a post.
ReplyDeleteLol Boud. A non post may well be better than a proper post.
DeleteThanks for the laughs. And I seriously wish you all the best.
ReplyDeleteI am always pleased to hear that I have amused you Darla.
DeleteIt is good to see you adapt to the post-retirement life. Life can be so busy if we allow it to be. I never like croissant. On low carb diet again to lose a few more kilos. I got a new fascination for canned tuna lol.
ReplyDeleteRoentare, John West chili tuna is the only one I like. Fish and fish oil is good for you.
DeleteThat IS a lot of work! LOL! I don't keep ALL my old photos on my phone -- in fact I delete probably 2/3 of them -- but I still have hundreds going back several years. I think, "WHY am I keeping all these on my phone?!" (Most of them have already been blogged and put on my Flickr account.)
ReplyDeleteYes Steve, why keep them on your phone? Ready access to some?
DeleteThat's a lot of No Post!
ReplyDeleteBob, it wasn't intentional. My fingers ran away from me.
DeleteEvery day's a Saturday, once you're retired;)
ReplyDeleteSandra sandracox.blogspot.com
Sandra, so often many retirement days feel like working days to me.
DeleteDoesn't it make you wonder how in the world you ever found time to fit a job into that very busy schedule?
ReplyDeleteDebby, my blogging is perhaps no less than when I was working but how did I find time to blog for years when I was working and still had a life too? You are using your retirement time very productively.
DeleteI can see you had a serious discussion with R about changing his will, a very difficult process we all have to go through. I hope you were both sensitive throughout the process and that you both have confidence in the solicitor he is using.
ReplyDeleteMind you, in the end it won't help if either of you have very nasty relatives. My late mother had no money to talk about, but she left her one beautiful item (her diamond engagement ring from 1945) to me in her will. My vicious in-law stole mum's diamond ring from mum's bed-side drawer after the death but before the funeral.
Hels, you have nailed it. We are trying to be sensitive to what we both disagree on. We are using State Trustees, or were until R said the company charges so much and has asked Bone Doctor to be executor. I don't care how much State Trustees cost as I will be dead.
DeleteThelma's will is a formal document and must be acted upon correctly. However, I understand you are of a certain age and to press the point will take much energy and probably some money.
Lovely no posting. I always love reading about your days and your relationship and your shopping. Always well described.
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Aw, thank you WWW.
DeleteYou did well for a no post today. Certainly busy since your return. You had me smiling whilst reading.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, I am always pleased to hear I make a smile happen.
DeletePhew! Keeping on top of things is exhausting.
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed JB.
DeleteI don't know how we ever found the time to work!
ReplyDeleteWhat I do know Merlot, is that I must have been far more organised. You are still very organised.
DeleteSlow down, Andrew. People our age need to pace ourselves.
ReplyDeleteSo true JayCee. I can look at myself and observe how I have slowed down...quite a bit.
Delete"No Post Today" followed by several hundred words. Hah!
ReplyDeleteRiver, it was supposed to be one liner but my fingers ran away over the keyboard.
DeleteGoodness me, fortunately you didn't write a post today, if you would have, I would still be reading the next day !! I counted about 45 lines for this non existing post, so how many lines would be in a post ??
ReplyDeleteGattina, there might be photos in a proper post, like my next one.
DeleteA lot to say, on a day when you are short on time to write.
ReplyDeleteTP, writing is a strange thing. Sometime it just strikes you.
DeleteJust when you may have been thinking that you didn't do anything all day then you write this post.
ReplyDeleteI love an almond croissant. Reminds me of Paris.
Pat, I like the way we associated small things with different cities we visit. One of mine is apple strudel in Vienna, with lots of vanilla sauce, or custard as we know it.
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