Twas a busy day

First up was U3A registration day. The other committee members are longstanding and all had their roles. I was designated door person to greet and guide to the correct station (pay fee, register courses). As a shy person this was a challenge but it was lovely to meet fellow course participants from last year and get to know some new people. Unfortunately my ear decided to block again and the hall was very echoey which made hearing conversations hard. 

Sometimes it's good to step out of your comfort zone.

Home for a quick lunch then off to the Wednesday coffee group. This was at the bowls club as we seek a regular venue for this year. Pickings are slim. Next week will be another cafe and hopefully we will find somewhere that will suit us and us them. The bowls club is ok but large, therefore noisy and not conducive to conversations.

Whilst at coffee group the rain started with some spectacular thunder and lightning. I do love a good storm. On the plus side, the windows have remained silent but I am not convinced the wind was coming from the right (wrong) direction. I need some good windy days to be convinced the problem has been fixed.

Himself had a doctor's appointment at 5pm to address a longstanding, ongoing issue with cramping in his hands. Xrays and blood tests but I doubt they will find anything other than arthritis, a bit of gout and damage from his footy days back when Christ rode a bike. His father suffered terribly with hand spasms due to similar issues and I think this is in the back of Himself's mind. We shall deal with it as we need to. The sad news is that our new doctor who we both really like (as do many in the community) is finishing up on Friday as the commute is just too much for him. Damn and blast. Hopefully the clinic will find another good doctor who can stay. This is very much the downside of rural life. Although, to be honest, it was getting hard to find a decent doctor in suburban Melbourne. 

Dinner was a warm chicken and avocado salad. The chicken fillet is wrapped in a slice of parma ham and roasted, then sliced and served on a bed of cos lettuce, cherry tomatoes and avocado with mixed seeds, parmesan and an oil and balsamic dressing. Followed by mango and passionfruit with Greek yoghurt and dessicated coconut. 

And some chilling in front of the telly. Still watching Breaking Bad.

The rain has started again so I am going to head to bed with my book and snuggle down listening to one of the best sounds in the world.