Nothing a tropical holiday wouldn't fix
Oct. 11th, 2009 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapeofthingsAnother weekend, and not as much accomplished as intended. Still, the shopping got done, along with four loads of washing and I managed to bake some more goodies (choc-pistachio cookies and banana muffins, along with another batch of raspberry sauce). Plenty of time taken for indulgences too, with a Friday night treat (and surprise for Alex) of a grazing feast of smoked salmon, good ham, two types of cheese, fancy olives, pate, crackers and a very nice bottle of sparkling. The only good side of thyroid hyperactivity is the ability to eat like this and not gain weight. ;-)
I spent far too much time on Saturday traipsing around pet shops and lighting shops trying to get a replacement bulb for my fish tank light, only to find those types of lights do not exist in Tasmania. Neither could I get my hands on any of the other things I need to make my tank plants grow big and strong and healthy. In desperation I've had to add bi-carb and dilute fertilizer to the tank to stop the plants from melting away to nothing. It seems to be helping so far. Stupid soft water makes it all hard enough down here, but not being able to buy the stuff I need is irritating indeed. Now I'm going to have to make a dash to the most awesome aquarium shop in Brisbane when I'm up there in a couple of weeks for a wedding.
Speaking of my wonderful Brisbane, the boy and I have booked tickets for a trip home over Christmas. We'll have fifteen days, split between Brisbane, the Gold Coast and both sets of parents. The heat is going to kill us, but I don't care. So very much looking forward to spending time with the wonderful people we left back home. I suspect we'll also rather enjoy a bit of culture and ethnic diversity while we're at it...
Not much else is happening. I'm still sick but am largely on the mend, and back at work to boot. It rained and rained and snowed and rained all last week. We finally got some sun this weekend, but alas I didn't make it out for a photo mission. Too tired and too many things that needed to be done. So I played with my kit, and using the aquarium light for photos now that it's dying and isn't so bright. It's a slightly blue light though, which does odd things to colours. Still, I had fun. Now I just need to find some photogenic Tasmanians to play model for me, after all you can't frame the shot properly if you're in front of the lens! Still, I need the practise, and now I can share the delightful orange of my kitchen.
I spent far too much time on Saturday traipsing around pet shops and lighting shops trying to get a replacement bulb for my fish tank light, only to find those types of lights do not exist in Tasmania. Neither could I get my hands on any of the other things I need to make my tank plants grow big and strong and healthy. In desperation I've had to add bi-carb and dilute fertilizer to the tank to stop the plants from melting away to nothing. It seems to be helping so far. Stupid soft water makes it all hard enough down here, but not being able to buy the stuff I need is irritating indeed. Now I'm going to have to make a dash to the most awesome aquarium shop in Brisbane when I'm up there in a couple of weeks for a wedding.
Speaking of my wonderful Brisbane, the boy and I have booked tickets for a trip home over Christmas. We'll have fifteen days, split between Brisbane, the Gold Coast and both sets of parents. The heat is going to kill us, but I don't care. So very much looking forward to spending time with the wonderful people we left back home. I suspect we'll also rather enjoy a bit of culture and ethnic diversity while we're at it...
Not much else is happening. I'm still sick but am largely on the mend, and back at work to boot. It rained and rained and snowed and rained all last week. We finally got some sun this weekend, but alas I didn't make it out for a photo mission. Too tired and too many things that needed to be done. So I played with my kit, and using the aquarium light for photos now that it's dying and isn't so bright. It's a slightly blue light though, which does odd things to colours. Still, I had fun. Now I just need to find some photogenic Tasmanians to play model for me, after all you can't frame the shot properly if you're in front of the lens! Still, I need the practise, and now I can share the delightful orange of my kitchen.
