A Friday in September

Today began with sunshine, a lovely change from rainy Thursday but reminiscent of sunny Wednesday. Yes it is spring, when no-one knows what the weather will bring.

After being rather too leisurely with my avocado toast and tea, I just missed my usual bus, but that gave me time to stop and admire the flowers around the bus stop. The camellias and magnolia making the waiting seem short and joyful (it was only 7 minutes anyway).

The office was quiet, as it often is on a Friday. The sound of rapid typing by a colleagues, the rustle of paper and the ‘beep’ of the office door as someone returns from the coffee machine break up the otherwise silent room. There are a couple of meetings in the diary, but otherwise I need to get a couple of reports finished.

I headed out to Tipple in the Nook for one of their sandwich and coffee for NZ$10 lunch deals (chicken today) and to read my book, currently Lianne Moriarty’s Big Little Truths. I then popped into nil for a new waxed food wrap for those days I bring a sandwich for lunch to work and to pick up a leaflet about lunch time events they are hosting during World of Wearable Art. They’ve already prepped their window for that event.

There was a trip to the osteopath late afternoon for a much needed straightening out, then our local butcher on the way home for sausages, black pudding (just because I can’t remember the last time I had some) and, and for Friday’s dinner, schnitzel. The evening saw us on the sofa, making up the week’s menu and shopping list, watching the finale of Masterchef Australia (several weeks after it happened in Australia), and planning the weekend.

The weekend lies ahead….

Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer and good food. Thistles and Kiwis can be found on Facebook and Instagram @thistlesandkiwis