Things I have been up to lately...

...in no particular order.

Trivia Night with Matt & Jenni

These guys are experts.  I wholeheartedly expect to see Matt on Jeopardy one day.  Whenever I play Triva with them, I like to think that there is one question I will answer, that as a team we would not have got if I was not there.  This night my question was something about the book Great Expectations, answer was Mrs Havisham (I can't remember the exact question something about a wedding dress).

 

Lunch at The Yacht Club!

We never do this.  But figured we were both off on a mid week day and we should do something nice.  Lovely food and I may, or may not, have had two bloody marys.

My friend Feliz directed a wonderful little production for her school Performing Arts group. Always an enjoyable evening seeing some very talented kids.

I am on a bit of a healthy eating kick.  Long time readers of my blog know that Keto is something that works really well for me.  Well, I am not doing full keto at the moment but I am definitely trying to avoid sugar and eat a lot more protein.

Protein! For Breakfast these days I am having Greek Yogurt with a small sprinkling of muesli.  

As well as trying to eat better I am back on the peloton every morning.  A small bit of yoga also.

Poor Monty had to have a visit to the vet. He had these weird little white bumps all over his nose bridge which he then was scratching and making them bleed. It really was quite bad.

I was working, so Patrick brought him on his own which worked out fine in the end (Patrick had a small bit of trepidation initially, about getting him into his crate and bringing him in a car etc).

Turns out he has a "Mosquito Bite Sensitivity/Allergy".  They gave him a steroid shot and gave Patrick a bill for $200.  Not sure how much the steroid shot did.  A few days later I got some cream (silver honey) in the pet store and that cleared up things nicely it seems (Pictured. Monty with the cream on, looking like a right little bruiser).

Some others things going on that I can't remember off the top of my head. Oh! We went to see Project Hail Mary at the Tropic and very much enjoyed that!

Island Life

Friday night we met up for a (good) sushi date.  We have not had GOOD sushi for ages so when Patrick suggested we go to our favourite restaurant Origami, I didn't have to be asked twice.

It was a nice evening so we sat outside.  Plus I had forgot a cardigan/sweater so I didn't fancy sitting in AC for too long.  We reviewed the menu for a little bit - deciding on some new bits and pieces - drinks in hand and order in we sat back and relaxed.  And then, suddenly, the restaurant and indeed the whole island was pitched into blackness!  This sometimes happens - end of the line and all that.  But it had been a while since it happened in then evening time imo.  Ha! Of course our immediate concern was our food but jeez we got so lucky, it must have been just ready when the power went off because it arrived at our table a minute or two later.  We ate it, and enjoyed it, by the light from our bike lights which we had removed and brought in my purse.  How funny is that :)

Just as we got the bill the power came back on which was good because it was getting a bit complicated as they had to write down card and phone numbers etc etc.

Next day I found out the power was out all the way up to Big Pine.  It appears a turkey buzzard attacked a line and electrocuted itself.  Poor bird :(

Photo above was taken after power came back :)