I’m really loving all the new Easter decorations I picked up this year – lots of white bunnies with cute little accent colours.
If you prefer photos to a video tour…. the entrance….
Loungeroom….
I think this guy is my favourite.
The kitchen…
and the downstairs toilet….
Tell me, do you decorate for Easter?
It was the week of morning lovely morning walks….
though I’ve not been going till around 8am because it’s been COLD….
It was the week of a rather busy (and fun) weekend for me…starting with the Bruce Springsteen concert on Friday night…
a basketball game on Saturday night – with a special farewell to one of the players (Glen Saville) and a great win (which sees the Hawks through to the semi-finals)…
then on Sunday we headed up to Sydney for a lovely family day – lunch out and seeing the musical The Addams Family…which we all enjoyed…
The very beautiful Capitol Theatre. Inside is just glorious but it was too dark to get a decent photo. Amy (Dr Who fan) was freaking out about all the statues!
It was the week I took this photo of Christy modelling her pandora bracelet….
and it was the week I finally managed to photograph this cute sign that we pass on the way up to Sydney…
It was the week some trees were removed behind our house…which means I can now see houses… luckily they are pretty far away…
And it was the week I caught Kevin sorting out the junk mail…. he wanted to read some of the ones I had discarded…
It was the week Christy got some new roller blades as her current pair had gotten to small…
and it was the week I got an order from Kora Organics….
It was the week I created this manicure…which I LOVE… but boy is glitter polish a pain to get off….
And it was the week of Bailey in strange positions… though that happens every week…..
Did your week have any highlights you’d like to share?
Last night I had the fun of getting dressed up….
and battling the Sydney traffic….
to see this….
I arrived 1.5 hours before showtime so was able to watch the stadium fill up and chat with the lady beside me (who had come over from New Zealand and was going to EVERY concert – lucky gal).
As expected the concert was awesome. The very first I attended was when Bruce toured back in 1985. And honestly nothing much has changed – his energy is amazing.
This was my 4th time seeing Bruce. Last time was 9 years ago and I was lucky enough to be in row 10 on the floor. Such a shame we could take photos back then, and phones with cameras were just a fantasy :-).
It’s always a bit of trip down memory lane seeing Bruce. Him, and his guitarist Nils Lofrgren (in the hat) inspired me to learn the guitar (though I no longer play… couldn’t handle the short nails) and I was absolutely crazy about the whole band during my teenage years.
It was sad that 2 of the band members have died in recent years but Clarence Clemons’s nephew now plays sax for the band, which I think is so cool.
Bruce has always been famous for his long concerts but I heard they were shorter these days – usually 2 hrs, 40mins. Well they played for a solid 3 hours last night. Goodness knows how they all do it, but esp. Bruce. A true rock legend.
It was such a memorable night. One I can only hope will be repeated.
Do you have any bands/singers that you’ve loved since your teenage years?
Yay, getting this done on Friday – which is amazing really because I only have a small amount of free time today.
So how did the week go with my elimination diet? So far it’s been good. Still no improvement in pain levels (they are actually worse right now) but my appetite is greatly reduced and I have now lost 4kg (8.8lbs). I am going to add in some things like tamari and eggs, and stay away from sugar, gluten, processed soy & corn (as much as possible). I’m just taking things day by day. Mostly it’s easy but I am getting a bit bored of basically the same thing every day, and having to make seperate meals.
This weeks groceries involved LOTS of fruit and veg…
Most of the groceries were for the rest of family though I did get a few frozen Syndian products – I used to have these before and quite liked them.
So what did I eat this week? Pretty much the same as last week.
Breakfast was a green smoothie….sometimes made to go…
Lunch with a salad with hummus and either falafels (gluten free) or veggie bites…
Dinner was quinoa or brown rice with some type of bean or lentil topping.
This was quinoa with a lentil bolognase sauce….
and a healthy version on nachos….
Not quite the same as what everyone else had….
The definite stand-out meal this week was at the Nan Tien Temple.
Tonight I have a date with the Boss and I’ve packed a salad to take with me. Trying to hang in there as long as I can.
I’ve been making lots of almond milk (usually every second day) and had a request to film a video. If you like almond milk you really must make your own. It’s super easy, super fast and super yummy.