Reading: short stories from the multi-author collection Scottish Girls About Town, which my friend Pam gave me a couple of years ago. I’ve only read the first two stories; both were enjoyable for different reasons, which is one of the bonuses of short stories.
Listening to: the hum of the computer, bird song, the occasional vehicle zooming past on the road
Laughing at: Simon’s Cat – DS was home over the weekend and he’s learned to draw this character; I’ve found one lurking on my shopping list (I wonder if there are more?).
Swooning over: bellbird song – we have a flowering banksia and both bellbirds and tuis are visiting to drink the nectar.
Planning: training sessions in our new library management system for my colleagues; this is the product of my trip to Christchurch back in February, where I was trained as a trainer in Kotui (the NZ version of SirsiDynex’s Symphony LMS). The first session is on Wednesday, when the three library managers will be my students. Trying not to freak out.
Eating lots of: dukkah – most of our current hazelnut production goes to a local producer of this middle-eastern condiment, and recently we started stocking their product to on-sell to our own customers. Minor flaw in the plan though – it’s so delicious that I’m eating a good proportion of the stock!
Feeling: good about keeping up with yoga; nervous about the training; satisfied when I look at my April productivity
Discovering: different yoga philosophies and approaches, and the resources of Yoga Journal – awesome!
Looking at: the house and garden; the grape rows are flush with autumnal colour and look so pretty since we took down the bird-netting yesterday
Wearing: 3/4 pants, yoga pants, leggings – the cooler days have brought these back into my wardrobe after a summer of skirt-wearing.
Cooking: in a bit of a rut at the moment; need to try new recipes with vegetables currently in season
Wondering: what do the cats get up to during the day (and night) and where do they go? Ninja was missing Friday/Saturday – no sign of her all night, not there for breakfast – but she trotted up to me in the garden late on Saturday afternoon, absolutely her usual self. Mysterious!
Trying out: scrapbooking regularly on Monday nights; so far it’s working well and I’m carrying on finishing pages started then – and creating more – during the rest of the week.
