It wasn't that we didn't do anything interesting this weekend - it just got away from us.
The usual bubbly Friday night to welcome in the weekend and a lovely French movie on the DVD machine was a good way to start. The movie was "A Distant Neighbourhood" and rather than explain it - check it out here.
It was a very intriguing movie and just with enough quirkiness. Saturday morning loomed and I dragged myself out of bed for our usual "Weekend Warrior" ride along Melbourne's famous Beach Road with thousands of other cyclists except this Saturday the clouds looked menacing so I turned in the other direction with the rain chasing me for the next 5 kms. Overall after the clouds moved on, I enjoyed a 70 kms ride and a well deserved coffee afterwards. Have I mentioned that Melbourne is the Coffee Capital of Australia - it's true.
I was home in time to shower and get ready for Sue's niece's birthday but with lots of food (and wine) it was an early Saturday night.
With a very heavy workload in my job lately, things at home have fallen behind so Sunday started with Sue's list of jobs (and mine). We are currently catching up with all those maintenance jobs that fall behind until you decide that not too far in the future, you will downsize and the house needs to be in a respectable condition for sale. Well I do have a few years to do that but NO, Sue says. So, painting, lawn mowing, weeding, etc.
After these jobs were ticked off, we visited friends for a glass of white wine in the Melbourne spring sunshine while we watched them paint - now that's what I call entertaining.
But I needed to get home as a friend had invited me to a concert of a past successful pop artist that now does stripped down versions of their past hits on electric acoustic guitar. This bloke was one I had no memory of but was pleasantly surprised. He was one of the singers of an 80s band called the Go Betweens.
That was our weekend in Melbourne - what did you do?
Sounds like you were quite busy. Our weekend was chilly with our first frost this morning. Nigel cycled on Friday but said the wind was horrible, very strong and cold. I suspect we will be on the trainer quite soon as we are both fair weather cyclists. Also the cold air makes me cough badly!
ReplyDeleteWe shopped on Saturday and had oysters for lunch.
In fact if you want to see our weekend take a look at http://photodiarydps.blogspot.com I plan to keep this blog going but plans always go astray!!
Take care and enjoy your warmer weather D & N
I enjoyed your photo diary after-all to me a blog is both a diary and informative with possibly a little voyeurism.
DeleteLove oysters however they have been known not to like me.
Looks like a good film. I shall watch out for it. As for the weekend, nothing special, just trying to get our smallholding into reasonable shape, which is an activity I fear we shall never manage to achieve but at least we will try!
ReplyDeleteVera - I'm enjoying your migration experiences from UK to France.
DeleteSaturday is family day here, so I stayed at home, cooked, entertained the parents, children, grandchildren and everyone else in Victoria.
ReplyDeleteBut Sunday..... ahhh Sunday. I took a week's supply of coloured glossy magazines to StKilda and had brunch overlooking the sand and water. Eventually the spouse finished golf and joined me for espresso/pastries. Thank goodness summer has arrived early :)
Hels - Family days are good. We are fortunate to live in Melbourne,true!
DeleteLast night friends invited us for nibbles on the boat on the bay and this morning I rode with friends on Beach Road before work.
the film seems quite interesting. last weekend I was at BIENNALE INTERIEUR 2012, in Kortrijk Belgium. Watching and learning WITH Ross Lovegrove. an inspiring weekend, I wish you could have been there too. I saw some interesting and new design products such Froissé Mirror by Mattias Kiss and Hanna Lamps by Delightfull. a very cultural weekend, now back to melbourne!
ReplyDeleteAngela - I'm sure you will enjoy our film recommendation. We shall Google Biennale Interieur.
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