Weekend 19th August

Another good, full weekend.  A Friday afternoon meeting went from 2pm to after 6pm, and by then I was well and truly drained.  It was also a freezing cold evening, with a bitter wind.  Got the market shopping done, a drink with the beloved and then our usual dinner at Koppi Tim's.  Saturday was a sunny, still cold, but the sun was delightful.  Our usual Sat morning and then off to Masters for the 10km Champs.  Finally getting some fitness back, and knocked nearly 3 minutes off my predicted time, so came home with a bottle of champers.  Nearly the end of the winter season of running, but one kind runner bought out some warm mulled wine to share.  Oh delicious.  Then the husband has a birthday coming up so I bought him some sand trax...like these....  He didn't think we really needed them, but after the Simpson Desert experience, they are worth every cent when you need them.  I'd rather lug them around and never use them, than be caught not having them and stuck.
Amart also had a sale so bought some new runners and happy long ski socks.




Dinner with Brooke and Sue and their husbands topped off the day.  Oh and I forgot...I managed to cook two recipes from the Bethlehem cookbook - Florentine slice and Peanut Butter biscuits.


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