Well the football season is nearly over except for the final with Chelsea and Bayer Munich. Both my teams stayed up Wigan and Norwich City (I like Delias cook books).
So now we are warming up for Le Tour watching the giro Italia.
Its still nice weather and I went for a surf today really warm water. There is a big warm water current off the coast so it is amazingly warm. Not much in the way of waves.
I have been playing some nice golf for me, 3rd in 3rd grade and a nearest the pin. i got 24 points in a 9 hole comp I play so I thought I might be in with a chance of winning, of course someone got 34 which is just a crazy score for a nine hole comp. oh well.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Cozy day
Still cold and wet but I'm slow cooking osso bucco with apple cider and some chilli. I have a lot of apple and pear cider. The golf membership includes 150 dollars free at the bar to encourage drinking I guess, or maybe its for de-stressing after golf, a very frustrating game. I dont drink after golf very often as I'm driving anyway so I had to take the $150 of booze all at once as it disappears at the end of the year, so we are very well stocked in ciders, possibly over stocked considering we are "light weights" in drinking terms. I dont know how cider will go in osso bucco instead of white wine but its nice to try different things.
I've been reading up on diabetes in pregnancy as they are diagnosing a lot more of the mothers as Type 2 diabetics but frankly so far I find it unclear to say the least, there seems to be no agreement on levels of blood sugar. They want us to do far more testing of the babies but the guidelines are murky. I am not going to do the formal test anymore as you have to squeeze 3/4 ml out of a babies heel which is very difficult. It used to be 1/2ml which was possible but they bought a new machine which requires more blood to test. Anyway I'm lousy at doing it so I'm not going to do it. I have a list of things I dont do at work now, my non bucket list. Top of the list all the rubbish paperwork they throw into the place. I have got smarter through I dont say anything. Often I used to say when they introduced the next great idea that I thought it was rubbish which meant it was my fault when nobody did it. This is a funny story from years age they introduced a new nursing care plan which nobody liked and got rid of the one we did like, nobody would fill them in as they were useless. As punishment they would send people down to medical records to fill them in, of course sitting in a nice sunny patientless room for an hour or so was very appealing so the chances of the form being filled in went down even lower.
On friday I had a sickie as I'd played golf for 2 days and could hardly walk. Friday is the worst day as they do the most caesars that day, induce women who often end up C/Ss too and then try to pile general patients on top of everything. I'm so glad I didnt go they said it was the worst day ever 34 women in a 28 bed ward, people sitting in the arm chairs, the nurse unit manager yelling at everyone then being taken off to Cas in a wheelchair with her medical problem. No staff as a couple of other people off as well as me. No bed cleaner for the day. Then the higher ups came to straighten it out by telling the poor bird in charge to ring night duty to come in early, dream on, these people already doing a 10 shift. they refused.
Did I feel guilty no relieved, I really just feel too old for the chaos through I defy anybody to come through those days without damage. What a mess hospitals and nursing has become all over the world.
I've been reading up on diabetes in pregnancy as they are diagnosing a lot more of the mothers as Type 2 diabetics but frankly so far I find it unclear to say the least, there seems to be no agreement on levels of blood sugar. They want us to do far more testing of the babies but the guidelines are murky. I am not going to do the formal test anymore as you have to squeeze 3/4 ml out of a babies heel which is very difficult. It used to be 1/2ml which was possible but they bought a new machine which requires more blood to test. Anyway I'm lousy at doing it so I'm not going to do it. I have a list of things I dont do at work now, my non bucket list. Top of the list all the rubbish paperwork they throw into the place. I have got smarter through I dont say anything. Often I used to say when they introduced the next great idea that I thought it was rubbish which meant it was my fault when nobody did it. This is a funny story from years age they introduced a new nursing care plan which nobody liked and got rid of the one we did like, nobody would fill them in as they were useless. As punishment they would send people down to medical records to fill them in, of course sitting in a nice sunny patientless room for an hour or so was very appealing so the chances of the form being filled in went down even lower.
On friday I had a sickie as I'd played golf for 2 days and could hardly walk. Friday is the worst day as they do the most caesars that day, induce women who often end up C/Ss too and then try to pile general patients on top of everything. I'm so glad I didnt go they said it was the worst day ever 34 women in a 28 bed ward, people sitting in the arm chairs, the nurse unit manager yelling at everyone then being taken off to Cas in a wheelchair with her medical problem. No staff as a couple of other people off as well as me. No bed cleaner for the day. Then the higher ups came to straighten it out by telling the poor bird in charge to ring night duty to come in early, dream on, these people already doing a 10 shift. they refused.
Did I feel guilty no relieved, I really just feel too old for the chaos through I defy anybody to come through those days without damage. What a mess hospitals and nursing has become all over the world.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A rainy day
We have the heater on already as I've been on the veranda reading the morning paper and now must defrost. There was a little bit of sunshine but it didn't last long.
I went to aquaerobics this morning at the leisure centre, both the friends I normally do it with didnt go but I chatted with the knitting lady, we talked about schools because there was a sports carnival outside on the tract, poor kids I said running in the rain, she said they dont feel it. I said I once fell in the creek at lunchtime in full winter uniform and sat through class all afternoon soaking wet. We talked about our primary school and did I know so and so, her son (who was in my class) had been her daughters partner for a while and was the father of one of her grandchildren. He had died from a brain haemorrhage. In this town we always say small world. I asked the splashy lady where she worked as she mentioned it was her day off she said the shop one of my daughters works in and she knows her well. You always find a connection in this town so you have to be careful what you say!
I was thinking about QI [BBC program with Stephan Fry] he was asking the panellists how old they were, they said their age but he said all our cells change over at different rate so by about 5 years we are completely different. Its an interesting thought, also much of our "self" is not ourself at all its micro organisms. Also we have two brains the top one and a more rudimentary one in the gut. He didn't explain exactly what was meant by a brain, I guess a bunch of nerves controlling function.
I tell myself that when I have sore bits that they can get better. You think when you are older the sore bits are permanent but really the way the young mothers and my children complained when they were young, its just human to have soreness, not just being older.
I am reading the biography of David Hockney who made us all see swimming pools in a new light I just love his art. It is very interesting as he was born in Yorkshire like my husband and lived in the world I just read about, the swinging 60's.
We are having tea now (celestial seasonings tension tamer) and a piece of cake said like Worzel Gummidge). Then I will do some more knitting. I finished the big cardigan for daughter just the icky job of sewing up 1/2 way through some socks and have started a jumper for me.
I went to aquaerobics this morning at the leisure centre, both the friends I normally do it with didnt go but I chatted with the knitting lady, we talked about schools because there was a sports carnival outside on the tract, poor kids I said running in the rain, she said they dont feel it. I said I once fell in the creek at lunchtime in full winter uniform and sat through class all afternoon soaking wet. We talked about our primary school and did I know so and so, her son (who was in my class) had been her daughters partner for a while and was the father of one of her grandchildren. He had died from a brain haemorrhage. In this town we always say small world. I asked the splashy lady where she worked as she mentioned it was her day off she said the shop one of my daughters works in and she knows her well. You always find a connection in this town so you have to be careful what you say!
I was thinking about QI [BBC program with Stephan Fry] he was asking the panellists how old they were, they said their age but he said all our cells change over at different rate so by about 5 years we are completely different. Its an interesting thought, also much of our "self" is not ourself at all its micro organisms. Also we have two brains the top one and a more rudimentary one in the gut. He didn't explain exactly what was meant by a brain, I guess a bunch of nerves controlling function.
I tell myself that when I have sore bits that they can get better. You think when you are older the sore bits are permanent but really the way the young mothers and my children complained when they were young, its just human to have soreness, not just being older.
I am reading the biography of David Hockney who made us all see swimming pools in a new light I just love his art. It is very interesting as he was born in Yorkshire like my husband and lived in the world I just read about, the swinging 60's.
We are having tea now (celestial seasonings tension tamer) and a piece of cake said like Worzel Gummidge). Then I will do some more knitting. I finished the big cardigan for daughter just the icky job of sewing up 1/2 way through some socks and have started a jumper for me.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
holidays and reptiles
Today we went to the reptile society's show. it was really good. Australia has the 1st 11 most venomous ranking snakes in the world, theres something to be proud of. Our local scary one is the red bellied black snake which you see in the bush every now and again, through not if it sees you first, or squashed on the road. There was a guy giving a talk and showing various reptiles he had a red bellied black snake he said while they are venous they wont attack unless you try to pick them up or attack them.
My favourite was a shingle back lizard, I'd like one of those and they are quite laid back. I read a book once about the aboriginals of central Australia called the lizard eaters because thats what they mainly ate so I was imagining eating the lizards. They most amazing was the biggest monitor lizard in Australia which is called the perentie which I have never seen, it can grow to over 6 feet. The one at the show had a big trailer as its cage.
After the show we for a drive up the mountain and looked round an old grave yard there was a snake skin on the grass I bought it home and scared my daughter as she thought it came from our yard.
My favourite was a shingle back lizard, I'd like one of those and they are quite laid back. I read a book once about the aboriginals of central Australia called the lizard eaters because thats what they mainly ate so I was imagining eating the lizards. They most amazing was the biggest monitor lizard in Australia which is called the perentie which I have never seen, it can grow to over 6 feet. The one at the show had a big trailer as its cage.
After the show we for a drive up the mountain and looked round an old grave yard there was a snake skin on the grass I bought it home and scared my daughter as she thought it came from our yard.
friday the 13th
Poor neglected blog I miss you I write on you a lot in my head but then fail to write, because I am busy? because I am sad? because I am happy, all of them.
I had a really nice golf game yesterday, we played a game called high low, you play with an A grader a B grader and a C grader, and you all hit off and decide which is the best place to play the next ball from of the 3 shots and you all have a hit from there. It mixes the ability levels up so you learn more and you discuss the game and strategy with the other players. it was really fun through we didnt get into doing that till later in the game. We didnt know each other so people are a bit wary of telling others what to do. Some people do not take advice well but then we got it together by the end and it was really fun. We are going to do a couple more games like that. We are on holidays and it is nice weather through getting colder. Today we are going to the beach for lunch and maybe a swim if its not rough. Better go.
I had a really nice golf game yesterday, we played a game called high low, you play with an A grader a B grader and a C grader, and you all hit off and decide which is the best place to play the next ball from of the 3 shots and you all have a hit from there. It mixes the ability levels up so you learn more and you discuss the game and strategy with the other players. it was really fun through we didnt get into doing that till later in the game. We didnt know each other so people are a bit wary of telling others what to do. Some people do not take advice well but then we got it together by the end and it was really fun. We are going to do a couple more games like that. We are on holidays and it is nice weather through getting colder. Today we are going to the beach for lunch and maybe a swim if its not rough. Better go.
Monday, March 12, 2012
goodbye vietnam
We are not going to Vietnam now. Our friend was organising the trip said people who said they are coming have pulled out so it would cost a lot more. We are pleased really because our daughter has bought a house!! and we loaned her some money to get them over the line with the deposit and they will be moving in after Easter so we want to be there to help. It is really strange when your children do such grown up things. We will just do little local trips which is nice also other daughter having a little operation so we are glad to be home to look after her. I would rather help them than travel.
I want to go to the Royal Easter show and see the crafts and animals and cakes. If we go before school breaks up we will miss the crowds. I love the chooks and the pigs. I would really like a little farm. Today we used the high pressure water cleaner we bought it was so much fun we will be cleaning everything in the holidays. The paths which all looked black now look like newish cement.
Better go shower we are going out to dinner for my birthday.
I want to go to the Royal Easter show and see the crafts and animals and cakes. If we go before school breaks up we will miss the crowds. I love the chooks and the pigs. I would really like a little farm. Today we used the high pressure water cleaner we bought it was so much fun we will be cleaning everything in the holidays. The paths which all looked black now look like newish cement.
Better go shower we are going out to dinner for my birthday.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
culture culture on the 20th century
We have seen the Picasso exhibition in Sydney, the Renaissance exhibition, the nurses at war exhibition, children in orphanages, and an exhibition at the national library of letters by lots of high achievers Darwin, James Cook Mozart and lots of others. Yesterday we went to see a musical in Sydney by a little theatre which is doing musicals rarely seen or never seen in Aus. It was amazing they had one rehearsal and had notebooks of the words which they read and sung but it was great. It was called "On the 20th Century" because the action takes place on a train called the 20th century. A guy called John Dierich I kept thinking I knew him and I did I remember him in a TV show when he was in his 20's. He won a Bafta so he and the rest of the cast were really good. Apart from watching it I kept wishing I could be a theatre angel and film them all they were so good. I'm sure it would be a big hit!
We stayed at our daughters and then did a foodie and nursery tour home. We went to a German butcher and a really nice cafe and a nursery.
Well guess what after a day of no rain it is back again, there are floods all over the state. There were waterfalls on the highway. Of course they have built a desalination plant to supply more water because we had the long drought now the dams are so full they are spilling over. Extremes. Gardens full of drought resistant plants are rotting, water tanks are over flowing and signs saying garden watered by tank look silly, big campaigns run to make people "water wise"look like a joke, somehow the driest continent on earth feels like the soggiest. must go to bed aquarobics in the morning and no golf again this week probably as it is supposed to rain everyday in March.
We stayed at our daughters and then did a foodie and nursery tour home. We went to a German butcher and a really nice cafe and a nursery.
Well guess what after a day of no rain it is back again, there are floods all over the state. There were waterfalls on the highway. Of course they have built a desalination plant to supply more water because we had the long drought now the dams are so full they are spilling over. Extremes. Gardens full of drought resistant plants are rotting, water tanks are over flowing and signs saying garden watered by tank look silly, big campaigns run to make people "water wise"look like a joke, somehow the driest continent on earth feels like the soggiest. must go to bed aquarobics in the morning and no golf again this week probably as it is supposed to rain everyday in March.
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