That news has unsettled me and I feel very restless this week. Tuesday I minded Ziggy as usual and I collected him from Jonathan's work, then stopped at the park on the way to my place where we met a little fellow called Lachlan. The difference this side of town is the carers are nannies not grannies. We played for a couple of hours throwing balls and then playing on the play equipment with Lachy. We stopped in at home then out again to Bounce Inc a trampoline place. The session ending before ours was full of teenagers literally bouncing off the walls, doing backflips and jumping onto boxes or up walls or into pits of foam.. High energy indeed. I had paid for both of us and so for an hour we both bounced and jumped and threw ourselves into the foam pit. It is years since I used a trampoline and I was too nervous to bounce from one to the other or off the walls. I did eventually land on my backside and I really enjoyed throwing myself into the pit. That was great fun. I was the only 'mum' bouncing. Lots of dads of course. Anyway at the end a young girl who had been doing backflips told me how impressive I was and how she hoped she would be as fit as me when she is my age! I had to chuckle and feel chuffed. Both Ziggy and I were totally worn out.
It is so good that he is now coming to my place and it has opened up a whole new lot of experiences
Work on Wednesday then I picked up my new glasses. They look great and feel so much lighter than the older ones. They make me feel happy. That night I went to a new opera based on the David Malouf novel ' Fly away Peter'. It was very different and the music was so discordant that I didn't enjoy it much. It was interesting though.
Next day it was an appointment to see about dry eyes and later a workshop on body corporates. I was walking past the old ANZ bank and noticed what a lovely ceiling it had. I went in to look around. It was built in1863 and was the stock exchange once. It is a treat to have the time to explore the city and its lovely buildings. Then I bumped into Maggie from the gym when I was on my way to the station. We both laughed because we each thought we looked familiar! It is odd to see people out of context.
I went via Peter Sheppard shoes and found these shoes in my size and reduced to cost! They were so comfy I decided to buy both the black and the taupe. It was an extravagance but my patent court shoes are not staying on my feet and are tripping me up. They were very expensive Italian shoes so a fabulous bargain, two for price of one.
I feel like I have been running all week. Running away perhaps.
Friday I bumped into my neighbour and we decided to have drinks that turned into dinner. It was really good fun. We are always meeting in the car park or passing in the lifts. I really like them both and we get on very well.
Saturday I just couldn't settle to any of the things I should. I managed to do the washing, cleaning and finally went to Chadstone, the largest shopping centre in Melbourne, to get a waterproof sheet so Ziggy doesn't wet the bed. It seemed like bedlam and I can never find my way around because it is so big, I hated it and Aldi didn't have the tent for sale that I had seen in the advertising which had been another reason for going. I did manage a few short stories from the book for book club. Small achievements.
I am missing the painting and generally feeling adrift. It is a lesson in being retired. Be still, find my centre. Get organised, focused.
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