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Back To The Everyday

We’re back from holiday – actually, we’ve been back since last Wednesday, but various things have prevented me from posting…
School’s back, and we’re settling in to everyday life again.

We went to Caloundra for ten days – it’s quiet (and a lot cheaper) when the schools go back. We were quite close to the beach – here’s the view from our verandah –

Here’s the view inside the unit –

(The bedding is ours)
The place was nice – there were some little issues, but the view was gorgeous, the location was good, and we really enjoyed that sofa!
Every breakfast time was spent looking at the sea. There were some huge mugs to set the mood…

…Biggest Boy colour coded his breakfast.

Healthwise I had some days where I couldn’t leave the unit, but by the time my birthday came around I was coping, and we went to Maleny for the day. By the time our ten days was nearly over I was able to go down and walk along the beach, and I’ve been feeling quite energetic since we got back!
I treated myself to a haircut for my birthday, so it’s quite short now. Takes some getting used to! I spent most evenings on the verandah, listening to music and the sea. I was also able to watch the sunrise on one of the mornings –

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So calming, and so easy to spend time in prayer.
We had time to recharge, but it was great to come home – ready for a fresh year…

I was given some roses at church yesterday, for my birthday – here they are!

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on February 13, 2017 at 10:06 pm Leave a Comment
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Back In The Swing

It’s been two weeks since we’ve been back off holidays – seems a lot longer…
We went to Caloundra for two weeks – beach, markets and quiet times together. Caught up with some friends, walked a bit more than I normally would, mostly just general unwinding. It’s a lot less expensive in the off season (when school goes back), so we’ve been trying to manage a getaway each year. It might seem like a waste of money, and it requires doing without during the year, but we find the school year starts off better when we can reset and recharge…
Glad we weren’t on the coast last week, with the weather being so bad. There were still days of rain and wind, but they were a good opportunity to take a quiet day. The photos below were taken on a very windy day, when the windsurfers were out in force – they even sailed through the air on occasion!