Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 26: Calmly through the day

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I've started a new one. Please join us and share the boring and mundane things happening in your world. It will be calming for all.

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Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 25: Calmly through the day

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I should have known it would relate to cooking with you Havoc😁 I also love the pale blue cooker and wish we had space for it. We clearly have very similar taste in cookers. Enjoy the Portuguese tarts.

Glad annual exam went well MissC

We had a lovely dinner last night. Today DD was wanting to go on phone all day, the downside of going with a teenager though she's generally been lovely and wonderful to be with. Had a lovely lunch with her with lots of lovely birds then walk along the beach then she sunbathed with phone whilst I swam in sea and then in pool, did 30 lengths, think about 25 metres. It was so lovely just me in a big pool which overlooked the sandy beach with green mountains and palm trees with fruit and little birds flying all around, saw the Mauritian singing sparrow, a blue and yellow one, the black white and red crested one and one which looked like a blue pigeon. The little birds were digging holes in sand and sunbathing and also dipping themselves in the pool and taking little drinks. Lunch sparrows.

And speaking of birds, imagine my surprise to see six geese at the reservoir with that same juvenile duck with the white marking. I assume the geese are transient.

I messaged the nurse to let her know I had the blood draws done yesterday. I hope to see my lab results in the patient portal tomorrow morning.

I have been waiting for this blue moon that we are meant to be having tonight...

I think I may have got confused at what I am looking for 😕🤔🤔!

Fab bird pics.

I've mostly been feeling overwhelmed with all the clutter important things I don't know where to put them because truth is I just have too much stuff. Found my autumn clothes and will pack away the summer things once they've been washed.

Maybe this is what it means ?

I thought the blob if the moon would be blue !

I don't know if you're being serious, but a "blue moon" is just a second full moon in the same month. It's rare, like the saying "once in a blue moon".

I’ve been busy resetting the house after holiday. Have cleared the study and done all the filing, bedrooms are all tidy. Going to get last minute school supplies with DC this morning, they don’t need anything. But if new pastel highlighters make them happy and more prepared to study, then who am I to say no!

Am annoyed with online doctor appt system. I filled in the online form on Tuesday, received a text today offering me a telephone appt on 13th September… it’s only a repeat prescription review! Am on hold but have been number 1 in the queue for 13 minutes!

Finally got pics of the black and red one though not the best pics. Red whiskered bulbul. It's crest is more fluffy looking and red more striking.

And the hotels flamingo

I'm completely on my own at work in a three-storey building. It means I can play songs on YouTube and sing along with abandon.

Lunch birds and drinks.

I feel slightly guilty as I've just waved 2 of my Dc's off on an hours pony treck (that one of them didn't really want to go on) and the heavens have just opened. I'm currently hiding in the car to avoid the rain!! Last day of the holiday today.x

I may have tried to argue with DD4 that the blue moon was actually kinda-sorta-blueish, if you close your left eye, tilt your head sideways, and squint at it with your right eye...

I spotted some American goldfinches chowing down on echinacea seeds yesterday. I've never seen them before. The hummingbirds are probably preparing to leave for Costa Rica and Mexico - they've really guzzled the sugar water all week.

DD3 (second youngest DC) is almost all packed. Just waiting on her bedding in the dryer. We thought it would have to be boxed and shipped but found a huge duffel bag inside the suitcase I unearthed at the back of the closet we hardly ever open, so we can check it, and then if the mattress she ordered doesn't arrive on Friday we'll sleep on the duvet on the floor.

Silkie your photos look amazing. Mauritius is now on my list of places to go when I win the lottery.

MissC hope your DD has a wonderful year.

Ooh you learn something new every day sue. I love knowing how common phrases came into being.

I didn't know what a blue moon was either bizzey but your pic of it lighting up those clouds is great. Very atmospheric.

Loving the bird pics. Hotel has its own flammingo Silkie ? 😍 Awesome. The others look quite tame.

Hope they don't hate you too much Shay.

As far as work days go idrink yours sounds quite fun.

Doctors appointments are the pits Helena, nothing seems simple any more.

Glad you found the bag Math

Autumn has arrived. I'm back in jeans and a jumper. Had to blow-dry my hair this morning after washing it otherwise it would have taken 5hrs to air-dry. Resisting turning the heating on as long as possible this year. I want to only have it on for a couple of hours in the evening during autumn. I'll put it on through the day when December arrives.

Welcome, @idrinkandiknowthings, and thanks for sharing your workplace isolation news. I'd really like that kind of peace and quiet when I work.

I looked over my lab results this morning from my blood tests. I may live another few years yet.

Glad to hear it MissC! 😅

Back to work today… whose stupid idea was it to start on a Friday?!

I am in work today Helena not sure why a Friday start day was a good idea. Only training today though.

Silkie beautiful pictures. Love the birds.

DS has woken up high as a kite today.

Hope the pony trek went OK Shay

Glad bloods were OK MissC

Good luck with return to work Lemons and Helena

Hope mattress arrives Math

Last day today but flight not until 10.45pm. DH will collect us tomorrow at 8am. Just had breakfast and have taxi to collect us at 12pm to get us to the Ile aux Aigrettes trip.

Yes own flamingo Mallards Would like one at home.

Ile aux Aigrettes was amazing. You get a fast speedboat over and back amongst beautiful blue sea, boats and lovely scenery on a sunny day then a member of the Mauritian Wildlife association gives a 1.5 hour guided tour. Its like a coastal forest and we saw 2 big female tortoises, who were 60 years old and about 1 metre long in the forest and others and bats in a conservation area. We also saw the pink pigeon and a red bird very beautiful as well as red whiskered bulbin and small gecko like things and ebony trees. It was like being David Attenbrough. Loved it

Pics

What a wonderful day Silkie, you've definitely sold the place to me.

I've been working on a pretty top that didn't fit, to make it fit. I need an early night, I'm so tired my eyes ache.

Silkie that sounds absolutely amazing.

work went fine I feel much more ready for Monday.

Training was good but daunting.