PHOTO OF THE DAY

Boyfriend and I partook in this view of the rather shallow pool at Hyde park today.

BREAKFAST AND MACARONS

After coming back, I had breakfast with boyfriend - some kind of bread with basil pesto, avocado and tomato and haloumi on it and two boiled eggs! I had to swallow the prospect of the price along with the good taste though...

Last night we also had macarons for a snack - it was part of my coming home present.

EXPERIENCES

Reflecting back over the last couple of days, I realise that in a hasty bid to grow up quickly I forgot to savour some quintessential experiences.

Such as the experience of growing up in a refreshing pocket of greenery amidst a city that is almost stripped bare of it now. Visiting this time and having the opportunity to look at something I had previously taken for granted really put a more positive spin on my childhood. Of course, this much cannot be said about the company I used to keep...

But speaking of childhood, and with a craving for fairy floss in the back of my mind, I wanted to talk about one of my great loves - the ferris wheel!

Along with carousels, ferris wheels are what I always run towards whenever I'm in the vicinity of one. This also may apply to Lovisa stores....

While we didn't eat anything from the park that night (had tarragon chicken at home I believe), we bought a 2-for 8 buck double pass on one ride. Naturally we picked the ferris wheel with the gorgeous views over the still harbour.

While traditional derivatives of the ferris wheel exist (in some parts of the world it is a wooden structure with less gondolas in it), it is the fairy lights which draws me to it, like an irksome insect to one's reading lamp. Makes for some wonderful memories too :)

The view from the inside while we descended was quite magical. Poor boyfriend, a little nervous with heights, chose not to look down at all stages of our journey up and down.

I think, if I were younger I would have scorned going for a ride on a ferris wheel. But being the ripe old age that I am, it feels just more and more important to savour these days of relative freedom (no job, no kids, no taxes) and do these small things which lend to great joy in my life.

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 12

After a 3-year long  hiatus I have returned to the blogosphere, this time hopefully with more of an understanding of what I want to write about and Blogger, once again, seems to be the suitable platform for this holiday whim of mine. On my adventures I will usually be accompanied by my boyfriend, who is often the photographer, and if not the photographer, then he is the initiator of the outing!

Speaking of my boyfriend, currently I am on a trip away from him, and I do miss him. Looking at old photos thus is a way to revisit some great memories with him, friends, and family. 

Lunch together for our 7 month anniversary was A-1 (okay so we celebrate menseveraries - so sue me!) and the coffee was superb too. After i get back i hope we go back for breakfast - he hated avocados and boiled eggs but he just deals with it - a development which I am immensely thankful for. After all, Crust pizza with avocado on top isn't quite as wonderful enjoyed on one's own - a stretch of the imagination indeed.

Scrolling through photos on my phone I see this stunning bouquet of rainbow roses. I've included a photo  - its from the same day.

Lunch was ground beef burger with..stuff in it - I can't recall what it was. Being both of slight build, Boyfriend and I shared this along with a side order of mushrooms in garlic oil. The sauce was a chilli aioli blend - v v v tasty!