The Great Outdoors

After moving back home in December, I made up a mental list of things that we wanted to make the house complete.  These ranged from the prosaic (new chair for the study) to the unnecesary but desirable (some chairs for the living/kitchen area).  Over the last few months, the list has nearly been ticked off, with the only outstanding item being a new outdoor setting for the deck as our existing table and benches didn't fit.  I started the hunt very enthusiastically but as the Melbourne summer fizzled out (or didn't really kick off), my interest waned.  However Stos has been keeping an eye of ebay and struck gold this week on a 9 piece setting for $300.  Our deck now looks complete and all ready to enjoy some afternoon sun.

Day 293: Skylark

There is a lot that I should have been doing today , but it's about time that we had a "down" day. So after a spot of shopping this morning, I retired to the deck with the iPad and my book and  achieved the following:

1/. Finished reading "Under the Sun; the letters of Bruce Chatwin".  The letters of a man (and author) who was constantly on the move.  He said of himself that he knew what he was fleeing but not what he was looking for.
2/. Watched "Party Down" on iView.  Promising - anything with Jane Lynch in it is worth a look, in my view.
3/. Read blogs on Google Reader.

As the weather was cool and overcast it probably wasn't the best day to sit outside but it is good to have a break from the day to day.  And the average day was compensated for by a sensational sunset as seen from the deck.  Washing the dishes isn't my idea of a good time but a view like this compensates for a lot.