Coffee Catch-up #4

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If we were having coffee I would  tell you that I can’t believe it’s already February. As this year is going so fast I have decided to catch up for coffee with you every month.

If we were having coffee I would  tell you how much I miss the beach and how I enjoyed my first swim of summer when my husband and I went to the coast on our mini break over the Australia day long weekend. Most of the beaches were closed due to dangerous surf however we persevered and found one open with life guards patrolling it. Lighthouse Beach I love you as I felt safe enough to go for a swim. The water was so fresh and clean on my skin. I was in my element bobbing in the waves until suddenly……. I found myself out of control under the water being turned around sand churning up. The waves dumped me. It happened so quickly, all I could see underwater was sand and foam. I was grateful that the surf life savers didn’t need to save me but I certainly was reminding myself that they would notice me missing if I didn’t come up. Fortunately I was able to save myself and when I popped up for air I decided I was too shaken to stay so I walked out of the surf attempting to focus I the more pleasant aspects of my afternoon swim. That same day there had been several drownings up and down the east coast of Australia so it was no wonder the beaches were closed.

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Lighthouse Beach

 

If we were having coffee I would  tell you how excited I am with my new coffee machine. When I decided to get one I wasn’t sure which way to go however in the end I decided to go with the biggest variety of pods and the simplest system. I choose the Caffitaly system and a S22 machine. It is a fully automatic one touch capsule machine that has pods from Twinings, Grinders, Gloria Jeans, Moccona and many more. The first drink I made was an extra strong cappuccino and it was amazing. I am please I paid a bit extra for the machine with the milk attachment included and that I didn’t have to froth my milk separately.

If we were having coffee I would  tell you about a little friend my husband and I found overseeing the water at Lennox Head Beach. He was  lizard of some description although we didn’t get too close to him so as not to scare him off. We thought he was cute, what do you think?

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If we were having coffee I would  tell you the storms in Sydney last we were so fierce that within a two-minute window our courtyard went from having no water in it to looking like a toddler’s swimming pool with 5 centimetres of water. There was so much water the drains couldn’t cope so they forced it back out and into our courtyard which has a cover over it. Then as quickly as the water arrived within the half an hour it was gone again leaving behind mud and leaves to tell the tale.

If we were having coffee I would tell you how I enjoyed the annual catch up visit with my long time girlfriend in early January. We have made it a tradition now as life gets busy and we live in different cities. We spending the weekend reflecting, reminiscing and celebrating the year that was, which helps keep us connected and safe in the knowledge that we always just pick up from where we left off the last time we saw each other.

If we were having coffee I would tell you about spending Australia Day 26th January in regional Australia instead of at home in Sydney. It was a little harder to just go out and BBQ lamb so in keeping with tradition I cooked my lamb when I arrived home from the airport. To help me celebrate I also watched this classic video on the day to remind me of all the great things Australia has. The Big Prawn in this film clip is in one of the cities we visited over the Australia Day long weekend. Enjoy!

If we were having coffee I would ask you what you have done in the last month. Let me know in the comments?

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  3. If we were having coffee I would tell you that I just spent a week in Brisbane with our daughter, son-in-law and beautiful grandson. We didn’t do a lot, just hung out, though we did do an escape room challenge on Friday night, which was fun.
    On the way home I had lunch with my sister and Dad, which was nice. But I really needed to leave early because there were huge storms coming and I wanted to get away before they hit.
    I missed the storms and made it home the next day without having to take any detours around flooded roads.

    If we were having coffee I’d tell you about our upcoming road trip to Cape Tribulation to visit our son, who works up there. It’s probably our last chance to see him before he (hopefully) moves to America to work.

    If we were having coffee I’d ask you to stay a while longer and help me with the jigsaw I’m working on. In fact, bring some friends. I need all the help I can get.

    Cheers.

    Jenny.

    • Hi Jenny tanks for coming to coffee
      I love visiting family and friends especially because I get to hang out and chill which forces me to stop. I’ve never heard of an escape room challenge what is it? I hope you get to see your son before he leaves . I would love to go to Cape Tribulation but I think it will be a while away. I would love to help with the jigsaw as long as its not monochrome — their too hard for me, I always get my son the jigsaw whiz to do them

      • Ooooh, I don’t know if I could do a monochrome jigsaw. That would be a challenge. But then I like challenges. The jigsaw I’m doing is called a Wasgij. The picture on the box isn’t the picture you make, it’s just a clue.
        The escape room challenge is another type of puzzle. A group of people is “locked” in a room with a series of clues to solve which gives them codes for locks and more clues to more codes until you solve the final clue and escape. We didn’t do very well, I must be honest. They had to give us extra time and lots of clues. But it was fun and we will do another one. I might write a blog post about it.
        Cheers.

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