Another Friday, another contribution to the Scattered Life Collective. If you ever want to get a sense of how quickly time passes, start a weekly practice like this one. I swear, I feel like I was compiling my lists just yesterday, and here we are again.
Current time: 8:57 a.m. I'm getting a late start this week.
Out the window: Sun, sun, and more sun. And the projected high for tomorrow is 32°C (90°F). I am over the moon happy.
On the menu: I'm craving spring rolls with peanut sauce.
Current time: 8:57 a.m. I'm getting a late start this week.
Out the window: Sun, sun, and more sun. And the projected high for tomorrow is 32°C (90°F). I am over the moon happy.
On the menu: I'm craving spring rolls with peanut sauce.
Reading: The followup to Chocolat by Joanne Harris - Peaches for Monsieur Le Curé. I literally just started this one, so I can't speak to whether or not it is good, but I am intrigued by the first chapter, which is comprised of only two sentences:
"Someone once told me that, in France alone, a quarter of a million letters are delivered every year to the dead.
What she didn't tell me is that sometimes the dead write back."
"Someone once told me that, in France alone, a quarter of a million letters are delivered every year to the dead.
What she didn't tell me is that sometimes the dead write back."
Watching: Re-watching old episodes of Numb3rs. I love the geek factor of this show - Charlie the genius helps his brother Don, an FBI agent, solve crimes using mathematical principles. Although I like all of the principal characters in the show, played by David Krumholtz, Rob Morrow and Judd Hirsch, my favourite is Larry Fleinhardt, played to perfection by Peter MacNicol. A sample snippet: Larry is asked if he is banging on a drum in his office for any particular reason or just for fun, to which he replies, "I never percuss for pleasure."
Listening: This one falls into the Sarah-is-feeling-her-age category. Last week was the 20th anniversary of the release of Definitely Maybe, Oasis's debut album. Sigh.
I downloaded the remastered reissue and I would have to say that the music has held up well over the years. True to form, Liam Gallagher recently took to Twitter to encourage fans NOT to by the re-release, saying: "How can you remaster something that's already been mastered. Don't buy into it. Let it be." Cheeky devil.
I downloaded the remastered reissue and I would have to say that the music has held up well over the years. True to form, Liam Gallagher recently took to Twitter to encourage fans NOT to by the re-release, saying: "How can you remaster something that's already been mastered. Don't buy into it. Let it be." Cheeky devil.
Good stuff:
I know that other good things happened, but all I can think about is flowers. As I mentioned yesterday, I went on my first trip to the garden centres to shop for annuals, and I can't wait to get planting. I wish that I could send scents over the internet, because the jasmine plant (pictured below, on the left) smells so heavenly it's almost intoxicating. Yay for Mother Nature.
I know that other good things happened, but all I can think about is flowers. As I mentioned yesterday, I went on my first trip to the garden centres to shop for annuals, and I can't wait to get planting. I wish that I could send scents over the internet, because the jasmine plant (pictured below, on the left) smells so heavenly it's almost intoxicating. Yay for Mother Nature.
Out and About:
That's all for this week.
Sarah xoxo
- Social media used for good
- A very clever life hack: how to keep hotel room drapes closed
- A fire fighter saving a kitten
- Here's where food trends come from
- Kangaroo feeding tips
- Gorgeous art created with coloured pencils
- Only in Canada
That's all for this week.
Sarah xoxo