I know that summer is coming when the mangoes come on sale.  These are lovely eating.
Two batches of kefir are fermenting, one milk the other water.  The milk one tastes like liquid Greek yogurt -yum (John doesn't like it) and the water kefir is delicious after the first process, and even better when fruit ie. strawberries or mango is added in the second fermenting.  Now I have enough kefir to give away or I wonder, is there another use for it?
Its been a quiet week with John doing alot of painting but he was happy to go to work today and maybe for the week.  So I'm off to Mondays at Mosman in a few minutes.

Our walking group went from Circular Quay, across the bridge and around many bays ending at Greenwich Point approx. 13 ks.  It was a great walk and the weather couldn't be better but was weary when I got home.  Some of the views along the bay shores were wonderful and I really appreciate living here and being able to do the walks.
Other than a few movies, the last couple of weeks have been quiet.  The most 'exciting' was a visit to Centerlink inquiring re the pension.  Will know in a few weeks time.

It took 2 hours, 2 buses, 1 train and a ferry ride to get to Lovett Bay which is in Pittwater.  After morning tea, we started the climb to the top of the point and you can see Ann and I with the spectular view in the background.  The climb up was hard but the WORST was the leeches.  I was lucky as I had on my thick bamboo socks and walking boots but they attached to anything, jumpers,trousers etc.  At the top we have everyone removing shoes and rolling up trousers and even the packbacks had to be checked as one got into the actual clip .  The trip back down, we made it in half the time with only a few attached to us.  The ferry took us back to Church Point and then the bus to Narrabeen.  At the Narrabeen lake we had coffee to recover from our adventure and then home.  This is Not a walk I will do again. 

I decided to have a go at cooking too as everyone else is at it.  My first effort was a disaster even though the biscuits looked good, they did not taste good.  The above is a shot of a gluten-free slice and almonds,date and seed friands.  In the slice i used whole sunflower, almond and other mixed seeds but it should have been LSA mix (ground) but it still tasted excellent.  The friands were delicious but they has icing-sugur mixture and it made them sweet.  John loved them but too sweet for me.  I'll try omitting the icing sugar next time.

This photo of John is Friday a week ago but the game with Collingwood did not go well this week.  3 points down and a very sad John.  Oh well, now its next year.
In actual fact, all the week did not go well.  The laundry flooded and then the hot tap would not turn off and its plugged until a plumber can get here.
Our plan on Tuesday was a movie at the Dendy and then the talk at SMSA but some how the times did not work, so we missed both a went for a ferry ride to Manly for a short walk with coffee and cake just before returning.
My walk from Dundas to Carlingford along the creeks beds was monotonous and it was hot - 30. I was so glad to catch the trains (3) home.  Then I did not have the energy to go to the reunion at Rockdale RSL for Regina.
At shopping I bought gluten free - breakfast cereals and nutty peanut butter.

The last photo of John tells the story of how we felt about this walk from Maroubra to La Perouse.  It began well and the walk over the sands at Maroubra was lovely as the day was perfect for walking.  We did not read all the sign at the end of the path and continued walking.  The track was not well defined but we plodded on.  The views from cliffs were great and then we saw a horse riding school go past on a higher path.  We travelled about 3/4 of the way and then there was a high metal fence which at first glance we could not get across.  We tried other ways but back to the fence.  After edging till the end of the cliff, got around and saw another sign.  Walk 33/34 is no longer available as its Commonweath land and its a firing range. 
We walked around two golf courses, having to stop when players were about to play, but it was a nice day so we continued but only for a short while as our bodies were tired and found a bus to take us home.  John said he's not being leader any more. 

We decided to travel by train to Newcastle, spend the day then return by train.  John read that there were some antique shops south of Newcastle so we hopped off at Hamilton.  The shops were small and only two had furniture but no lecturn.  We walked 4 ks into town and found another very large warehouse filled with many antique dealers, but again ,no lecturn.  After lunch, we walked a bit more and then it was time to return. Three hours each way seems long but I had the iPod from the library and was happy listening to a book.  The search for the lecturn continues.  I think we will end up with a good solid music stand for our dictionary.