Why does this always happen to me?
I've got my items and then the siren goes off and I have to put them down and evacuate as the shopping centre is having a fire drill.
Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts
November 22, 2011
September 17, 2011
Freezing west of the Great Divide
Hi there folks,
It's been quite a long time since I've been able to sit down and blog. Finally got my internet connected again yesterday - yippee - and can now surf to my hearts content. Seeing how I've moved west I forsee a great deal of time spent online, whether it be emailing, messaging or skyping family and friends back home.
The weather here has been a real eye-opener. Back on the coast, my family are enjoying nightly temperatures of about 9-12°c, but over here I haven't been quite so lucky. In the three weeks that I've called this town home there hasn't been a night when the mercury has risen above 5°c, indeed the other night it was a chilly 1°c! Seriously, that's like being in Antarctica for a Queenslander!
I'm still finding it hard to be by myself. At night there is a silence that I'm just not used to yet. My little cat keeps me company, but I find that I do miss the daily interaction I had with my family, friends and neighbours. Thankfully I'm in an area that reminds me of home. There is little traffic noise in my street, and there is a park only a few doors down, which means that I can hear the numerous species of birds as they forage during the day. It may not be much, but it does make this strange environment seem a little less foreign.
The one thing I don't think I'll get used to in a hurry is no shopping on Sundays! Yes, that right people. The towns shopping centre shuts down on Sunday. I haven't had to worry about shops closed on a Sunday for over 10 years! They should tell people these things when they move into a new town. Thank God I didn't have to get anything vital, just a few odds and sods. Lucky for me I was able to flag down an old gentleman with a shopping bag and ask him where he had shopped. So I do have one or two food shops as an option, but seriously, no Big W, clothes shops, anything. I feel like I've stepped back in time about 20 years.
Anyhow I must dash. Adieu for now possums. I'm off to find some warmer blankets to adorn my bed with. I have a feeling I'm going to need them tonight as its only 10.20am here - and I'm freezing already! . . . now which box were they in . . .
It's been quite a long time since I've been able to sit down and blog. Finally got my internet connected again yesterday - yippee - and can now surf to my hearts content. Seeing how I've moved west I forsee a great deal of time spent online, whether it be emailing, messaging or skyping family and friends back home.
The weather here has been a real eye-opener. Back on the coast, my family are enjoying nightly temperatures of about 9-12°c, but over here I haven't been quite so lucky. In the three weeks that I've called this town home there hasn't been a night when the mercury has risen above 5°c, indeed the other night it was a chilly 1°c! Seriously, that's like being in Antarctica for a Queenslander!
I'm still finding it hard to be by myself. At night there is a silence that I'm just not used to yet. My little cat keeps me company, but I find that I do miss the daily interaction I had with my family, friends and neighbours. Thankfully I'm in an area that reminds me of home. There is little traffic noise in my street, and there is a park only a few doors down, which means that I can hear the numerous species of birds as they forage during the day. It may not be much, but it does make this strange environment seem a little less foreign.
The one thing I don't think I'll get used to in a hurry is no shopping on Sundays! Yes, that right people. The towns shopping centre shuts down on Sunday. I haven't had to worry about shops closed on a Sunday for over 10 years! They should tell people these things when they move into a new town. Thank God I didn't have to get anything vital, just a few odds and sods. Lucky for me I was able to flag down an old gentleman with a shopping bag and ask him where he had shopped. So I do have one or two food shops as an option, but seriously, no Big W, clothes shops, anything. I feel like I've stepped back in time about 20 years.
Anyhow I must dash. Adieu for now possums. I'm off to find some warmer blankets to adorn my bed with. I have a feeling I'm going to need them tonight as its only 10.20am here - and I'm freezing already! . . . now which box were they in . . .
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