Lip Service

Back at work, but my lunchtime spot is still delightful.

 

Watching the Women's 20/20 as part of the Ashes series, England v Australia - Australia won on the Duckworth Lewis system by 6 runs. With just five balls left to bowl, the players were forced to leave the field - there was lightning and a downpour and each side wanted to come back on at different stages of the evening. The weather definitely played its part and if it weren't for the rain, England might have been leaving Manuka Oval with their first points of the series. In the end, despite a great run chase and some well-timed wickets, it was all a bit of an anti-climax - but that's cricket!

Down at TAMF for Friday beers, I told the boys squeezed into the booth opposite that they looked like the three wise monkeys, so they obliged with this pose. 

At Champagne Sunday, Calamity Sue had a lip plumper that she wanted to try - everyone had a go, with limited success in terms of fuller lips, but fun was had in the experimentation. 

After photos: not much difference to be seen, but everyone looks lovely anyway. 

Show Boats!

On Monday we had a bonus public holiday - Canberra Day - so Him Outdoors and I made good use of it by bagging a couple of trigs. The battery on my phone ran out before I reached the tops, but I got some good pictures on the way up. The beginning of the walk was very steep, but then we came to a sort of ridge which undulated along through the woods. 

When my phone charged again, I checked the map to see where we had been - probably the wrong way round to do things really...

Love Letters opened mid week, and we have got a great review already. 

Michael Sparks as Andy Ladd in Love Letters

Andrea Close as Melissa Gardner in Love Letters

The next day I went out for a walk, admiring the autumn colours as the leaves start to turn.

It was very hot at the weekend (mid-thirties), so I went for walks early and in relatively cool places, near water. On Saturday I explored the Molonglo River Reserve with its quiet banks and rocky outcrops. The name Molonglo derives from the Ngunnawal clan known as the Moolongoolah, and the word Molonglo itself is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'like the sound of thunder'. There was no hint of thunder today. 

At one of the ponds in Commbs, a group of geezers and their dogs played with remote-control war boats. 

Back home I let the kittens out and they joined me on the grass in the shade of the trees. 

And on Sunday I walked around Lake Burley Griggin with the Walking Crew and we encountered the sea plane and two beautiful rowing launches.

In the afternoon, we had traditional Champagne Sunday (this week chez Emma Cake). I may or may not have mentioned before that at these events, there is always also cheese.