The things that made me smile this week:
1. A sunny winter’s morning at the park.
Soft sun filtering through the bare branches of winter,
riders cantering on their horses to the side of me
and Master SSG scooting ahead of me.
Centennial Park never fails to work its ‘oasis in the city magic’ on me every time I visit. It’s just a shame I get there so infrequently. Something that needs to change, I think.
2. Being reunited with a favourite chocolate.
Spotted in the most unlikely corner of suburban Sydney. The familiar profile, the red and cold trimmed packaging… my beloved Mozartkugel.
That dark chocolate coated, marzipan filled confection that I discovered in Berlin back in the days when we could travel with relative abandon.
The world felt smaller and more welcoming then, the boundaries of countries porous.
3. A productive morning at Westfield.
This pit stop for coffee was well deserved.
In the space of one Sunday morning I got the car (deep) cleaned, my brows groomed, soccer boots sorted and my stock of Aldi chocolate replenished.
It wouldn’t have been an Aldi chocolate run without the addition of an item from the middle aisles of plenty to my trolley. These wool-blend hiking socks work a treat with my new hiking boots for the snow later this month.
4. Third time’s a charm.
I finally got the stitch right for this throw I’m making with blanket yarn.
5. Gifts.
