The only time I cook breakfast is on the weekends, and that is only if we are both at home. Often Richard will cycle on the weekend and then I am just to lazy to cook for 1 person.

Daily routine – protein shakes. Each day I make a protein shake to take to work. Some days will be strawberries, some days blackberries, other days mango. This is how my day starts out.

This old scale has history. It used to belong to my grandmother. She had painted it white. If I remember correctly the basin had been glued back together. When we were kids, my brother and I would go up to my gran for a period of time. She lived about 5 houses up the road from our house. We would play shops. I seem to recall tiny boxes of cereal that we would open out and weigh out and sell each other. I do not think anyone ever ate the cereal and by the time we left my grandmother had a mess of ceral. Over the years after she died the scale sat in my mothers house. When we decided to move to the USA there were 3 things I asked me my if I could have, the scale, an old clock, and a washstand. I had the scale brassed but unfortunately being near water has tarnished some of the items. However, All of them grace my home, and the memories live on forever, over 70 years of history.

This tea cup is part of a 12 piece set that was given to my mother on her wedding day. She looked after that set and when the time came she offered it to me for my use. Tea is part of who I am. As a family we drank a lot of tea. Rooibos is my brand of tea. A unique flavor but once I got used to it I could not go back to “normal” tea. Tea is also a routine drink for me before I go to bed. It goes well with the book I am reading.

Some years ago, while driving out the community with Richard, I noticed an art deco lampstand sitting in someones garbage. In those days the uniqueness of dumpster shopping was still new. Of course, I made Richard go and pick up the lamp. The lamp shade was broken but with a bit of work Richard turned it into a candle holder. This lady graces the half wall in my kitchen.