We kicked off the weekend with what proved to be a happy non-event. The highly touted arrival of Tropical Cyclone Narelle delivered plenty of rain – more than 70mm over the weekend – but the intense storms and wind largely passed us by. That meant by work-from-home Friday was like a rather intense winter’s day, if a little humid.

Marianne and I headed off to Hanami for lunch, which was pleasant, and I was home in time to finish the work day and get dinner underway. Marianne was out with friends, so it was me and the girls. As happens these days, we failed to find a suitable family movie, so Sophie and I watched the latest episode of The Pitt, we mucked around a bit, and that was the day.

Saturday was cool and wet and busy. I picked Stephen up from his place and we headed over to Blake Hill for breakfast and chat about this and that. A nice way to relax, even if the place was loud, which lead these older types to head off. I got home around 10.45am and then went out to Yahava with Jess and Marianne. We sat outside in between showers and chatted about travel, go-karting, doing new things, and such like. Coffee was had, with Jess as always favouring her iced coffee. We’d hardly got home when I was back out with Sophie for lunch at The Rosemount in North Perth. Again, rainy and damp, but relaxing too. Then Diabolik and home. I’ve been reading the new Adrian Tchaikovsky Tyrant Philosophers novel, so some of that, then dinner and a quiet evening.

Sunday was supposed to start with a podcast chat with Jo Walton and Ada Palmer, but a service outage at my end put paid to that for this weekend. After confirming there was nothing to be done, I headed over to the Stirling Farmer’s Market to do some grocery shopping.  Then I took Sophie out to Keller’s Farm before heading home. Marianne, Sophie and I went over to Belmont to see The Magic Faraway Tree, the first movie at the cinema for some while, and it was delightful.  Hard to hear in places, because my hearing is pretty much shot, but fun.  Sunday evening was a roast chicken dinner and then ready for work.

All in all, a pretty solid weekend.