Goodness gracious me! Last entry was in August 2021, and today is 17 January 2022. Where does time go???

Sydney is no longer in lockdown, but almost nobody goes out unless to a medical appointment. I've just had a haircut and a coffee in Pattisons - the other day I ordered a pain au chocolat with my long black, and asked the young waiter if he knew what that was. (They're called chocolate croissants in English, which is ridiculous, as they are not croissant-shaped.) Anyway, the waiter said with a smile, 'Of course I do - I'm Canadian!' We had quite a chat when he brought my order. I've given up going to Firestone as almost nobody original is there, except David and Rosie, and I hardy ever saw them. They're desperate for staff, as are most places. The place has a different atmosphere now and I no longer enjoy going there.

When I had my hair cut a few weeks ago, after lockdown, I wanted it to be long at the front and sloping upwards from my ears. For some strange reason, I've had wild, uncontrollable curls for a while. Hairdresser Noriko did as I asked, but, now that the weather is warm (30) today, I've been swimming most days and the long, curly hair nearly drove me mad. So, back to short again this morning! 

    

Not surprisingly, it took me ages to figure out how to get these pics in, but I finally managed. Got new glasses the other day - on the right. I've still got yet another pair - round - as well as sunglasses, that are all still OK. After a cataract op, the vision remains much the same.

Have a new man in my life via YouTube - Robert Gouveia, a US defence attorney - who has been following the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and I have been transfixed. He is soooo intelligent, and speaks English beautifully, in spite of being American. One day, he held up a book, 'The Daily Stoic', which he recommended, so I ordered it and it arrived in a few days. (He was once an alcoholic, which explains his interest in such things.) Anyway, it helps me stay sane. (Ghislaine was found guilty, but one of the jurors didn't fill in on his form that he'd been assaulted when he was young, so maybe there will have to be a  retrial.)

And this morning I had the bright idea of buying ready-cut-up salads and fruit salads, to save throwing out as much food as I have been! My waste is appalling. I got three containers for $12, and they will last for at least two days. This came about because in the middle of the night I listened to a Radio 4 broadcast about the Keto diet, so I am sort of following it, but not totally. (Philip just came down and, by coincidence, he's sort of following it, too.)