Term Four: Week Five ~ The Halfway Point

 Once again, we reach the halfway point of the term, and this school year is somehow, magically, almost over. I have a lot I want us to accomplish so we must keep the pedal to the metal for a few more weeks. Nothing exciting to report this week. We had hoped to take an excursion into the city, but the weather didn't cooperate so that will be something to look forward to.

We finished one book for our read alouds this week. Now I will do some research and pick some stage and screen adaptations of several of the plays to enjoy. There are many I want to watch, so it will likely spill into our 2027 school year as well. We are still working on five other books that we MUST finish by the end of the term, so stay turned for further book reports in the weeks to come.

I had three days of Super Duo thanks to a gift from a dear friend, and it was a very successful three days.

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, last weekend I took part in an "8 in 48" reading event with one of the Facebook Book Clubs. The idea is to read at least eight hours within the set 48 hour period. I set up my Sunday a little differently to allow for maximum reading over the weekend. I did some of my batch cooking in the morning which meant more time in the afternoon and evening free. I therefore spent much of the afternoon curled up on my bed with tea, my mink blanket, and the stack of books you see here. An extra benefit was that last weekend was the coldest November weekend Sydney has had in twenty years!!

The event officially ended for me at 7am Monday morning and although my timer says I didn't quite hit the eight hours, I actually did. There were a few times when I forgot to turn the timer on before I started reading. My book club holds these events monthly so I will look forward to participating in many more in the new year. The photo also shows the stack of books I focused on over the weekend.

During my walk to and from the shopping centre on Tuesday I took the opportunity to snap some photos. Despite the rain and storms we've had of late, the Jacaranda trees are still looking beautiful. Whilst stopped to visit with a neighbour I spotted this beautiful St Andrew's Cross Spider in her garden.

Some more beautiful flowers spotted on my shopping trips. The left photo is a Mexican Shrimp Plant. The flowers are gorgeous and have a soft velvety feel to them. The flowers on the right are a beautiful Mandevilla Vine which is also known as Rocket Trumpet and this deep red colour is my favourite.

Project Report Time! I managed to finish off one square this week and though I still had the green square in progress, I started a new squre during Bible Study on Thursday! We'll see how I go with those two through the coming week.

Two walks to the shops and back for groceries this week.

I am really pleased with my Wordle work this week. The last one was an utter fluked guess but I'll take it!