Finally a week filled with normal things. Normal school for the kids. Normal school for Anna. And well, normal whatever my life is now. We have for the most part found a good rhythm for getting ready in the mornings, getting to school on time and things like homework once we are all back home in the afternoon. Not only did we have completely normal week, we also have another normal week coming up. That means a normal weekend. You know you need some routine and normalcy when you are happy to have two back-to-back weeks of the same thing!
Queen Vic Market
Being busy Monday through Friday with normal things that means we get to use the weekends for what most people use the weekends for: experience something different. Anna had been to the Queen Victoria Market before we arrived and for some reason we hadn’t all gotten there. So we figured it was a good time to check it out. For those wondering, the Queen Victoria Market is just a large marketplace where anyone can rent a stall and sell their stuff (as long as the stuff is legal). Plenty of hats, souvenirs and other things for tourists, but also genuine art, bespoke artisans and handcrafted things. Kassandra found some iron-on patches of butterflies and a necklace that she purchased with her own money as she earns an allowance. Sadly, there weren’t as many food trucks out as during the summer season, but we found the food court decent with independent restaurants.
Autumn with a twist
Summer is definitely come to an end, but it took longer than we expected. But the leaves have all turned a shade of brown and most of them have fallen to the ground. However, I am not sure if this is unusual, but the temperature still gets decently warm during the day. Sure, it’s chilly in the morning, but midday it’s shorts weather even if it again gets cold in the evening. Some days are colder than others, but in general it has reached 18 Celsius during the day (about 64 Fahrenheit) and some days it gets even warmer. And the forecast seems to be for more of the same this coming week. It leaves you wondering if there will ever be anything resembling winter?
