The Smaller Portion has been telling me for a while 'We never go anywhere, we never do anything.' He is right. Guilt got to me this week and I agreed to go on an outing with him.
He chose to go to the Japanese Gardens at Cowra, some two and a half to three hours drive away. We have been there before years ago and both liked it. It is hot at the moment, and I am not at my best in the heat, but off we went.
It was truly beautiful, and I love the meld of the exotic and the native plants. There are two ponds both stocked with koi carp and both frequented by ducks.
Have I mentioned it was hot? Perspiration was running down my face (goodness how attractive) washing off my sunscreen. I got burnt.
When we finished our wanders we were both parched and hungry so we wandered into the cafe. Full. Himself was not prepared to wait. I grabbed a juice each and we headed off. He refused to look for anywhere else to eat so we drove home.
Today, unsurprisingly, I am knackered and paying the painful price for an overfull, overheated day. Was it worth it? I don't know. It was beautiful, and I did love the gardens. Just the same at the moment my pain/gain barometer is falling into the negative zone. Perhaps when I am no longer so tired and sore I will do the equation again.
He chose to go to the Japanese Gardens at Cowra, some two and a half to three hours drive away. We have been there before years ago and both liked it. It is hot at the moment, and I am not at my best in the heat, but off we went.
It was truly beautiful, and I love the meld of the exotic and the native plants. There are two ponds both stocked with koi carp and both frequented by ducks.
Have I mentioned it was hot? Perspiration was running down my face (goodness how attractive) washing off my sunscreen. I got burnt.
When we finished our wanders we were both parched and hungry so we wandered into the cafe. Full. Himself was not prepared to wait. I grabbed a juice each and we headed off. He refused to look for anywhere else to eat so we drove home.
Today, unsurprisingly, I am knackered and paying the painful price for an overfull, overheated day. Was it worth it? I don't know. It was beautiful, and I did love the gardens. Just the same at the moment my pain/gain barometer is falling into the negative zone. Perhaps when I am no longer so tired and sore I will do the equation again.
