11 on 11 : 10am

I had a brunch date so I left my bed a little earlier than I would have preferred … had the lure of bacon and eggs and hugs with Cate not been an option.

11 on 11 : 10:30am

Using Apple Maps for fun – turns out it knew a faster way to Mt Eden than I would have taken.

11 on 11 : 11:45am

One more coffee and a glass of orange after a delicious Orvieto Eggs Benedict. I can totally recommend their hash brown. Nothing left to take a photograph of though!

11 on 11 : 12pm

Cate’s street is lined with trees in blossom. They are quite pretty.

11 on 11 : 1pm

Grocery shopping for the week. It has been ages since Marmite went out of stock yet the supermarket still has quite a bit of shelf space allocated.

11 on 11 : 2pm

Hanging my lovely birthday present. There is the perfect space in the kitchen for her.

11 on 11 : 3pm

Time to relax.

11 on 11 : 4pm

Someone else spent the whole afternoon relaxing too.

11 on 11 : 5pm

And two hours later was still in the same spot.

11 on 11 : 7pm

A few candles lit at dusk.

11 on 11 : 8:30pm

Clean sheets and my beautiful comfortable bed. Time to catch up on the last couple of weeks of Downton Abby.