I set this week aside to do very little ... a staycation if you will. And I did very little indeed. A good book or two, ice-creams to eat, a bit of light gardening, spending more time preparing meals, that sort of thing. The most strenuous thing was swimming, which was especially good this week as, for some reason, there were few people at the pool leaving more room for the rest of us. So I could zoom around more. Not that the pool is really designed for sports swimming - its Sixties design is guitar shaped, somewhat attuned to the groovy vibe emanating from nearby Sanremo, "the City of Music", so it's for chillin' in, man. My tan progresses, too.
It's been nice to dress in just a tee and a light skirt or shorts, nothing complicated, apart from my foray into smarter looks on Tuesday. Smooth skin all over is very agreeable.
I keep losing weight, despite the ice cream, and that's good. I expect to have lost four kilos my month-end (that's 9 pounds) and I hope to do the same next month. Warm weather doesn't put me in need of stodgy, fattening food, you see.
Face time
Wishing my friend Roz well for her facial feminisation surgery yesterday and subsequent recovery. I suspect she's wrapped like an Egyptian mummy right now!
Ozzy Osbourne
We can't not note the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, musician, reality TV star (The Osbournes did make you question reality!) and celebrity chef who created the live bat canapé (allegedly), simply because of his noted support for the LGBT+ community (and indeed anyone slightly alternative). More accounts than not suggest he was an all-round nice guy (at least, when not intoxicated).
Sue x
Yay and twice yay to a week of taking it steady. As to slow meals, with you on that too. Dare I say that having the luxury of time to take things down a pace, and actually enjoy the moment, might just be a holiday in itself?
ReplyDeleteA family friend mentioned that a UK football club was offering a raffle and one prize was a lunch with Ozzy. Now, out friend didn't win, but his mate did. Apparently not much was eaten, but the folk said they laughed so much, their faces hurt. This was about six months ago, so it sounds as if Ozzy was truly on form, bless him.
PS: Wishing Roz a speedy recovery.
Thanks, Lynn. Over the years you have made your metal-zen philosophy plain. In fact, I'd suggest you set up a whole school to train the priests to spread your chillax word ... only, it'd be a lot of work and who needs that?
DeleteI saw an interview with Sharon Osbourne who said Ozzy's drug-addled antics and zany life were scary but she married him because he made her laugh so much and, deep down, he was incredibly vulnerable. Everyone says he was hilarious. I guess a football club offering lunch with a non-footballer is all part of the weirdness that surrounds Ozzy.
I'll pass your good wishes on to Roz.
Sue x
I’m glad you’re having a nice relaxed week. Enjoy yourself, and especially enjoy the ice cream.
ReplyDeletePlease pass on my best wishes to Roz. I hope she recovers well and I’m sure she will look gorgeous. She already was before.
I was a huge Ozzy and Black Sabbath fan. Ozzy was a nice guy and very funny, but he had an addictive personality and combined with ADHD it made him totally crazy and psychotic when he took drugs. On alcohol he was merely crazy. He was a man of many contradictions. A real life Jekyll and Hyde character with cocaine as the key that unlocked the madness. A man who campaigned against cruelty to cats, but once woke from a cocaine induced psychosis to find he had slaughtered 17 of the family cats. A man devoted to his wife, who nearly strangled his wife to death. But that wasn’t the true Ozzy.. The brilliant musician. The loving family man. The hilarious raconteur. The loyal friend. The man everyone loved. That was the true Ozzy. And that is why he was always forgiven for his many sins. I can’t help but love him. And the music? The music is brilliant.
Thank you, Dee.
DeleteRoz is home and recovering and sends you her best wishes, too. I'm not sure either why she wanted FFS but maybe stunning perfection is the goal! We'll have to wear dark glasses to look at her radiance from now on!
I'm not much into the music scene but Ozzy was hilarious on TV just being himself. It was his obvious support for outsiders that made me mention him.
Sue x
Relaxing and chilling is always nice. Sometimes I do it too. Especially on hollidays on the beach in Greece.
ReplyDeleteSad news about the death of Ozzy. But it was not unexpected as he had so much healthy problems...and leading his life he even should not have reached this age. A real rock-star frontman. I liked his voice and the first records of Black Sabbath very much.
Have a good time and all the best, and thanks for your always so kind visits to my blog.
Violetta
Thanks, Violetta.
DeleteThey say drugs and alcohol are bad for you and some music stars are famous for killing themselves young with them and others just seem to go on no matter what they do!
Sue x