On Friday, I went to the farmers market with Neha and Ronnie (totally not spelled right) from work for lunch. That was really nice. We looked at the stalls and then we of course ate. I didn't get anything too mind boggling since my culinary comfort zone is still fully intact. I ended up with an Indian Kebab (Kebabs are always safe in my opinion) and a spinach and feta Gozleme which is a Turkish dish (reminded me of something from Taco Bell...yeah that might be a stretch). No worries though because I didn't want to overload my vegetable senses so I got the cheese only gozleme which according to the others is good for the palate of a five year old. This meant I found lunch really enjoyable. It was a nice time out. We also hopped on down to the thrift shop which I was super hyped up about but I didn't find anything (that time). Ronnie seems to be a wealth of information on thrift stores which I am happy about.
On Saturday....yeah I would really like to say I did something exciting but not so. My original plan was to finish up some snail mail letters that I fell behind on and then mail them at the post office on my way to the market (it is a regular market on Saturdays). The good news is I did catch up on those but from there the plan fell apart. I made it to the main post office only to find it closed. It wouldn't have been so startling but I knew the one in Westfields was open on Saturday. So off to the market square I went but again I struck out. There were no booths there, no market...still don't know what happened there. At any rate I went to the mall to mail the letters and have some lunch. Then I hopped a train to Milson's Point and then on to Town Hall to get a post-mix drink. And yes that means a fountain pop. I'm a regular there:) Then I rode the train to a new section of line which was nice. That was about it for that day.
Sunday was the big day again. Wendy took me to Calmsley Farm. It was really neat. It was kind of a mix between the Reptile Park and Tobruk Farms. They had both farm animals (sheep, goats, ducks, milking cows, Shetland ponies, Longhorns, Clydesdale, Alpacas, etc) and native Australian animals (koala, emus, wallabies, kangaroos, wombats, python, etc). Oh and they had a camel which was perhaps my favorite.
Orphaned Joey who was rescued
Wombat doing what they do best...sleeping. I have made it my mission to hold one of these lazy, fat, and stinky little guys:)
Really cute, no?
Emu that was free range with the kangaroos
Told you he was cute! Way more of a pet than the ones they use in the Sahara...and yes he had two humps not just one. I didn't want to go through that again:)
Morning gymnastics I guess. I don't know why but I find this picture hysterical. The scenery in the back is a bonus.
Yep, that sure is me (rockin an awesome Sydney hat I might add) petting a koala. She was 12 years old which is pretty old even in captivity. And no their fur is not soft at all. She was pretty cute though:)
A note on the pictures. I can only seem to upload them on my blog. Not sure what the problem is:( So we will make do with what we have for now.
At the farm they had a sheep dog show, milking demonstration, sheering demonstration, koala talk, oh and a nice tractor ride! It was really nice!
Happy St Patrick's Day!
