Weekend

The photos of sunset in Melbourne (above) were taken in the past week, from our balcony. Had a great weekend with Mark, although the weather is back to being cool and overcast with threats of rain. Saturday we both took a nap and I made banana bread. It filled our small apartment with that wonderful fresh banana smell! In the afternoon, we walked over to the National Gallery of Victoria (International) and saw some of the free exhibits, like the travel photography, international art, and some really cool Egyptian artifacts (carved stone, little amulets and beads, painted caskets, bowls, and tools). We also went inside St. Pauls Cathedral, on the corner of Swanston and Flinders. I didn't have my camera with me, but it had an amazing pipe organ, mosaic tiled floors, and stained glass. I found out there is a series of free organ concerts there starting later this month, so I hope to attend at least one of them. To our disappointment, the 'Black Sheep' film at MIFF was sold out so we didn't get to see it. We had fun making a new recipe Saturday night, Veggie lasagne, with eggplant, zucchini, red pepper, and Spelt organic lasagne noodles, among other ingredients. Very tasty. Yesterday we layed around the apartment until about 2 p.m., then walked over to Olympic Stadium for a rugby game (I'll post photos and commentary later this week). I've been listening to "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen on audio...it's nice to do so while I'm making jewelry and it's really entertaining so far.