31.3.2021 Sunday - sketching in UK

The Victoria and Albert Museum

Time to start traveling again, I miss the wandering around with Sam. Drinking coffee or beer at odd times of the day - 'oohh this looks nice, let's see what they have..'. And people are usually very nice, happy to give us a taste of their beers, or gelato, or offer useful information. 

Edinburgh

Edinburgh in the sunshine

Behind the Tate Modern

Westminster Abbey

 

30.3.20224 Saturday - making lasagne, documenting travel

 

29.3.2024 Friday - good running

I wake mentally prepared for a long run, despite waking later than my normal time of 6 a.m. (I prefer to run in the dark). Nevertheless, it goes surprisingly well, and in barefoot shoes - all the way to town and back to the club for a shower and a sit down to wait for Sam and breakfast.

One of our projects pay us - it is a substantial amount and we celebrate with a quiet Japanese dinner on our own, at a new place. I like it especially because the owners seem to take good care of the cats in the area.

28.3.2024 Thursday - school building

 

27.3.2024 Wednesday - finishing Toorak

 

26.3.2024 Tuesday - finishing an idea

Last week, we presented a housing scheme to our client. PH did one and I prepared a second Option.

Both were quite received, although that the client slightly preferred mine, for its simplicity in planning (and perhaps the symmetry as well). We promised to revert after tidying up some loose ends.

Today I arrive at work early, looking forward to draw up the site layout. Fiona had suggested swapping the condo and terrace units location on site. The landed housing fronts the road/street, to continue the the streetscape which is occupied by some recently completed semi detached houses. The condominiums are located along the river, where it is safer from creatures crawling on to the site from the river. The ground floor of the condo is mostly for car parking.

This morning, I realise soon after I arrive that I do not have the time to sketch the revised site layouts and update the 3D as well. So I ring George who agrees to help, he does the 3D and I the layout plans. 

We complete our joint effort at 430 p.m. when I cycle to the club, and he sends it to the client. 

I'll call the client tomorrow.  

 

25.3.2024 Monday - draw day

 

24.3.2024 Sunday - offer of accommodation in New York

 

23.3.2024 Saturday - 7km

 

22.3.2024 Friday - the end of an era

When I arrive this morning, there are 2 documents from Jenny on the kitchen table. They're from Jenny, one is for me to fill in for our website and the other is more interesting - it's a questionnaire about my new website. 

21.3.2024 Thursday - shortlisted and approved

 

 

20.3.2024 Wednesday -

 

19.3.2024 Tuesday - speaking about design with friends and clients

 

18.3.2024 Monday - volunteers

 

17.3.2024 Sunday - she coming undone

I'm itching to travel again, I ask Sam if she wants to visit her parents. They are older than mom, who is coming undone. Her memory fails her more and more these days; she fails to describe taste (ginger, coffee or tea) , recognise simple objects (apples, papaya) and her sequence of doing simple tasks like dressing herself is off.

There will come a time when I'll have to speak to my siblings about putting her in a home. I forget how long we have been babysitting her on our weekend afternoons.

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16.3.2024 Saturday - run into town.

There is still plenty on my mind, mostly work, some about own health, and some about trivial things like the state of our garden. I have been feeling out of sorts lately. I have been falling asleep in the afternoons eventing I get my 7 hours of sleep at night. Maybe it's the daily hour of squash 5 times a week. Maybe it's my body telling me that variety is important. 

This morning, I run into town: the same route as before. It felt good, the cadence is still there but I must train the running endurance. I'm running in spells this morning, 600 to 800 metres stretches. 

I decide that Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are running days. Again.