Uta’s Diary, 16th May 2017

Diary, Life in Australia, Old Age 1 Minute
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Today’s Birthday Lunch was a Cheese Board and some Wine.

Today, on Peter’s  Birthday, Peter and I drove to Wollongong. By chance we noticed that Humber’s Rooftop Restaurant was open for lunch. We had to climb a few stairs. But that was all right. We shared a delicious cheese board which was beautifully presented. Very exciting indeed!

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The Rooftop by Night: Picture courtesy of Humber.

And we each had a glass of chilled white wine.  Sitting in brilliant sunshine, enjoying food and drink, overlooking busy Crown Street from the Rooftop, all this made us feel like millionaires!

http://humber.bar/home-page/final-stage/

We picked this to share item from the menu.  It was very sufficient for the two of us:

CHEESE BOARD

  • “Surprise bay cheddar, Seal bay triple cream, Discovery ash blue, red square washed rind served with fruit sourdough, crisp flat bread & stem artichoke”

    There were some strawberries on the CHEESE BOARD as well! 

  • In a little dish were some huge blueberries.

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Auntie, Sister. Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Mother and Wife of German Descent I've lived in Australia since 1959 together with my husband Peter. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I started blogging because I wanted to publish some of my childhood memories. I am blogging now also some of my other memories. I like to publish some photos too as well as a little bit of a diary from the present time. Occasionally I publish a story with a bit of fiction in it. Peter, my husband, is publishing some of his stories under berlioz1935.wordpress.com

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8 thoughts on “Uta’s Diary, 16th May 2017”

    1. Linda, Peter has no cancer at the moment. Going to hospital for treatment once a week, this is being done, so that he has a chance that the cancer won’t come back. Yes, he is enjoying life in between all his appointments. Basically, he is still a healthy, mobile 82 year old! I am 82 also. (He has caught up with me now!) 🙂

      We both are actually 82 years old, not 72. I do not know why I did not notice this error straight away. But I changed it now to our right age!!!

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      2. Yes, we think Peter is very lucky that the cancer was caught in time. It had not spread beyond the bladder. We hope now, that it won’t come back. The present treatment is being done to strengthen the immune system. But this means he has to undergo some more treatment at the hospital once a week for about two more months. Each treatment lasts about half a day! We have a good hospital with wonderful staff. And the hospital treatment is covered by Medicare. But consultations with the oncologist cost Peter a bit extra on top of what is covered by Medicare.

    1. We had the family over on the Sunday before Peter’s birthday which was also Mothers’ Day. So on Tuesday last week it was just Peter and myself looking for something special in Wollongong to have for lunch. I think that Cheese platter is going to be always something to remember!
      Thanks for commenting, doesitevenmatter3. 🙂

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    1. The Cheese platter was very good, Gerard. This was something we did enjoy very much, I believe we made a very good choice for lunch on Peter’s birthday. All the alternatives would probably not have been as enjoyable and would have cost at least twice as much.
      Peter’s birthday was Tuesday last week
      Wednesday was scheduled for Peter’s treatment at the hospital.
      In a couple of days it is Wednesday again and that means Peter is going to be at the hospital for another treatment. How quickly the weeks go by!

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