....when I saw Lauren our babysitter when I dropped Larti off at nursery this morning, she eyed me in that way that she does when Rob and I have arrived home a little worse for wear. Also I normally wake up before 7am thanks to my small toddler-shaped alarm clock, but instead came to at 7.45am wondering where I was. I raced into Larti's room to find her sitting waiting patiently in her cot, tapping her watch . 'I wonder what time you woke up?' I asked in a sing songy voice. Rob was already up and out by 6am so after some charging about I somehow had myself and Larti breakfasted, dressed and ready for work and nursery by 8.30am. The reason for slightly dishevelled start to day was the splendid dinner we had last night at Sojourn, a new place in the neighbouring suburb of Balmain. It is a fantastic area - all windy lanes, old workers and fisherman's cottages and Victorian terraces. It's surrounded by the harbour on 3 sides with amazing views of the bridge and city skyline so now the only kinds of workers that can afford to live there are merchant bankers and stockbrokers. The restaurant was in a gorgeous old sandstone house opposite an old boozer that still has 1930s Guinness posters on the walls. I had the roasted Scallop and Yabbie with Ballottine of Oxtail and carrot puree to start and the crisp skinned Kingfish with baby clams, squid and curry emulsion and a magnificient chocolate dessert. Can't remember what Rob had. I couldn't see his plate for the blur of his hands and elbows working together to deliver the food to his stomach in the fastest time. We washed it all down with a lovely Pinot Gris. Hic. It is deadline day at work today so need to pay attention. Thank God it's Friday. Think we will have a quiet one tonight. We have a load of stuff we have taped to watch and Rob will be up at 5.30am again tomorrow.
Oh and the Spectrum editor loved my piece on motherhood. I am thrilled.
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