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Speaking of musical instruments: new toy acquired. My parents were cleaning out some clutter and found this ukulele. I always imagined them to be little more than small guitars, so I was quite surprised when I saw how they were tuned, with the outer strings being higher than the inner ones.

Auto-generated description: A small, wooden ukulele with four strings is lying on a textured, light blue surface.

Unboxed my new vacuum cleaner. First, love how all the packaging material is cardboard and paper: only thing I needed to throw in the bin was a bit of tape. Second, love how this comes with a stand. I was actually wondering where I was going to stow this (it won’t be the living room 😄).

A cordless vacuum cleaner standing upright on a charging dock in a living room with a floor lamp, curtain, and a couch in the background.

Protecting my “super premium” monitor riser with coasters as a certain creature likes to chew it.

A cockatiel stands on top of a small phone-book placed below a computer monitor. Between the cockatiel are two chewed up coasters resting on top of the corners of the phone-book.

Darken bocce courts at the Veneto Club. We were showing our second cousins around, who are visiting from Traviso, Italy. I remember seeing these courts being filled with people when I was young, hearing the loud clank as the jack was thrown against the opposite wall.

An indoor sports facility features several lanes and flags, including the Australian flag, hanging from the ceiling, with menu boards and photos displayed on the walls.

Trying out a bag of Leon organic coffee beans. This bag was given to me by some visitors from the UK. Apparently Leon is a brand of coffee over there (I’m not aware of it being sold here). We’ll see how it measures up tomorrow morning.

Auto-generated description: A hand is holding a package of Leon Organic Coffee Dark Roast next to a coffee grinder in a kitchen setting. Auto-generated description: The hopper of a coffee grinder filled with roasted coffee beans, surrounded by various items on a bench including an empty bag of Leon coffee and what appears to be a small container of drinking chocolate.

Mesdames et messieurs: voici la tentative d’aujourd’hui de passer à un petit-déjeuner plus minimaliste: deux grands cafés au lait.

Ladies and gentlemen: presenting today’s attempt to move to a more minimalist breakfast: two large cappuccinos.

A cappuccino in a black coffee mug, placed on a matching saucer with a spoon beside it, sits on a wooden table outdoors alongside an iPad.