We drove into the city today which is a rare thing. Usually we catch the train but today I had a big box of donated goods for a quiz night hosted by Conservation SA. The quiz night sounds like a barrel of fun and I hope it is enjoyed by all.
Conservation Council SA's office is located in the western side of the city, a place that I travel to quite rarely so before heading home I just had to pop into an all time favourite store that happens to be in that area of town. If you have never been to Bliss Organic Cafe before then I can only suggest that you make a time to head there for a coffee and sweet sometime because they are always totally fabulous.
Today, I picked up biscuits for the children which were divulged with glee and shared a brownie and cupcake with our hired assistant who takes care of the children whilst I take care of business commitments. The brownie and cupcake were staggeringly good, so much so that on the way home I caught my assistant sucking on the pattie pan of the cupcake. Yep, the cupcake was nutty but not as much as our assistant who was desperate for more!
Do you have a an environmentally conscious cafe or restaurant that you enjoy as much as I enjoy Bliss? Let me know about them too!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Easter Tidings
Hi everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment to wish you Easter Tidings. I know that things may have seemed a little erratic in the office of Green & Nutty. It is most likely due to my lack of delegation whilst on leave.
Whilst we were out enjoying the beautiful weather of Good Friday, one of my sisters became a bit snap-happy and took this gorgeous shot of the newest addition to the Green & Nutty family. She is now six weeks old and trying to smile occasionally but is yet to master one for the camera. I am sure she will master it in no time though.
I will be back on board soon, I hope! Give me a couple more weeks to get a routine back and I am sure you'll find me answering your queries personally once more.
Best wishes for a festive weekend,
Kristy A. Bennett
Chief Executive Nut
I just wanted to take a moment to wish you Easter Tidings. I know that things may have seemed a little erratic in the office of Green & Nutty. It is most likely due to my lack of delegation whilst on leave.
Whilst we were out enjoying the beautiful weather of Good Friday, one of my sisters became a bit snap-happy and took this gorgeous shot of the newest addition to the Green & Nutty family. She is now six weeks old and trying to smile occasionally but is yet to master one for the camera. I am sure she will master it in no time though.
I will be back on board soon, I hope! Give me a couple more weeks to get a routine back and I am sure you'll find me answering your queries personally once more.
Best wishes for a festive weekend,
Kristy A. Bennett
Chief Executive Nut
Water, water everwhere...
There is nothing I detest more than 'waste'. It is a necessary evil that we all have to face because we all produce it but the question is do we manage it as best we can?
In our home and office we do our best to minimise our waste and do our best to return it to our environment a way that is of the lowest impact possible. (More on that another time). However, there are some aspects of wastage that we are totally dependent on others to manage and I know the frustration that can arise when things don't seem to be managed in what we believe is a timely and appropriate manner.
A week and a half ago our water mains burst and started to seep through the ground. It was odd because I walked out in the heat of the day to see both the water and already there were markings in yellow identifying the location of our household water supply line. It made me wonder which was there first the leak or the marking as neither were there the day before.
I rang SA Water who put me onto United Water, the company responsible for maintaining the supply lines in our city. They had marked it out and were waiting for a crew to become available. I figured, 24 hours from then there may be a crew blocking our driveway so I notified the people that this may affect.
The next day was even hotter than the previous one, yet the footprint of water had increased and replicated itself as another patch more centrally on the road indicating that more was breaking through before evaporating. The wet stain along the curb was no longer just a stain but rather a quiet trickle of water running quickly down the hill. Where was that crew?
Well, we had not seen anyone by day three but had noticed there was a separate leak near the house that was numbered in United Water's report that was not marked out. I rang them to let them know that there was a small issue with the logged job not having been marked and our leak being marked but not logged as a job. I was assured that they would speak to a supervisor to 'split' the job. I hoped that this meant they would be there soon as another spring had formed down the road and all three were now also bringing up yellow road base as well.
Well, day four came with clouds, followed by rain. There was no way to see how bad it was in the days that followed. Day 10 rolled around and as I headed out with my children I thought I should charge the camera's battery when I got home to show United Water how bad it was becoming. Thankfully, we got home to find at least part of the crew there but a little surprised by the pipe pumping water into the street. It turns out they knocked our supply line in the process of repair and were waiting on parts to repair the damage before they could back flush the pipes and restore the connection to our street.
I try hard not to think, "Well, if I was in charge of United Water I would ..." and then paint out a magical cure. Being in business teaches you that things are not always that easy but, instead, I try to think about how I can do better myself because all I can really do is hope that the CEO of United Water is striving for the same also.
Have you too had moments of frustration over wastage? Tell us about it!
In our home and office we do our best to minimise our waste and do our best to return it to our environment a way that is of the lowest impact possible. (More on that another time). However, there are some aspects of wastage that we are totally dependent on others to manage and I know the frustration that can arise when things don't seem to be managed in what we believe is a timely and appropriate manner.
A week and a half ago our water mains burst and started to seep through the ground. It was odd because I walked out in the heat of the day to see both the water and already there were markings in yellow identifying the location of our household water supply line. It made me wonder which was there first the leak or the marking as neither were there the day before.
I rang SA Water who put me onto United Water, the company responsible for maintaining the supply lines in our city. They had marked it out and were waiting for a crew to become available. I figured, 24 hours from then there may be a crew blocking our driveway so I notified the people that this may affect.
The next day was even hotter than the previous one, yet the footprint of water had increased and replicated itself as another patch more centrally on the road indicating that more was breaking through before evaporating. The wet stain along the curb was no longer just a stain but rather a quiet trickle of water running quickly down the hill. Where was that crew?
Well, we had not seen anyone by day three but had noticed there was a separate leak near the house that was numbered in United Water's report that was not marked out. I rang them to let them know that there was a small issue with the logged job not having been marked and our leak being marked but not logged as a job. I was assured that they would speak to a supervisor to 'split' the job. I hoped that this meant they would be there soon as another spring had formed down the road and all three were now also bringing up yellow road base as well.
Well, day four came with clouds, followed by rain. There was no way to see how bad it was in the days that followed. Day 10 rolled around and as I headed out with my children I thought I should charge the camera's battery when I got home to show United Water how bad it was becoming. Thankfully, we got home to find at least part of the crew there but a little surprised by the pipe pumping water into the street. It turns out they knocked our supply line in the process of repair and were waiting on parts to repair the damage before they could back flush the pipes and restore the connection to our street.
I try hard not to think, "Well, if I was in charge of United Water I would ..." and then paint out a magical cure. Being in business teaches you that things are not always that easy but, instead, I try to think about how I can do better myself because all I can really do is hope that the CEO of United Water is striving for the same also.
Have you too had moments of frustration over wastage? Tell us about it!
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