Packed but not ready to go!

A morning in Daylesford

A coffee at the lake was joined by ducks, swans, geese
and many other little birds.

The Convent with its beautiful garden, and massive flowers.

A vintage shop proved to be a great place for a
few small purchases.

Buzzing with excitement

After a day of house cleaning, I took some time in the backyard
and watched a bee buzzing in the flowers behind me.

Fruitful!

After two weeks we have...

two little cherry tomatoes.

Timely delivery!

Timely delivery!
Today I found out that I had been accepted into the
Masters of School Leadership!
And I received my new book in the mail.

Nostalgic Mystery

When looking through my old photos I came across this one.

When was it taken? Where? Not sure!

Not high school days but high school friends.

Time to...

Time to think and plan
Time to stop!
Time to explore beautiful things
and soak up their warmth
Time to breathe and relax
Be creative and have fun!
Time to be.

Watching closely!

6:00pm ish - My lovely feline boy who likes to watch me very closely!

9:50pm - And he is back ... but this time on my desk!

Aspendale to Brighton

From Aspendale

to Parkdale...

and then to

Brighton.

Yummy prawns!

Mirka at Aspendale

Today we were talking about art, books, artists and Aspendale Beach. This made me think of this great photo that was taken of Mirka Mora at Aspendale Beach in the 1960s.
I saw it at the Heide Museum of Modern Art just last week.
http://www.heide.com.au/exhibitions/mirka

Photo from -

http://mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au/

View from my window

View at work...but just for a few more days!

30 Years!

30 years ago I did my HSC and we are celebrating our reunion this year.
This year my daughter is doing her VCE.
Can you spot me?

Waiting

Waiting!
Vacant chairs, filled minds
People moving in and out
Hopeful, anxious wait

The Heart Garden

Enjoying this read about Sunday Reed! Sunday was instrumental in establishing the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Bulleen. Having grown up in Bulleen, and enjoying art, this seemed like a good choice. And so far so good :-)

A morning at Heide Museum

A browse at the "Freehand" drawings ...

then a walk in the garden...

Lastly we went in to view the Mirka Mora exhibition. What a wonderful collection of art work and photographs to tell the story of Mirka and Melbourne.


Now I want to read her book - Wicked but Virtuous.

A night at Willie

Began with oysters ...

and ended with a view of the bay.

Herb Garden

Adding herbs to our garden!

This laundry trough has been around since I bought the house in the early 1990s. It has been moved from around the side of the house to the backyard during the renovation period. Only now, have we made use of it! It will be our new herb garden filled with basil, oregano, mint, coriander, rosemary, tarragon and cherry tomatoes.

We have another laundry trough still around the side of the house which will be moved once we know how to! They are heavy and awkward so we need to be careful not to do an injury!! It too, will then be parked beside our gazebo to make up another herb garden.

Self portrait!

New look!

Where's the dog?

Another doggie bed bites the dust!

Today I snoozed most of the day!

Books and Movies

A latte and browse at Borders...
then off to see Desert Flower.

I read Desert Flower some time ago, maybe 10 years ago now. It made quite an impression on me back then. Such a sad yet courageous life. Amazing. The movie was filmed beautifully, especially the scenes in Africa. I enjoyed watching the story on the big screen, and again it has left me thinking and wondering about the horrible plight of these women and young girls.

Work in progress

Working on the garden and catching a glimpse from the balcony.

Light relief...

To take my mind off my day at sleep dentistry, we borrowed something light to watch. It was a good distraction as my appointment was to be at 12 noon, then got changed to 1pm and then again to 2pm due to complications with the previous surgery (implants for that guy).
Mine was a fairly 'simple routine' as I was told, root canal and fillings and gum treatment. Unfortunately the root canal became an extraction due to the severity of the crack it had and probably explains the extreme pain I had just before Christmas.

Next installment = possible implant and definitely braces!

As for the movie - well worth the silliness to take my mind off waiting.

(Note - this post was actually made on the 9th but dated for the 8th due to being asleep most of the day!)

Never smile at a crocodile ...

Obviously thinking about my dentist visit tomorrow!

Afternoon on the Yarra

Started with a latte at the Studley Park Cafe..

followed by a walk...

then off to Finns Reserve, close to where I grew up.


This was a great way to spend a day of my holidays. I was able to share the experience with my husband and show him the places we used to go as teenagers growing up.
Finns Reserve was close to home and the Yarra River provided much entertainment when we were school kids. It's a really lovely, quiet spot and we were able to enjoy just sitting on the banks watching the river flow by and the rabbits hop through the bushes.

A great afternoon on the Yarra.

Shhh...movie's about to start

On 'Wendesday' (see above) we went to see "The King's Speech" at the Nova.

Shhhh...it's about to start!

Evening walk

"Come on .... you can leave the iPhone at home next time!"

I let the cat out of the ....

and my dog came to help!

Morning view

Reflections - inside and out!

The start of a new year

Not taken today, but representative of looking towards a new year.