Friday again!!

1. One of my favorite birthday presents was the dalek  money box from my son.

2. He knows me well, it was as simple as that.

3. The moon is made of something far less tasty than green cheese they tell me.

4. My bookshelf includes a great collection of books I may never read again but cant bear to part with.

5. I was tempted by bag of chocolate frogs.........and gave in.

6. Reading, getting up late and catching up with friends are some of the things I like to do on vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a play at the Whitehorse Theatre, tomorrow my plans include buying fabric for new curtains in the spare room and Sunday, I want to start a book (because my reports are finished!!).

Paris In July

Some things are so good you want to repeat them over and over again........and one is the lovely Paris in July "challenge".  Last year it was a chance to look in some boxes of photographs and share a lovely time in my life quite a few years ago when we went to Paris and didn't want to come home.  This year, well, perhaps I'll find my black beret (I live in Melbourne, what other colour is there?) and sample french delicacies wherever I find them.  Might also have to shop for some seriously parisienne acoutrements........

Last year I found this storybook which combined my love of books, cats and some delightful artwork.......plus it was french.  What will I find this year?  If you think this might intrigue you too, join us by looking here at the founders of this Parisienne journey and following your nose........

Friday Fill-ins

Basil snoozing

1. I remember when I first heard possums on the roof at night and thought we had a burglar.

2. Red maple leaves are showering down from Peter's tree on the front lawn.

3. Most humans need a reality check once in a while.

4. "Where DID I put that?"...sound familiar?

5. I was inspired by Electra today.

6. I saved it on a really obvious bright pink USB memory stick but now I cant find the thing at all and its hiding who knows where!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to starting my reports, tomorrow my plans include chasing the sun around the garden with our washing and Sunday, I want to get to the market with Lizzie!

Week 428 - more mutterings of the unconscious.....

1. Analytical :: process
2. Production :: line
3. Softball :: ouch
4. Uniform :: navy blue
5. Intangible :: friends
6. Grill :: interrogate
7. Second base :: way out there.......
8. Citizen :: of the world
9. Celery :: yuk
10. Opera :: isn't what I expected

....and in the words of the lady in charge: "Rules are, there are no rules." There are no right or wrong answers. Don't limit yourself to one word responses; just say everything that pops into your head.

Your turn (the original post is here)..... 

Unconscious Muttering.......

1. Recommendation :: stay off your feet
2. Toilet paper ::  soft
3. Scissors ::  curved
4. Blaze :: warmth
5. Frame :: picture
6. Process :: cook
7. Flight :: of fancy
8. Irish :: whimsy
9. Glasses :: could be cleaner
10. Campaign :: trail

Free association is described as a "psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self. 

That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this excercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique.  Visit the original here for yourself.

Friday Fill-ins

1. I love to go to the Sunday market in Mornington because there's so much to look at.

2. If I had to choose......... it’s the quality!

3. The last thing I had to eat was a chocolate -covered raspberry.

4. Wondering what others think of what I do is no longer essential.

5. Please take a moment to savour the day around you.

6. Good fortune (and good friends) have brought you this far.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to not cooking, tomorrow my plans include lots of cooking and Sunday, I want to s-l-e-e-p!

Dealing with the weather........

Thought my international readers might like to hear something that was NOT on the iPod our Prime Minister gave to the US President.... an iPod which was supposed to have on it a representative collection of Australian music.  There has been much amusement and not a little confusion over the selection of the tracks - why was one thing there and another not?  Why was a Crowded House track included when they come from NZ?  Why were all the tracks politically correct?

You can't please everyone all the time.

The link here is to a song re-worked since our monumental weather events across Australia this summer.  It can be downloaded from the ABC Shop online and donations made to the Premier's Flood Appeal for Queensland, despite the fact that many more parts of the country were effected.  At least its a start, and to be fair to Macca, the weather events just keep on coming............  Now Macca is certainly not everyone's taste, but he makes me smile (and grit my teeth, and yell at the radio, and laugh out loud, generally every show).  Tune in on Sunday morning (Australian time) from 5.30 til 10 am every week.  His program is called Australia All Over.