1. Soup and a bread roll make a quick and easy dinner.
2. Yesterday I finished "Salvation Creek" by Susan Duncan and "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barberry is the book I'm reading right now, except that I'm not yet because I haven't finished these fill-ins.
3. July brings back memories of flying to Naxos to visit my friend, and landing at a tiny airport in brilliant sunshine.
4. That the solution was to eat more chocolate was obvious.
5. They say if you tell your dreams to a strange lady sitting behind a velvet draped table in a darkened room, she'll pretend to tell you your fortune.
6. My advice is never to think it over because nothing ever looks as good in hindsight.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to meeting friends and going to a play at the local theatre, tomorrow my plans include doing the washing if it doesn't rain and Sunday, I want to catch the train to see the Dali exhibition in town!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Friday Fill Ins #132
1. The last thing I ate was a slice of coffee scroll and a cup of Vanilla dragon pearl tea.
2. A book on old marbled end-papers is something I recently bought.
3. When it rains, it washes all the dirt off the paving and refreshes everything outside my window.
4. My son was the first person I talked to today.
5. Hugs are essential!!.
6. On really cold days, I like to wear long socks and slippers, my old yellow Tasmanian polar-fleece jacket, and an old pair of jeans, but then I have to add sitting by the open fire with a good book to read and a cat on my lap for extra comfort.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to ordering pizza from my son's workplace and sharing it with friends, tomorrow my plans include going to the market to buy my fruit and vegetables and Sunday, I want to try and forget that its the last day of the term holidays!
2. A book on old marbled end-papers is something I recently bought.
3. When it rains, it washes all the dirt off the paving and refreshes everything outside my window.
4. My son was the first person I talked to today.
5. Hugs are essential!!.
6. On really cold days, I like to wear long socks and slippers, my old yellow Tasmanian polar-fleece jacket, and an old pair of jeans, but then I have to add sitting by the open fire with a good book to read and a cat on my lap for extra comfort.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to ordering pizza from my son's workplace and sharing it with friends, tomorrow my plans include going to the market to buy my fruit and vegetables and Sunday, I want to try and forget that its the last day of the term holidays!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday Fill-ins #131
1. When I heard that ridiculous air-horn I knew my son was finally home.
2. Chocolate and a good book is my very best medicine.
3. It's late, but who cares, I'm still eating Easter eggs.
4. Winter always.
5. My eyes have seen too many new books and I'm leaving this book shop now before my credit card melts.
6. Stilton smells strongly.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to catching up with my friend Ann, tomorrow my plans include having lunch with my parents and Sunday, I want to plant the things I bought from the nursery!
2. Chocolate and a good book is my very best medicine.
3. It's late, but who cares, I'm still eating Easter eggs.
4. Winter always.
5. My eyes have seen too many new books and I'm leaving this book shop now before my credit card melts.
6. Stilton smells strongly.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to catching up with my friend Ann, tomorrow my plans include having lunch with my parents and Sunday, I want to plant the things I bought from the nursery!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday Fill-ins #130
1. She had a great idea for getting out of working one day last term, so that's what we did and boy did we get caught out.
2. This laptop is by my side, always, because my life is on it.
3. I know this: your laptop battery will always die in the middle of the most important thing you've used it for today, when there isn't a power-point within reach.
4. This morning, when I went out to scrape the ice off my windscreen, there was barely a breath of wind, the sun was just an idea and my street was completely still.
5. These words apply to me: bibliophile, star-gazer, gardener, hoarder, inquisitive, non-swimming, green-tea drinker.
6. Today, when I stepped out into the playground to umpire a soccer-match, the sun was shining.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sharing a meal with friends, tomorrow my plans include sharing another meal with friends and Sunday, I want to refrain from eating!
2. This laptop is by my side, always, because my life is on it.
3. I know this: your laptop battery will always die in the middle of the most important thing you've used it for today, when there isn't a power-point within reach.
4. This morning, when I went out to scrape the ice off my windscreen, there was barely a breath of wind, the sun was just an idea and my street was completely still.
5. These words apply to me: bibliophile, star-gazer, gardener, hoarder, inquisitive, non-swimming, green-tea drinker.
6. Today, when I stepped out into the playground to umpire a soccer-match, the sun was shining.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sharing a meal with friends, tomorrow my plans include sharing another meal with friends and Sunday, I want to refrain from eating!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday Fill-ins #129
1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting them to do some of the things you did!
2. Show me a good loser and I will show you a someone who cares more about how other people feel than themselves.
3. Being totally indulgent is (like) eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time, or what I'd prefer which is a whole box of Belgian chocolate sea-shells.
4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy organising families and working at full-time paid jobs simultaneously.
5. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine listening to the football and checking the oil and water in his car.
6. It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without bread or fresh fruit in it.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to salt & pepper calamari for dinner, tomorrow my plans include picking up my husband from his latest adventure and Sunday, I want to sleep in!
2. Show me a good loser and I will show you a someone who cares more about how other people feel than themselves.
3. Being totally indulgent is (like) eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time, or what I'd prefer which is a whole box of Belgian chocolate sea-shells.
4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy organising families and working at full-time paid jobs simultaneously.
5. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine listening to the football and checking the oil and water in his car.
6. It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without bread or fresh fruit in it.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to salt & pepper calamari for dinner, tomorrow my plans include picking up my husband from his latest adventure and Sunday, I want to sleep in!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday Fill-ins #128
1. I grew up thinking my football team would always win.
2. The internet movie database (imdb) was the last website I was at before coming here.
3. Why don't you move over and let me have some of the blankets because its only 5 degrees outside and there's only so much of me that the cat can keep warm?
4. A massage, someone else cooking my meal, a cold glass of champagne, and an open fire help me relax, which explains why generally I don't..........
5. Thanks for the coffee, cookie and laughter this afternoon Lorraine.
6. I find high-pressure sales ladies in clothing shops, trying to talk me out of black and into "something to bring out my colouring" very off-putting.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to curling up in front of the television, watching Silent Witness, tomorrow my plans include thanking my mum for buying me a stunning pair of boots for my birthday and Sunday, I want to catch up with my brother-in-law who's flying back to Hobart!
2. The internet movie database (imdb) was the last website I was at before coming here.
3. Why don't you move over and let me have some of the blankets because its only 5 degrees outside and there's only so much of me that the cat can keep warm?
4. A massage, someone else cooking my meal, a cold glass of champagne, and an open fire help me relax, which explains why generally I don't..........
5. Thanks for the coffee, cookie and laughter this afternoon Lorraine.
6. I find high-pressure sales ladies in clothing shops, trying to talk me out of black and into "something to bring out my colouring" very off-putting.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to curling up in front of the television, watching Silent Witness, tomorrow my plans include thanking my mum for buying me a stunning pair of boots for my birthday and Sunday, I want to catch up with my brother-in-law who's flying back to Hobart!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Blairgowrie
Dusk, winter, low tide.
We've driven down the road to the Yacht Squadron, pulled in to park behind the bathing boxes, and scrambled down the remains of a set of wooden steps to get onto the beach. The bay is calm, the wind has died away and when its too dark to keep walking, we'll head home for tea by the open fire. My friends are busy photographing the dying light across the water but I keep walking.
Thought I'd post this to give the non-Oz readers a tiny view into the parts of Melbourne I love most.
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