FGHIJ

F is for Friday night jazz.

Joined the Deloraine Jazz Club and went to my first concert/dance Friday night.  It was fabulous!  I'd forgotten how good live music is.  Especially with such talented musicians and singer. Sorry...no photos, but will try and get some at the next event.


G is for Garden.

I have been digging up existing lawn/old garden beds...

 

 To look like this...



So I can plant these...

 

 And these...

(mostly herbs)

 

 

 

H is for Hayden.

 

Paul Hayden Desser  and his Elk Lake Serenade.  Great music!!!

 

 

 

 

I is for India.

 

Where my friend Debbie is living at the moment.  Check out her Postcards from... blog.

 

 

 

J is for Ida Jessen.

 

Reading her book The Children at the moment and really enjoying it...

 

 

That's it! 

 

 Off to bed to read!

 

Goodnight :))

 

xx

 

 

 

 

ABCDE

A

Marnie, Phil and Denver gave me a gift voucher for The Black Hen for Christmas.  Bought a wooden ampersand with it...

(Bet you didn't know that was what this symbol was called!)

B

Books from the library on the go...

(Beautiful houses in the wood book!)

C

Bought this coffee/cappuccino maker.  Now I have to work out how to use it...

(Made my first cup this morning...delish!)

D

Marnie and Denver have moved to Melbourne for a couple of years, so I have been busy de-cluttering and re-arranging furniture...

(Still a way to go...but getting there...)

E

Is for everything else...

Christmas Day I helped out (as I did the previous year) at the charity lunch held here in Deloraine.  Cooking, serving, washing dishes... It was fun, working with a nice bunch of people.  Hope to do it again next Christmas.

New Year was quiet...the way I like it :)

Keeping busy walking, weeding, mowing lawns, reading, getting back on track with blog entries...  Enjoying the solitude :))

Hope 2015 is a good one for you!!

 

xx

The B post

Picked up a bounty of books from the library today...

 

 

 This one I bought...from Book Depository

 

 

 Beautiful photos and really interesting (you thought I was going to say boring didn't you!!) text...

 

 

And these are my boys (grandboys) in Texas...

(Dylan, Oliver, Zak)

 

(Oliver, Dylan, not one of mine, Zak)

 

Had the bible study ladies here last week for our Christmas break up lunch...

 (Shirley, Jenny, Maree, Betty, Cherry, and half of Dora)

(Cherry, Dora, Valerie and Pat)

 

We are having (road kill) duck for dinner tonight thanks to Phil's driving skills (or lack thereof), cooked in the slow cooker with onion, red wine, rosemary, and orange.

 

bonne chère !!

 

xx

 

 

 

 

I'm ba...aaack!!

Had a lovely time away...except for the windscreen chip I managed to acquire on the drive home :((.

Got in lots of walking...some shopping...and catch up time with friends!

Here we are enjoying our Christmas Lunch at the Casino...

(from left: Brenda, Pastel Pam, Yvonne, Pommie Pam, Fay, Jo, me)

 

 

 

 We did a gift exchange, but Brenda outdid us all by giving each of us a miniature oil painting she had done.  It's 4 inches by 3 inches...on a little wooden easel...just beautiful! 
Unfortunately I didn't think to take a photo of all the different scenes, but I just love mine...in those grey, muted colours.  She has called it Misty Morning!  She knows me well :)))...

 

 

And I was too busy eating to think to take a photo of my main course...roast pork, vegies and salad, but did stop long enough to get this photo of my dessert selection...

 

 

Just as well I did lots of walking while away :)))

 

So...there you have it...a good time was had by all!!!

 

xx

 

(PS - just click on any of the photos to enlarge them)

 

 

 

Tripping

Off to Hobart for a couple of days...

 

Have the essentials...

 

 

book...music...knitting...

 

And some non essentials...  clothes...food...water...

 

Having Christmas Lunch with the girls at the Casino on Wednesday and hoping to get in some shopping time. 

 

(the girls)

 

Looking forward to another long drive on the open road in my nice car :))

 

Catch up when I get back!

 

xx

Music by the river

Lynda by the river is going to listen to Music by the river tomorrow night.

The Tasmanian Guitar Trio...

Should be amazing...

 

xx

Short and Sweet

I'm talking about this blog post...not me! 

Although I am short and sweet too :))

Long time no post!  Haven't really been in a talkative mood...or had anything interesting to say.  Still don't...but you're getting it anyway...

Started reading the long awaited new book by Lin Enger, but couldn't get into it.  Don't think it was the book's fault, I just wasn't in the right frame of mind to read it now. 

So have moved on to Anne Lamott's Travelling Mercies.  Just what I needed!!  Very, very good.  If you haven't read any of her books...this is a good one to start with...

 (a friend pointed out that you Americans spell travelling wrong :))!!)

Been hard at work in the garden...mowing...pulling out weeds...tending my potted herbs...

I love to bring some inside and put in a jug.  I think I've got rosemary, catnip, curry plant, thyme (which you can't see), lemon balm, oregano, pineapple sage and apple mint in the photo.  Been inside for a week now and still looking fresh and green...and smelling delicious :))

 

And I've been listening to the fantastic new cd from Damien Rice.

 

My Favourite Faded Fantasy

 

Beautiful music!

Amazing words!

Not the sort of music you put on as background noise, but the kind you listen intently to...LOUD!

 

Intense and soul stirring!

 

 

Well...I didn't do too badly for some-one who doesn't have much to say :))

 

See ya next time!!

 

xx