Friday, July 10, 2009
98
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
96

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
92
'Wel nine and twenty in a compaignie....'
This picture by William Blake has been with me a long time. It depicts Chaucer's Pilgrims setting out from the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London. Tonight as I sit here with just one lamp lit, the colours seem to glow. I recognise many of the characters, the Knight, the Miller, The Wife of Bath, The Nun, The pardoner and there is Chaucer himself in his red gown on a black horse at the rear of the group.
I am reminded of a wonderful time spent with family in the UK. HERE in my old blog 'Secret Hill'. Also, HERE to watch Bill Bailley's wonderful take on a 'Chaucerian' tale.
(click on highlighted text to 1. travel to Canterbury, 2. see where herhimnbryn used to hang out and 3. a little humour)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
91
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
89
As night drew on
we ate pasta and drank red wine.
(click on highlighted text for info.)
Monday, May 18, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
87

Saturday, May 2, 2009
86
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
85a

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
83
I seem to be ever so slightly obsessed with rain and leaves.
But just look at that beautiful 'eucalyptus' green!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
82

Thursday, April 9, 2009
81
Sunday, April 5, 2009
80
Waking to SUNLIGHT filtering through CREAM curtains.
The click of DOG CLAWS on TERRACOTTA tiles.
Relishing a CHILL in the air, but welcoming the WARMTH
of a fleece around my shoulders.
CRADLING a mug of tea in MY HANDS while
watching birds through the kitchen window.
Almost HEARING dust as it settles on BOOKCASES.
Our bed CREAKING as he turns in his sleep.
WALKING with Dog, just as the SUN RISES.
Coming home to more TEA and thinking about PORRIDGE.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
78

Old bricks, brightened with white paint.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
77



Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
74
If you like quirky films and are a 'Dog' person (you know who you are), then may I recommend a film? We have just seen 'Dean Spanley'. The main roles are performed by Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown and Peter O'Toole. With such a stellar cast, I knew I could expect good things. I found it enchanting, witty, beautifully shot and it made me weep (Dog people will understand).
I will not spoil the plot (you can go to Wikipedia for the storyline if you wish). I think it is about coming to terms with the loss of a loved one (in many forms and guises), so being fond of dogs is not a prerequisite* of seeing the film. You can click HERE for the trailer.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
72
2.57 am
Moonlight wakes me
from much needed sleep.
Shadows paint the ceiling
and white light spills
across the sheets.
Eventually sleep returns
and morning comes.
I wake to gentle rain
and the scent of eucalypts.
Monday, February 23, 2009
71
'Entwife', living in a 'brown land' and raising her arms to greet the morning.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Bush fire appeal
ok listen up, there's more
The clean up is continuing. Below you will see a list of things the Diamond Creek Relief Centre urgently requires (as at 15th February). The contact number for the centre is (03) 9438 5299 and the location is 28 Main Hurstbridge Rd, Diamond Creek. Drop off times for donations is between 11am and 2pm. Interstate and international readers, you can choose lightweight items and post them. Go to it.
I don't know about relief centres in other areas - this is my local one and this list was sent to local community groups here. However as mentioned previously, the relief centres are asking that general donations please stop, and only requested items be given now, thanks.
Needed!
15 litre water bottles (filled)
600 ml water bottled (filled)
Aeroguard
Ant Rid
Anti-bacterial wash for baby bottles
Axes
Bleach (to clean water tanks)
Bolt cutters
Bread x dozen
Brooms
Camping chairs/plastic chairs
Chainsaws (petrol)
Cleaning items (detergents, mops, scourers, buckets)
Clothes hangers
Clothes horses/airers
Coffee and tea
Cooking oil
Doonas and doona covers
Eucalyptus oil (individual bottles)
Exercise books
Extension leads **
Fly spray
Folding chairs
Gas lighters
Hack saws
Jerry cans
Lime
Matches
Mattress protectors (all sizes)
Mens and women's wallets
Men's thick work socks
New baby car seats (0-18kg)
New children's shoes and runners
New pillows
Pegs
Picks
Power boards **
Queen size mattresses
Rakes and shovels
Room deodorizers
Rope
Safety glasses (heavy duty)
Storage sheds/garden sheds
String
Sugarsoap
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Tents
Thermos
Tools in good working order (hammers, nails, screws etc)
Unleaded petrol
Washing powder **
Watches
Wheelbarrows
Wire cutters
Witches hats (I presume the orange road kind, not the Harry Potter kind)
Work boots (esp. smaller women's sizes)
Writing pads
** items most urgently needed
I heard on the radio yesterday that Fitzroy Oxfam has set up a wiki for bushfire offers and needs. You can go here and register whatever you can offer ... a caravan, seventeen packets of socks, accommodation for a displaced pet, your services as a qualified tradesperson/lawyer/architect/bulldozer operator, whatever ... and survivors of the bushfire can also visit and register for what they need. It's been running for about 7 days now and apparently is working brilliantly.
Also on a very personal one-to-one level, if you go and look here you will see that Frogdancer is collecting books for a teenage boy she knows whose family lost their house and all their possessions. This young lad was distraught to lose his extensive library, and the frog asked him what books he would like replaced. He's been a bit shy about putting together a list but was apparently blown away that total strangers would send him stuff. Anyway, a suggested list has been put together. If you can't imagine being without your books (and I know I would be heartbroken to lose all mine), go and have a peek at the list and see if you can offer to send him one. Or several.












