HORIZONTAL FRIDAY

I STAYED AT VICKI'S - she's in byron bay.  ah the joy of an empty house for a day, i just stayed home, watered her garden, watched telly and did a bit of sketching. it was good, after my meeting with erica yesterday i was getting ideas for my work.   weather's super hot in melbourne too so staying cool is a fulltime job.

I caught up with libby

for a coffee, i had

a double espresso

and she had a somewhat

suggestive latte

Yesterday i drove out to maroondah gallery to have a look at the Draw me a Picture exhibition. i had six works in, leigh hobbs had some too. there were six of us, it's a good show for schools to visit, and it'll be up for a couple of months.

then over to Allen & Unwin for a meeting with janeen brian who flew over from adelaide, and erica our wonderful editor.  then off to dinner with craig smith and terry denton, a very nice night :0)

with erica, craig, janeen and terry

sunny's been busy

in the garden and

there's a lot of

great stuff growing

out there. like 

this fat little batch

of lebanese 

zucchinis.

EDAMAME TIME

at Misuzu's with

leigh. great food,

a cool breeze after

a very hot day,

and just a lovely

night sitting under

those gorgeous

red lanterns.

 SATURDAY - the opening of Explorations - the show at australian print workshop. it was a good opening, i sold two out of three prints, and leigh wore his hat :0)

meredith costain, leigh hobbs and eternally youthful sally rippon

susan baran with the 

print she produced with

simon's collaboration,

mine is above 

the boys enjoying a beer at the builder's arms in gertrude street

susan, sunny and graham roy barker, a new friend

NOW IT'S SUNDAY NIGHT and i'm chilling out after driving from 4a.m. till 1p.m.   I was worried about the predicted 42deg and strong winds but i avoided them.   no wind until i got to wentworth to be greeted by a dust storm. good to be home and unpacked. more hot weather to come though.
the garden has survived ok thank god.

sunrise after six a.m. 

one of the best

things about the

long drive is the

wonderful sky

that continues

to change

with the landscape 

 dust storm on the wentworth road