WHAT A WEEK - on the road every day, first down to see don in the grampians
then down to melbourne to see 'lady in a van' starring miriam margoyles, i thought i'd love it but didn't like it at all, too stagey and the script just seemed offensive and insulting to the two women characters in the story.
mirka's wonderful
wall at flinders
street station
i stayed with vicki in south melbourne before heading off to torquay to stay with gail and have lunch next day with all the girls
Then on to queenscliff to see vicki's house taking shape, the garden has just taken off! met up with her friends dave and deb and had dinner at the bowls club.
whoo hoo, off on the ferry - i was excited about this trip, no dolphins, but maybe on the way back
next day off on the ferry to sorrento then a longer than expected drive down to walkerville, where i got a bit lost. but i found alison lester's wonderful beachside house in time for us to head off for dinner with roland harvey and an exhibition opening
it was great to visit nearby fish creek next day to see alison and roland's galleries, both in lovely little weatherboard buildings and just filled to the brim with their illustrations and books, quite inspiring.
they both have such a body of work and seeing it all up on the walls is giving me ideas, i should be trying to market my work more.
From fish creek to bairnsdale, a beautiful drive through rolling golden hills and far off views of the prom, blue hills over the water
I visited my friend kaye who has moved there and bought a great house which she has renovated completely - she's gone through that interesting 3 level house like a white tornado, it looks wonderful and backs onto a very green reserve full of trees and a pretty creek
kaye under my
favorite tree and
below, under
her favorite tree
both visible
from her deck
yesterday i was at kalimna at lakes entrance visiting alan and meryl, also a home i haven't visited before, a large rambling house with a holiday feel and a backyard that goes on and on, heaps of space for gardens and big big shed. we had a long walk in the morning and lunch at the pub overlooking lake tyers and the sea.
the view from the deck at the pub where we had lunch
i needed a day off socialising so yesterday i drove along the M1 to drouin, an easy three hours arriving in time for dinner and the academy awards on tv. bangers and mash and champagne in bed 😊
now it's morning, it's been a super comfortable room in the royal hotel here, modern, clean and attractive with my own bathroom, great value at $80 with chocolates thrown in
today i'm off to mornington to see terry denton before catching the ferry back to queenscliff.
then down to melbourne to see 'lady in a van' starring miriam margoyles, i thought i'd love it but didn't like it at all, too stagey and the script just seemed offensive and insulting to the two women characters in the story.
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| some great wall surfaces and old bluestone are being exposed as work continues on the new metro system |
wall at flinders
street station
i stayed with vicki in south melbourne before heading off to torquay to stay with gail and have lunch next day with all the girls
Then on to queenscliff to see vicki's house taking shape, the garden has just taken off! met up with her friends dave and deb and had dinner at the bowls club.
a nice long walk
in the morning
down to the
marina and back, queenscliff is such
a nice quiet town
whoo hoo, off on the ferry - i was excited about this trip, no dolphins, but maybe on the way back
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| with dave and deb, vicki's very nice neighbours |
next day off on the ferry to sorrento then a longer than expected drive down to walkerville, where i got a bit lost. but i found alison lester's wonderful beachside house in time for us to head off for dinner with roland harvey and an exhibition opening
alison and i had a
wonderful morning
swim, from the water
looking back the old
limestone kilns add
beautiful colour and
texture to the steep
treed landscape -
stunning
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| alison and bigsy |
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| this huge tree is right in front of the deck, restful to sit and just look |
it was great to visit nearby fish creek next day to see alison and roland's galleries, both in lovely little weatherboard buildings and just filled to the brim with their illustrations and books, quite inspiring.
they both have such a body of work and seeing it all up on the walls is giving me ideas, i should be trying to market my work more.
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| lots of really interesting art in fish creek, only a tiny population (350?) but a lot of energy |
From fish creek to bairnsdale, a beautiful drive through rolling golden hills and far off views of the prom, blue hills over the water
I visited my friend kaye who has moved there and bought a great house which she has renovated completely - she's gone through that interesting 3 level house like a white tornado, it looks wonderful and backs onto a very green reserve full of trees and a pretty creek
kaye under my
favorite tree and
below, under
her favorite tree
both visible
from her deck
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| lunch on the water at paynesville - kaye ran into a friend who had a large boat moored right there |
yesterday i was at kalimna at lakes entrance visiting alan and meryl, also a home i haven't visited before, a large rambling house with a holiday feel and a backyard that goes on and on, heaps of space for gardens and big big shed. we had a long walk in the morning and lunch at the pub overlooking lake tyers and the sea.
i needed a day off socialising so yesterday i drove along the M1 to drouin, an easy three hours arriving in time for dinner and the academy awards on tv. bangers and mash and champagne in bed 😊
now it's morning, it's been a super comfortable room in the royal hotel here, modern, clean and attractive with my own bathroom, great value at $80 with chocolates thrown in
today i'm off to mornington to see terry denton before catching the ferry back to queenscliff.
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