NOVEMBER CATCH UP

I'VE TOTALLY NEGLECTED THIS BLOG - i've been so completely distracted since oct 21 by Officeworks shocking service and treatment of my large order of photo enlargements.  my planned exhibition which was to open on nov 16 is now postponed till april due to their total incompetence in all areas.  badly printed pics, lack of help in trying to track down overdue orders,  new orders still not right, pics missing - you name it!! 

enough!! i'm about to head off to swimming with a boxful of cards with my indented head photos - they were to be at the exhibition but i'll see how they go pre christmas.

some of the pics

It's raining outside, sounds beautiful.  It's 5.30 in the morning and i'll head off to swimming soon.  sunrise could be gorgeous or non existent depending on the cloud.  

THIS IS OCTOBER - just found this draft!!

OCTOBER - I HEADED UP TO HOTHAM  for isobelle's writers' retreat.

the drive up through bright, myrtleford and harrietville was lovely - blossoms, magnolias, dogwoods and the greenest countryside.  i don't know that i got much writing done but i did sort out the shortlist of photos to go in my exhibition and fill up the cart at officeworks.  that was an achievement so the time was well spent with great people

THE GARDEN IS IN FULL SPRING MODE

 

SPRING IS SLOWLY ARRIVING

THINGS ARE BURSTING FORTH in the garden - but not my Virginia creeper or Manchurian pear. the pear was bought as a barerooted stalk, buds all the way up but no action.  I'm patiently waiting.  

  

PICS from a visit to Don's a few weeks back

the beautiful little pardalotes nest in his wall

I entered Sonja in the Portia Geach

HAD A LOVELY WEEKEND with sunny, luke and etta coming for an overnight stay.  here's etta playing hospitals with sunny, acting out the various complaints of her furry friends :0)

weekend at bernie's  :0)    pic by nonna bernie

     favorite trees - i pass them every morning on the way to swimming

I love seeing this heron around Lilkenday Ave but i don't want
him to discover my fishpond!

Just back from a mini break - two nights at the Royal Hotel in Sea Lake, a visit to lake tyrrell at sunset which was lovely and time with gael, one of the salty bitches who wanted company on this trip as she took her whippet Mattie on his first car trip.   He was perfectly behaved.   Home now and looking forward to time at home catching up on my book and photos for the exhibition.  Some gardening too. 

Dropping off photos today for the Queenscliff neighbourhood house illustrator exhibition.  Craig Smith and i are doing a talk on sunday as part of the Qcliff writers festival, well not officially but the exhibition is timed to coincide.  it runs thru to the end of October

I'm exhibiting pics and the dummy books from my photo memoir in progress.