I got quite emotional when i was showing this to Steph, the therapist i'm seeing. i was writing about sunraysia and how i wasn't sure where my love of that mallee region came from when i thought of this pic of my dad and helen on the Murray. i printed it out and took it along - my tears surprised me, sort of. maybe not such a surprise really. I've lost both of them.
After a decade on the Murray/Darling confluence I've moved to the Bellarine Peninsula on Pt Phillip Bay. I've been so lucky to spend time with the fabulous birdlife and animals and the river itself, not to mention the warm and friendly people of the Sunraysia. Now i'll be close to family and old friends. My new home is surrounded by the bay and wetlands so there'll be much to discover
Saturday, 27 April 2024
TRINITY BEACH
well so much for adding photos in a few days, it's been another 2 weeks and now here i am at trinity beach with gail for our wonderful week of R&R at janet and bevan's our second last day here :0(
it's just flashed by, gail's doing some watercolour and i'm doing this after way too long. just spent some time cleaning mould off the front door, on the outside. it must be a constant battle here in the tropics, keeping on top of plants growing so crazily in the humidity and the mould and damp.
so many photos since early april i'll have to be very selective. I had a great meeting with erica, she was very encouraging and i'm getting a decent submission together for other publishers too. i'll have to send a few out together because a rejection or two will put me off sending more. it's a scary process showing work you care about to people. specially writing because it's new to me.
A new word - THALASSOPHILE - one who loves and desires to be near the sea |
Saturday, 13 April 2024
LAZY SALTY BITCH
I HAVEN'T HAD TIME in my head to even remember to update this poor neglected blog - too busy knocking my book into some kind of shape to make up into a dummy. progress has been made! i'm seeing erica on tuesday, housesitting at sandra's for a few days beforehand so i need to get as much done as possible before i go - no inDesign on my current laptop. i'll add some pics in a day or two, i'm only here to look back at the beginning of the blog, i began it just before i moved to the river.
Monday, 1 April 2024
HIGH TIME
YES, HIGH TIME i updated this blog, it's April Fools Day and Easter Monday. 5.30 so i'll spend some time on this then get down to have a walk and a swim and there's a free yoga lesson at 8 at the yacht club. i need to do some research today too, i'm writing a book about my time on the river and reading the blog's day to day writing, which is what i did when i started, is essential when trying to get the sequence of events right. i only started this in 2012 when i moved so figuring out the dates of events leading up to find the house is proving a bit tricky. i'm relying on my handwritten journals and it's time to really delve in and get a timeline sorted out.
since march 18, my last entry and rene's birthday i've been swimming regularly, starting to walk again too.
Been to Gail's twice for an overnighter and a morning swim with the Waders.
Jenny and I headed up to Don's at Lake Lonsdale for a couple of nights. it was good to have a whole day with don, his eyesight is a worry, I'm concerned about him driving but he's isolated out there if he can't drive.
don's always got seed out for the birds |
Lake Lonsdale's full and healthy |
a beautiful sunset at my place, almost rivalling sunraysia skies |