A Fishy Holiday

 

We have just returned from 2 weeks camping by the side of the beautiful Noosa River. This is Alan with a just caught Golden Trevally which tasted beautiful for Dinner that night. During the 2 weeks we fished a lot and had some great fish meals, we lunched on the deck of the Noosa Surf Club overlooking Laguna Bay and Noosa Beach, I read a lot of books, we had Dinner at the Tewantin Pub and the RSL, we caught up with friends and family and walked by the River. I rode my new folding bike, paddled my kayak and even managed a girls shopping excursion at Noosaville with my SIL Karen who is a kindred spirit. The 2 weeks flew by with perfect Queensland May weather. Now we are back to reality and we are mowing, washing, weeding, cleaning etc. and planning our next holiday :)

Quote of the day:
The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass. - Martin Mull

Farewell April

Another month gone and I can’t believe its May already. We are still experiencing very warm weather and the days are summery,  too hot to be out in the garden working in the middle of the day. We still have our house on the market but after 4 months with no luck we think we will give it a break for a few weeks and then come back and try again with renewed enthusiasm. We know that the price is fair and the presentation is spot on so we just have to find the right people who will appreciate this place as much as we do. The local wildlife certainly love it :) I caught the Easter bunny and his wife on their way home.

Some Digital Art

I had a lot of fun doing this for an on line challenge. Our challenge was to create a piece of Art in the style of Goro Fujita, a brilliant Japanese Digital Artist. http://www.area-56.de/_area56_data/about.html I love these challenges which give me the opportunity to learn about an artist and try new things. My piece started with a Stock Photo from Stock Xchange – 112140. I altered this using Fotosketcher and then added the ladder by Maya and car element by Berna Datema.. I have called this piece` Christmas Eve’.

Quote of the day:
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. - Abraham Lincoln

Sam’s Visit

Our Grandson Sam came to visit us for a few days and we have really enjoyed having him here. Alan and Sam have worked in the Kitchen Garden, planted seeds, transplanted herbs, been across the road on the tractor, been cane toad busting at night and generally had fun. This morning Sam even had a go at some painting.  We will be sorry to see him go :(

When Everything Old is New Again !!

Alan bought this white outdoor setting many years ago during the 1960’s. We have taken it with us on all of our moves since we got married and Alan has painted it several times. With our house now on the market we had decided to `Garage Sale’ it until I read the latest edition of `Home Beautiful’. There  I saw a feature about a super trendy home in Notting Hill in London – owned and decorated by a super trendy young Interior Designer – and there in pride of place on her back terrace was one of these settings :) So now we have decided to keep it – it certainly is very nice to sit here now and eat Brekkie in Winter or Dinner on a Summer evening, and watch the birds playing in their bath under our Arch of climbing Honeysuckle and Jasmine. I am sure we will find the perfect spot for it in our next home too.

Quote of the day:
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read. - G. K. Chesterton

Melanzane

I had to take a photo of these gorgeous `Graffiti Eggplants’. They look wonderful and don’t need any special treatment before cooking. Tonight they will be part of a Ratatouille which I plan to cook in my Le Creuset Cast Iron Casserole. My secret ingredient in this is Woosie Sauce but low salt Soy is good too.

Monsoon

 

Rain Rain and more Rain !!!! We are right in the middle of a Monsoon and it has been raining heavily non stop for hours. I took this photo of Alan this morning on his way back from collecting eggs and feeding our Chooks. They are out of the rain in their house but are very depressed as are the horses.  There is flooding everywhere but luckily although our Dam is overflowing, all the water that lands on our property drains well away.  I have read 3 books since Monday but thanks to my Treadmill I haven’t missed my exercise :)