Take a Paws, page-2082

thanks marg - I'm far more moved on than most would have expected. but every now and then it bites. but every reminder from beautiful people i respect is helpful as well. honestly without encouragement most people slip a little - and I am grateful for nudges. lol - i do actually know some of the things about bad vibes (bt of a story). got up this morning to breathe in beauty and shall do so all day. and probably play gregorian chants which have a magical effect.


i have a funny little art piece i am working on and i have only four days to finish it. we are mean to have them exhibition ready before submission (fingers xed i will get in again this year) but all the shops are closed. i have hunted around this place and figure old cardboard boxes as backing wont quite hack it. rod as a wall hanging - all i have is an old broom stick. any ideas anyone?


as for trips - this is what i have in my head:

clare and barossa valleys - a road trip via the great ocean road. i have some friends in SA on the way so it can be a lovely trip to a beautiful region
newcastle - catch up with friends i made while working with mines up there and new friends made through them
woy woy - catch up with the son of a friend of mine who has married a mongolian woman so i can talk about visiting there
sydney to stay with some of my enduring friends
hobart - catch up with friends i haven't seen for ages and maybe snag a day outing on their boat
north east Tas - to fossick for gemstones with a dear friend and maybe plan a bus trip through the mainland for next year
france - later next year if super lucky to help a friend strip wallpaper from the house she bought near the dordogne this year
germany - to complete a home exchange
vancouver - same
spain - who knows my cousin who has spanish grandparents might have moved back there and i can stay in madeira with her.
eton/windsor to catch up with my now very elderly sister in law and her husband (not the queen alas)

thats a lot of planning huh! i like dreaming even if things don't happen in a hurry. i waited from when i was twelve to get to samarkand.

thanks again - i hope you have a wonderful day