Thats Different

This is my sisters saying when things are a bit dodge - "That's different". Shes used to things being dodge with me but I suspect she is rather surprised when things get a bit dodge with others. This saying for me is like saying "oh the grass is green outside" its not really an alert for me to pull up. I just keep sailing into murky uncharted waters unaware of the impending consequences. If for instance she said "shut the*&^% up" well then Id know or "Pull your *&^%ing head in idiot" well then Id be standing to attention. All ears like the Prince of WHALES....yes, with a H. I'm not sure when she started using this technique but yesterday we finally had a discussion about this.

Singing Him

My dads oldest friend was flown home to Darwin on Friday. He has Emphesiema and is on oxygen. His wife recently died and his two sons went to pick him up and get his affairs in order and bring him back to his old stamping grounds. I called dad on my usual "radio schedule" by phone before he goes to the Trailer Boat Club and he said he had been up since 4am singing Billy back to Darwin. I was so touched at this I had to stifle my sobs. Dads hoping that once Billy gets settled he will be able to move into the Purl Retirement Village and I am also going to "sing" for that.

Bird Crap

First pic Bird Crap, Second pic Bird coming into land.  This is what public servants do all day......

Paper Shuffler

On the weekend I did a short (3 hour) course on book making. We learned 2 stitches and three styles which was a very satisfying experience. I went for quality and made 4 books. They are small and I love making them by hand. Must be the paper shuffler in me.

Corin Forrest

I had a rather productive weekend and feeling really good about the coming week. I am trying to get out of Canberra every pay week and just could afford the time this weekend and the weather (snow ect) was not conducive to camping. I guess the highlight was my drive to Corin (30 minutes from where I live) where I took a heap of snaps. Its very relaxing going on a trip with the objective of coming home with photos. I also did a book making 3 hour course which was very satisfying because you actually come away with your finished product/s. Ill post some shot later. And I even vacuumed.................

Braidwood Bodulla and Narooma

Nearly run out of petrol for the first time today. Forgot hills take more juice. I camped in my one car apartment again this weekend and you can see the view from my bed here. When I arrived it was about 4pm and I set up my bed and hopped in and started looking at maps and studying the history of the town. This older man come over to me and said "excuse me, are you going to sleep in your car?" Yes I am I said. He says "you are brave" I said why whos going to get me?" He said the Boogyman...... I said "well he would be crazy to take me on".  He immediately turned and walked off. But what I really wanted to say was this is what the solders have fought for - my freedom to be safe in my country any time. Maybe next time.

After that I went for a stroll along the beach and took lots of snaps. It was so refreshing. The highlight of the day was the piece of street art of the flower at Braidwood. Highlight of the night, the salty air, the lighthouse twinkling on the far island, the big round yellow moon that threw the light across the water with out a care. I'm replenished and ready to face another fortnight of work before I go for another outing.

Living the DREAM!!!

Boof

Boof left work today for retirement. I saw him at the Hyperdome Monday and gave him a hug. That's when he told me he was leaving and said he would come to see me tomorrow. True to his word as always he rocked up at about 10:30 and I gave him this card I made at 6am this morning. He had tears in his eyes and gave me a huge smacking kiss on the lips. I didn't expect that but had a cry when he left. I wrote inside that card that when he was in the workplace I felt safe and that there are not many good blokes out there these days. And its true everyone is shafting each other on a hourly basis but Ive learned that eventually the shafters get shafted too so really its a level playing ground in the end. Those that were shafted 3 years ago are now in the golden section and on it goes. Boof never played those games but if he had a problem he certainly let everyone know it. And he trusted his staff to do the job they had agreed to do. When he left a year ago due to cancer and recover his team had a meltdown because they were not used to playing games and their new manager was a game player. One word to sum him up TRUST. Its what I understand.

Happy Travels

I made this dangle for my new supervisor at work who's job I'm doing for the next 8 weeks. Grace is her name and if it wasn't for the grace of Godde we would not have come to this point of my making something to wish her well. Its a challenge when you go to a new job and have a learning disability and totally frustrating for the new team as well as me. By the third day they have worked out something is wrong (even though I tell them that I have Dyslexia before I start) By the sixth day they are yelling at me. This goes on for another couple of weeks until (in most cases) relationships have deteriorated to the point of no return. So after 4 weeks in the current job I have it down pat and the area also manages a young boy with autism, things are going really well and no one has yelled at me for 8 days. Note the counting obsession. This has lead me to creating this art of well wishing. Im please with the graphics most of all because it makes me smile.

PJ Party

Filling up on goffers! Angelika come for the weekend and we had alot of interesting discussions about German/Australian relationships. We did some art and drew our dream houses. While drawing mine she said there is one exactly like that in Bungendore and I said right, pack up we are going there right now. http://www.xgallery.com.au.  More amazingly I received two separate proposals from women my age last week offering ne the chance to co-habitate with them when we get older.  Still trying to process all that because Ive told them I'm strange but they think they can handle my strangeness......*chuckles*

Show Off

Still coming down from my fab trip to Kiama. I love this pic of the light house and the BRIDE. Look closing at the BRIDE. The dark pic is from out my car rear door. It was uncomfortable for a while sleeping in the back of the car but then I found a way to sleep diagonally on the foam mattress and at some time thought the night it started raining and I woke up and said out loud to no one there not even the chair, "thats nice" and fell asleep again. Woops started quoting Neil Diamond (I am I said Song). Speaking of Neil here he is with Johnathon Livingstone discussing whats for tea.
Then there's the pic of me and the man who I have no idea who he is but I offered to take a pic of him and his daughter and then she offered to take one of me and the blowhole sprouting and I said Id rather have one with Dad if you don't mind. Dad was looking at me as if I was someone from Katherine but couldn't resist my styling up on his arm. And of course I loved the whole scene.