Are we there yet?

This is the view at twilight of Lorna and George's new neighbourhood. Lorna and I spent Wednesday on The Sunshine Coast doing some business and getting her new house inspected. It was a lovely day and I managed to snap a few shots of the view outside their new home. Gorgeous!

Last night me and my workout girls had a special night of Christmas crafting. This is a photo of my friend Bear's studio. Bear teaches art to kids and right now they are working on these amazing Arctic Hares. They are not finished yet but I just love the way they look all together. Each one has a different expression and body posture and each one is as beautiful as the next. I think they are amazing!

This is the craft we did. The tallest one is about a foot and a half tall. We were supposed to get three each done in three different sizes but it ended up taking way longer than we thought to get even one done. I really enjoyed doing them and I think they are quite beautiful. It's been a long time since I curled paper with a pencil and got covered in glue. I loved it! I don't consider myself to be a crafty person but maybe I should try to be a little more creative with my hands. It's very rewarding and a good way to spend time.
Thanks to Bear for putting up with us all!
Thanks for the comments on the blog. I think I will keep it as is for the time being, maybe jazz up the layout or change the template. I'm just glad people give a hoot and are interested in reading it. I find it quite a thrill actually.
Have a great Friday ya'll!!

Is it bedtime?

I had a great weekend but now all I want to do is sleep. We had a very close friend come into town looking for a "lost weekend" and boy, did we find one for him. Friday night was spent jamming and catching up.He's a stellar bass player and SM and I played in a band with him for almost 7 years and various projects after that. We also shared a house with him for at least as long before him and his lady moved away to Cobble Hill to immerse themselves in the Bluegrass. So we pulled an all nighter on Friday, came home, got some sleep and a late afternoon nap and then off to The Wise Hall for their 50th birthday party. The place was loaded with old friends seldom seen and it was great to be in our old stomping grounds and catch up with folks. After the dance we headed back to J and D's place and started to listen to old recordings that we had made back in the day. We had done a fair bit of recording in different studios and it was a gas to listen to where we were musically when we were so much younger. Eye opening actually.
All in all it made me realize what a long strange musical journey it's been and how important the people I have shared it with are to me. It never ends either. I am still meeting people who inspire me musically and it amazes me how deep my friendships run when they have the musical connection. I don't think this will ever change for me and I look forward to seeing where it all goes.
I am thinking of changing my blog name and format. I find the having to ask a question thing annoying and the title was funny but now it just kind of bugs me. I might be due for an overhaul.
Stay tuned.

Who the heck are you??

This was the sign on the door in the car deck on the ferry we took to Mayne Island. It's amazing how much fun can be had with a Sharpy. No, I didn't do it. Kinda wish I had though.

Just a quick visit here to check in, I will do a full entry of the Mayne Wedding weekend we just returned from after I have successfully slept it off. We are sooooo tired.

This weekend my site meter clocked in my 1000th hit to this blog and I couldn't be more excited! I know people are reading but to celebrate my 1000th hit I am asking you to say hello. De-lurking time is here. You can just say hi anonymously if you want but it would be great to know who you are and you can add a link to your site or blog or favourite blog or whatever you want. Come on, don't be shy!!

I did that?

There were a couple of mistakes and omissions in my last post that have been pointed out to me. I hope to clear these up right away.
First of all, here is a quote,
"I would like to formally lodge a complaint about your blog. Your latest entry had a title which was not posed in the form of a question. I am deeply disappointed."
What a hard ass, you know who you are.
It's true, I broke my only rule. I would like to change the name of my last post to MAYNE ISLAND? Hope that's better.
I also made to mistake of referring to somebody by their proper name instead of their code name. For this I am deeply sorry and it will never happen again. The changes have been made.
The other thing is that Rupert, I mean Superman wanted you all to know that he named the raccoon that stole our cookies GEORGE COONY.
He also named the camper van we were trying to rent Camper Van Beethoven. He calls his housecoat Duke Robe-alard, and he named our car Bluey because it's blue.
I hope that clears things up a little.
Carry on.

Who won? Me?

It's been a while since I blogged and I have a lot of catching up to do.

First of all I won a super cute gifty from my good friend Cyn over at Big Girl Feet to celebrate her 3rd year blogoversary! She has always been such an inspiration to me. You have to check out her fabulous blog, she is a crafty one alright. In the package there was a super cute reto patterned cloth shopping bag, made by hand. Also some Ginger Twist tea and sweet Cinnamon Spice tea. She also included a mixed cd with some geat cruising tunes, perfect for driving around town on hot summer days. I know because I did it today! I also love the tape that sealed the envelope it all came in. What exactly is Cram Cream? Sounds dirty.

Thanks for all you do Big Girl Feet!!!!

what's it all about?

Wow, that was really interesting, I wrote that last post without a thought about how it would make other people feel or react, and it was really exhilarating. For about five minutes. Then I started to analyze it. I can't help thinking about who would be reading this and wondering how they would react to it. I made myself laugh out loud when I wrote the last words in the previous post because it felt like I was being really naughty. I am starting to realize that I just want to tap into the more fun and satirical side of myself, not by calling people names mind you, but by having a bit of a laugh. It's a joke! Based on something that really happened and now I can laugh about it. I don't always see the positive side of things in life at first but I like to try to figure it out and come to the humour or the lesson learned with a bit of a giggle.
I am finding it almost impossible to stop editing myself, worrying about sentence structure and spelling, imagining other peoples reactions to every word I write. But I am resisting, trying to let the thoughts flow. Because it's fun. I need to write a bit and let it start flowing a bit more so I can see where it goes.
And I just realized that every title has to be in the form of a question.
That's my only rule.