I have an excuse for not blogging last week,namely things medical, namely a cold and now a hacking cough which woke me every hour last night.Ugh!!! I am now on my 3rd round of antibiotics with a 4th to follow. At least they dry up my dripping nose but I'm scheduled for a sinus wash out. Mind you since I heard about the post op care, (I'll spare you the gory details) I'm really hoping the drugs will do the trick and I can cancel.
My stint at 2 RPH yesterday afternoon was so so. I had to run out of the studio part way through the afternoon to cough. Enough of that.
I'm going to a fun evening tonight, my friend Yvonne's book launch, 'A brush with Mondrian.' It's lovely to share my writing buddies' successes. Another one, Teri has won a place, one of five, at a mentor-ship for romance writers. Not my genre but there's always a demand for romance novels.
Meanwhile I've finished my first novel... for the second time, or it may be the third, I'm losing count. It's a few thousand words short of what's acceptable so I've got to fix that. Fortunately on the way home from the radio station I heard a progam on the radio which gave me an idea to do just that.
Also I wrote a short story while killing time before going to 2RPH yesterday. Will submit to a writing competition, word limit 750 words.
The exchange rate is looking good for my forthcoming o/s trip later this year. Well may the upward trend continue.
Saw the kiddy-winks at the weekend. Mathew looked so cute in his football outfit, a Portuguese club naturally, courtesy of his big sister. Naturally we played ball in the garden, not football but batting a beach ball with a tennis racquet. The kid blamed me for ALL his misses. I pointed out that they were not all my fault, sometimes he just missed them. Then he started saying they were 'a accident grandma.' It so reminded me of my kids when something went wrong, they said exactly the same thing. Kids cotton on fast don't they? Annika swanned around in her tutu.
The annual portrait painting competition is on again. It seems to come around so fast. It's called the Archibald, and I try to see the exhibits every year and vote in the people's choice competition. It opens to the public next week.
I'm going to aqua aerobics today, brush the cobwebs away. Hopefully I'll have time for a nap before facing rush hour traffic going to the North side for the book launch tonight.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Nudies on the Opera house steps
It is the first day of Autumn and that American photographer was in Sydney this morning marshalling a few thousand nude people to pose on the opera house steps. A bit ironic since it is the first cool morning we've had in months. Look for goose bumps!
We had a lovely baby shower at Maxine's yesterday, a wonderful eclectic group of family and friends, not to mention the delicious food Maxine prepared. Many of us brought our favourite children's books for Baby Meinecke's library. A highlight was the 'Dad's Survival Kit' Cristina made: goggles, (for squirts and throw-ups) masks, (for odours) ear plugs (for screaming, both baby's and parent's) which Dirk promptly put in his nose, and rubber gloves (obvious, yuk!)and tongs (for non-touch technique). It was hilarious.
Only four weeks to go. I'm getting excited.
I've made some decisions about the novel I feel good about, and will start putting some changes in place this week. I think it will make my main character more sympathetic.
I have been reading a manuscript of one of my writing buddies this weekend, very enjoyable but needing some work. This same author has a short story in the Women's Weekly this month, very sweet. I'm also looking forward to Yvonne's book launch. (another writing buddy) It is called Brush with Mondrian and is in the shops today but we are having a little party to celebrate later this month. I wonder which one of us will get a publishing deal this year!!!
Well the Tsunami didn't hit us but those poor Chileans copped it badly. There seems to be a major climactic disaster once a month. Australia's disaster will come gradually I think. All the rivers will dry up, agriculture will fail, famine will ensue etc....
Meanwhile we live our little lives trying not to think about it and hoping the politicians and scientists get it right.
Have a good week people. At least I didn't get a parking fine this Monday (as I did last week). I didn't go anywhere.
We had a lovely baby shower at Maxine's yesterday, a wonderful eclectic group of family and friends, not to mention the delicious food Maxine prepared. Many of us brought our favourite children's books for Baby Meinecke's library. A highlight was the 'Dad's Survival Kit' Cristina made: goggles, (for squirts and throw-ups) masks, (for odours) ear plugs (for screaming, both baby's and parent's) which Dirk promptly put in his nose, and rubber gloves (obvious, yuk!)and tongs (for non-touch technique). It was hilarious.
Only four weeks to go. I'm getting excited.
I've made some decisions about the novel I feel good about, and will start putting some changes in place this week. I think it will make my main character more sympathetic.
I have been reading a manuscript of one of my writing buddies this weekend, very enjoyable but needing some work. This same author has a short story in the Women's Weekly this month, very sweet. I'm also looking forward to Yvonne's book launch. (another writing buddy) It is called Brush with Mondrian and is in the shops today but we are having a little party to celebrate later this month. I wonder which one of us will get a publishing deal this year!!!
Well the Tsunami didn't hit us but those poor Chileans copped it badly. There seems to be a major climactic disaster once a month. Australia's disaster will come gradually I think. All the rivers will dry up, agriculture will fail, famine will ensue etc....
Meanwhile we live our little lives trying not to think about it and hoping the politicians and scientists get it right.
Have a good week people. At least I didn't get a parking fine this Monday (as I did last week). I didn't go anywhere.
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