The party's over ...

(cue Blossom Dearie singing that Comden and Green classic in her trademark lilting, whispery voice ...)

Do you have big plans for 2012? I can't believe how quickly the time seems to pass, and that we stand once more at the beginning of a new year, contemplating the mixed bag of experiences that filled 2011 and hoping that more of our dreams will come true in 2012.

This year is sure to be a big one for us as we have plans for quite a few changes (despite the predicted ending of the world 'n all ...).

What are your goals and dreams for the coming months?

Here's to 2012 ...

I hope you finished the year with a bang, and that the coming months bring you every happiness!

Happy New Year!

To my lovely friends, both close and far away, I'm sorry my seasonal greetings are a little belated .... I wish you all a very happy New Year, filled with delightful discovery and many carefree moments. May most of your dreams come true (and that you have a few left over for the future!).

I've been slightly incapacitated and also travelling, so I haven't been online for a while.... I'll try to catch up soon - stay tuned for more happy pictures and ideas for 2011!

Meanwhile, here's a very happy little penguin to bring you some New Year cheer:



大喜び !!!

New Year's Day

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January 1st, 2010:

- ringing in the new year with champagne, loved ones and silly conversations

- welcoming the sound of gentle rain after many days and nights of stifling heat

- watching fruitbats beating their way blackly through the evening sky to nectar-filled feeding grounds

- tasting ions in the supercharged air, as the sky turns from sulfur-yellow to furious grey-black and a thunderstorm envelops the city

- sinking into a deep bath in the darkness with the window open, heart pounding as I watch lightning tear through the curtain of night, wild and unpredictable

- feeling the thump as cascading thundercracks shake the ground and roll away across the suburbs

- savouring the cool wafts of a caressing breeze, a contrast to the violence of the retreating storm

- wondering if I could ever want for more ...

... this is bliss!


Happy New Year everybody!

A gentle start

How did you spend your New Year?
Despite the unseasonably cool weather, we relaxed at a lovely little beachhouse near Apollo Bay, on Victoria's Surf Coast.











The surf was too wild for Gus to swim in the sea, so we spent a lot of time among the rockpools at the end of the beach.







Gus and Snoopy didn't mind the rain.









Our evenings were spent lounging in front of a crackling wood fire, with fine food and wine, and soft jazz.

Now that's how I like to start the year!


(more pics here)

2009!

Welcome to 2009!


I hope it's a wonderful year for you.

See ya in 2009

Happy New Year everyone!


We're off to the beach.....