Breathe in and out ...

... and remember the blue sky.

Dad's toys are fun ...

Almost Spring!

Stacks on!

Night photo fail ...

Another gorgeous day ...

Best lunch ever!

It begins ...

It's been far too long ...

Some Yarra Valley treats

A little quiet time ...

The Sparky and I started two weeks leave yesterday. So far it's been delightful but, as always, I end up wanting to stay as far away from a computer as possible. For the next few days I will be trying to post photos from my phone ... please excuse me if the first one or two end up sideways or upside down :) It may take me a couple of attempts to get it right but I want to make sure I know what I'm doing and how it works out before next week when we jump on a plane and pop up to ...

SYDNEY

I have already made the decision to not take the lap top or iPad with me but I will take my phone and share some photos with you as we go. Hopefully I will have some good stories to share when we get back.

Is squeelishious a word?

Teehee ... have a lovely weekend everybody!

A rose by any other name ...

Clover, Morgan, Kingsley, Prestyn, Lily, Willow, Torreto, Bellatrix, Arlandria, Pearl, Chipotle, Yukiri, Totoro, Sonic, Cruikshanks, Trixie ...

Pippin!

90% of the time she looks like she's straight out of an anime but I just can't seem to get it on film. At least she finally has a name that's stuck!

See the Amalfi Coast

Naples -

I look up and see walls crumbling, shutters missing panels and small balconies weighed down with flowerpots, chairs, bikes, even washing machines.

Frances M Thompson

Ms Frankie Bird certainly has a way with words. The above line is from her recently released, self-published short story See the Amalfi Coast and our photo from Naples came to mind immediately when I read it.

I have just received some more of her work to preview and look forward to both reading and reviewing it.

I receive nothing for my book and movie reviews save the simple pleasure of sharing my thoughts, good, bad or indifferent with you.

Testing one, two ...

It's 7:16

this post is scheduled for 7:30

fingers are crossed

and so are my toes

no photos today

just in case.

If it all works

I'll be back on track tomorrow

hopefully I see you then.

 

Oh no! I was doing so well ...

Apparently the internet monsters have eaten the posts I had scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Please enjoy this photograph of the Natural Arch taken on our recent(ish) trip to the Gold Coast while I try to work out what's going on behind the scenes here.