Congrats Tray and Pete on your new milestone! Was great to see everyone even though we arrived super late 
And just where does time fly when you’re having fun!! Looking forward to brekky soon!
Tray and Pete’s House Warming BBQ
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We’re all mad here
If you read my blog you’d have wondered why postings had dried off a bit lately?
“Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
How I wonder what you’re at!’
Up above the world you fly,
Like a tea-tray in the sky.”
– The Hatter, Alice in Wonderland
My blog has a bit of imagery. And most of it my own. I shoot as often as possible, catalog & process and then post a handful online. The operation though simple takes a bit of planning and a certain amount of good oopmh and mojo. Given all of this is an avid hobby I pursue it with vigour yet there are times when I feel languished for no good reason — perhaps old age. Not a spring chicken anymore! The life of a creative artist(of sorts) is very flighty and temperamental. I have moments of clarity when all I want to do is write and write more till there is no more to pen. And then I hit the bend in the road and look back and wonder if it was me who wrote all along. This ebb and flow of creativity is also a great ride for it often brings a lot of interesting perceptions to mind that would otherwise be lost. Consistency is great but remember that adage ‘Change in the only constant in life’ — ain’t that the truth!
“It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!”
– The Red Queen, Alice in Wonderland
Expect more soon, or…
“Off with her head!”
– The Queen of Hearts, Alice in Wonderland
On hiatus
Sitting back and watching life go by.. be back soon.
Cute cat on the fence
Ruth & Andrews wedding links
It would be a good idea to tie all of Ruth and Andrew’s wedding related posts in one place. So here goes:
Photo Galleries
- Wedding Photographers — requires password
- From Ian’s camera — this is on facebook
- From our camera — yes I know…. lazy me, but SOOOOOOON!!
The Reception
It was about six in the evening when we walked back in the Boathouse Restaurant… the place was immaculately set and looked very nice. In the short time between the wedding and the reception, you’d remember me mentioning the sun being out followed by the promising rainbow — but by this time it was raining again. It started off with a light drizzle and kept alternating between heavy and light pours. We were inside chatting, congratulating, jubilating and having a good time… it was fun to meet so many of Ruth’s childhood friends and their partners some of whom I had met earlier in Sydney. Loretta & David, Katie & Gavin, Nick, Laila, Rebecca, John, Jake… the list continues. We got to meet a whole new circle of her childhood friends and Andrews family and some of his friends too.
The Wedding
It was three in the afternoon. We were at the Boat House in Noosaville mingling with friends, family and loved ones to share in Ruth and Andrew special day… such a privilege indeed. There was a vague hint of a rainbow in the sky. Soon we heard lots of smiles, squeals of joy and I could tell Ruth was about… that long awaited beautiful moment was upon us. The bride had arrived — she looked really beautiful and busting with joy from within… what a precious and memorable moment it was. The celebrant started in earnest.
Before the wedding
Saturday was Ruth and Andrew’s big day. The ceremony was to be held at Maison La Plaga Grove in the backdrop of the Pacific ocean skirting the hills in the horizon. Noosa is truly gorgeous, you’d already know this if you’ve been up there… It poured on and off all day. We had wandered down for a walk earlier in the day to the Noosa Heads when there was a short respite from rain. The sky had cleared out as you’d notice in the photo below but in just about fifteen minutes from taking this photo we were running for shelter. It pelted down so heavy we gave the leisurely walk down Hasting street a miss and ran back to our car! Good thinking Ruth and Andrew for having an alternative arrangement in mind!
We’re off to Noosa
Indeed, we’re off to Noosa for Ruth and Andew’s wedding and a short holiday! Life is too short to absorb youself in work all the time. Past week has been very busy on many accounts and to make matters worse I fell sick early on this week. It started off with a throat irritation like they always do and then landed up with a secondary infection in my throat. All drugged up, and hallucinating but should be OK soon. Touch wood.
An aerial view of Noosa head and a collage of 3 pictures of Noosa under the wide aerial pic.
Scanning down the memory lane
A couple of years back I had a brilliant idea… I do have then every now and then too but never really talk much about it… anyhow… like I was saying a couple of years back I had a brilliant idea… I would digitise my families photo albums… start to end! Most of mum and dad’s childhood photos were getting sulfurised…so thought it might be a good little thing to scan all of what I could and have them digitised, archived and then catalogued. Yes! Brilliant idea but an arduous task… and the volume of work hadn’t dawned on me till I got started.
scan of old photo
Wishing upon a spider
Arghhh… I got up this morning to a spider dream…. I was so close, SO close to a big fat juicy spider on the wall that it could have nearly touched me with its claws…. it wasn’t a tarantula, definitely a spider and not a very common one. Thick brown body with a fat hairy abdomen crawling e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y slowly… and soon it saw me so close it froze in fear that I would harm. The walls of the room were off white, slightly mouldy and cold. It lay poised watching me from this short unnerving distance — definitely less than a feet.
It had many eyes and I wasn’t sure if I was to look at them all at the same time. My dream though short lived was very vivid. Somehow I had a pair of tongs handy… so I held the spiders abdomen with my tongs, gently, to see how pulpy its abdomen was… Weird that, but soon after that it started crawling about and that was the end of my dreams…
I checked out the Dream Dictionary. It read:
All spiders except tarantulas are omens of good luck. If you see a spider climbing the wall you will have your dearest wish come true and if you see a spider spinning a web you will have an increase in your income due to hard work. A large spider sitting on a telephone shows you will have a phone call that will benefit you greatly. The larger the spider, the bigger the rewards.
Well, I suppose I better buy tonight’s lotto on my way home.
Gold Star Weekend
March 2007. Its officially Autumn, soon the clock goes back an hour. But the sultry summer is far from over. Saturday was a very hot 37° C up here in Hornsby. Sunday night we had dazzling claps of thunder for two long hours all around Sydney. What a spectacular display in the night sky but at times the shards of lighting felt like they’d land right next door.
Welcome 2007, Goodbye 2006
Christmas came and went all too quick. Gusty cold currents from the Antarctic south landed snow in parts of Tasmania and even right down at Victoria where many bushfires were ablaze at the same time. It has been a bizarre summer, anything but hot and sultry baring a few occasional days when the humidity soared. Given how comfortably we abuse our planets eco-system this shouldn’t really come across as a surprise.
Incredible India – Ruth’s journey
I just got mail and am all too excited to share it with you…
…we have seen some amazing monuments from mosques and Hindu and Jain temples to the unforgettable Taj Mahal as well as the narrow alleys of old Delhi including a spice market. Tomorrow we head to a national park to try to spot some tigers — apparently quite rare to see…
Winebanq and Tabou
Catching up with Jac and Lisa is always so much fun, its a shame we don’t do it enough. Although, truth be told we seem to be following a little gastronomic pattern of gorging ourselved with plentiful enough to skip breakfast, morning tea and lunch the next day whenever we seem to go out. Surely no complaints can be had of the finger licking good food of The Clove but what more when one goes to the premier wine bar of Sydney — Winebanq and then follow it up with a traditional French cuisine at our all time favourite — Tabou in the company of lovely friends.
Lisa and Jac at Tabou
Copacabana – what a blast!
The southern end of Central Coast New South Wales has some of the prettiest beaches that are yet to be explored by most holiday makers. There are many hidden gems along the way, some beautiful surf beaches, breath taking panoramic vistas, captivating lookouts, meandering drives through scenic routes along the lazy old loving pac highway.
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