Holiday Time

As I am really starting to feel like I want a break from life and wondering what type of holiday options are dog friendly I did one of my favourite things, researched on the www.
I came across a home on Kangaroo Island called, Allure Retreat. Looks so beautiful, private access to beach, heated private outdoor shower, decking surrounding house, bath with an amazing view ahhh. . . and pooches are very welcome, inside and out! I had a little trouble with dates and am now looking forward to 7 nights over Easter. Just can't wait.

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Colin Pearce is now my 'friend' on facebook.
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I'm a perpetrator

I had the yuckiest experience today, my first road kill and it couldn't have been more tragic.

I was travelling an 80km stretch of road with my client in the McLaren Vale today when on the road I noticed a mummy ducky hurriedly waddling across the road closely followed by 2 little ducklings following their mum in blind faith and trust. In a split second so many thoughts crossed my mind, ' oh no I think I'm going to run over these little fellas', 'I'm only supposed to stop for a horse', 'I can't cause an accident over some ducklings', 'I'll try to swerve them, maybe they'll just pass under the car', 'What are they doing in the middle of the country?', 'go away I don't want to be in this position!'.

I swerved and horridly looked in the rear view mirror hoping to see them stumbling towards the other end of the road but those fluffy piles weren't moving I was deeply sad to see. I pulled over to the side of the road and my client said, 'there's nothing you could have done'.

No one wins, poor ducky, ducklings and me. I apologised to God and moved on.

There is something so not cool about killing one of the most defenceless animals around. I hate being human sometimes.

Weekend So Far

Not wanting to spend another night in/ feel sorry for myself/ feel old I suggested to my house mate Amy and her friend Georgie we go get a beer after work. It ended up being a lovely night. We headed off to the Wheatsheaf (is that how you spell it?) even though I was worried about it being a lesbian pub and we were going without any boys.

Sat in the courtyard and had some beer and smokes with the girls and listened to the first band (2 girls) loved the electric banjo though. Then another band got up with electric banjo again and just a drummer with vocalist swapping between guitars, I enjoyed her music. Half way through a familiar face in Alen Ribar showed up beside me saying he used to play in a band with the drummer which is funny because before he had started on stage he was sitting peculiarly close to Amy and as he had dreads I thought he was a bum and almost warned Amy to watch out. Note to self, don't be such a horrible person. Left after midnight not feeling too bad, went home to my croc pot meal that had been cooking away had cup of tea and went to bed.

Up at 7 today, cooking, washing, playing wardrobe stylist to Amy then the pooch and I headed off for a walk into Regatta's where he had schmackos and I had rye toast. Then back home, a bit more domestic stuff then off to my good friend Rachael's baby shower, who is still shocked she's pregnant with 4 weeks to go. Had a great time and heard a very funny story of her partner Terry sleeping through his call time to have a scene with Clive Owen and Scott Hicks on the movie they're making in Adelaide. I bought great stuff and was the only girl to think of their little pooch , Moses, and get him a gift too, great cupcakes and giggles and interesting family dynamics to observe and keep me amused.

Great ABC viewing last night

So last night I did something really quite rare, I sat in front of the TV for 2 hours and was completely enthralled. First up was Australian Story with a feature on the Aussie couple who went to Tanzania to build a children's complex and the guy was shot and killed by robbers who broke into their hut. A mark of a good program, I think, is if you are moved to tears. Check.
Next up, 4 Corners profiling a work in Ethiopia about a Fistual Hospital and the Australian surgeon who started this with her hubby, coincidentally I read this book just a couple of months ago. Quite brilliant to see the place I had read about. Tears? Check.
And last, Nigella Lawson being interviewed by Andrew Denton. I really admire and find Nigella intriguing for a number of reasons, her honesty, intellect, and the fact who she is flies against the norms really of what women should say and be and how she has turned who she is and what she loves into raging success. No tears here but I did feel deeply for her; she seems to have some very raw sadness deep down from lots of tough stuff in her life.

I wish TV was like this all the time!

By Any Means

So, through the wonderful wide world of web that I love I've just found out that Charley Boorman, from the long way round and down, has just completed another intrepid cross country adventure. The DVD is going to be released on DVD on November 3; bit excited!!

My weekend

It's been a nice weekend really, and enjoying the relaxation of this afternoon made it great. I've had a day at home today, which I can't remember the last time this happened, and only left the house for exercise jaunts. I took Noah around a new section of bike track for a solid walk this morning, past the bay to birdwood that was on today i was surprised to find. I headed into pottering around home afterwards, washing and reading 'back in shape after baby' in front of 'the long way round' dvd. I went to Bikram again also, first time in a while, and felt vomitous the whole way through but really good after. I'll keep it up at least once a week and build on it. I think the teacher was feeling annoyed with me; I felt she thought I was ruining the zen with taking time out from postures to not chuck up. Next time I'll have to let on that I'm newer to this than perhaps she thinks (if she couldn't tell by my buxom frame). I've been walking every day this week, sometimes twice and it's been really busy week so that might have contributed to the nausea.

Saturday was nice too, walked into Regatta's along the Torrens with the pooch and had a coffee and walked back to Bonython Park. Gross windy weather in the afternoon but saw the A380 at close range as it flew over mum and dad's house! Man, it's so quiet compared to the jets!

I kind of want to have tomorrow off as well!