Table Hill in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia, October 23, 2011

Last Sunday I enjoyed an afternoon of music with friends, great food, and fabulous beverages, at the Radio Springs Hotel in a little town called Lyonville in Victoria, Australia.  I took a few snapshots of my day, btw.....and here's one that I am particularly happy with:

Hoping for Many More Road Trips to Come

It has been five years since Adrian Kosky, with one of his sons, and I left Cullowhee, North Carolina, and headed for Memphis, Tennessee, on our first road trip together.  It's been quite a journey, so far, and I'm happy to continue wondering whilst wandering and planning more pondering......plandering.......with Adrian, as I believe the commencement of our friendship was an act of God.  I am thankful for blessings that come as answers to prayers.

2006 Mississippi River, Memphis, Tennessee

Old Pictures, New Places to Share

I'm enjoying the pictures shared by my friends -- old and new -- and my family via facebook.  

What a blessing it is to have a way to renew, continue, and make new friendships, whilst being so far away from where I started out in the world!  Here's a photo that was recently shared with me by a friend from my high school.

I'm holding my clarinet, third row, second on the left; and, although it has been over 30 years since this picture was made, I can remember enjoying this moment and being with my musical friends.  This picture brings back good memories!  

Drawing......Again.

It has been a while since I had a reason to draw.....I mean, as a teacher, I used to draw pictures as a teaching tool/method for primary students, but it has been about four years since I have had any students to teach.....and I have been without my usual reason for drawing.  

When I was a child I drew pictures just to be drawing pictures.  I think I am reverting to that reason for drawing, and I like that idea.

Wounded Cockatoo

For the past few months I have been observing and feeding a wounded cockatoo.  I'm happy to see improvement! The cockatoo seems to be getting along as well as all the others now.  Here's a slide show of some recent pictures I have taken:

Wounded Cockatoo in Daylesford

Scrolling Text on a Blog

I am experimenting with scrolling text on my blog. :) This is speed #1



I am experimenting with scrolling text on my blog. :) This is speed #2



I am experimenting with scrolling text on my blog. :) This is speed #3



I am experimenting with scrolling text on my blog. :) This is speed #4



I am experimenting with scrolling text on my blog. :) This is speed #5

I found the html code for this at www.GoldCoastWebDesigns.com.

Letting the Leaves Lay Where They May

Double Doozies Down Under!

Chocolate Chip Double Doozie Cookies......I am thankful for them.

I baked up a batch a couple of days ago.  It had been over two years since I baked my last batch, I think.  My cookbooks have been in storage in Memphis, and I think I have had a slight fear of finding another recipe and converting the measurements here in Daylesford.  I found out that my fears were well founded, btw, as I dealt with creating a whole new recipe from my favorite one.....because of the differing units of measurements and being unfamiliar with Australian packaging, etc., etc.,.......as I left my American kitchen's comfort zone in my past.

Counting Blessings With a Digital Camera

I'm using a digital camera in counting my blessings today.  I think these pictures could preach.

"Dirt Music" Festival in Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia

Last weekend I enjoyed a new road trip to a small country town in Victoria, Australia, called, "Rupanyup."  [......Rupanyup is pronounced as "ru-PAN-yup," and is not pronounced the rhymey way I started say.......as in, "I took my PUP to "RUPanYUP."

PDFs in Google Docs

This is a test on how pdf-downloading works with Google Docs.

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Meet Sweet Jelly Bean!

Adrian and I found a new friend via dogzonline.com.au.  She joined us yesterday, February 9, 2011, and she's quite a sweetie!

I'm happy to have a new subject to photograph by the pond! 

Shotgun Shack in Daylesford

Adrian Kosky, Phil McNamara, and Al Stanley are Shotgun Shack.  I am always taken in and taken away by this band's hypnotic, pounding, cranked-up-Mississippi-Delta sounds, which Adrian recently labeled as "shambolic," as it is music that goes to shambles and comes back-around-again....and right on cue.  That's the music of Shotgun Shack.

January 30, 2011, at the Radio Springs Hotel

I had fun listening to a lot of music last weekend.  Here's a clip from the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia.  I am thankful for that musical country place!

Table Hill was on a Sandwich Board!

I've never been on a sandwich board before.

This was exciting to me......seeing "Table Hill" as advertised at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia!