Marguerite
Active Member
G'day, people.
Oprah arrived today, she personally went straight for the tropics at Hamilton Island. If you've never been to Australia before and price is no object, it's a darn good place to start. Tropical Barrier Reef island, with luxury piled on luxury. They will be having a marvellous time, but there won't be much time for resting. Apparently one of the first things she saw, was copulating Koalas. Mating marsupials. I didn't know there was a zoo on Hamilton Island.
As for us plebs - difficult child 3 & I stayed home, pretty much. I went out to a physiotherapy appointment and planned to spend a bit of time on the beach afterwards, but there was a busload of schoolkids in, and I would have had to carry my handbag onto the beach instead of leaving it unattended on my scooter on the bridge. Plus it was a bit windy and I would have been sandblasted. I decided to head home and get some sun on the deck, but by the time I got home I realised I had had enough sun on my arms anyway. I don't want to sunburn. So maybe tomorrow I'll get a bit more balance in sun exposure. Keep my arms covered, let my legs have some sun.
I've been trying to get difficult child 3 to come to the beach with me, he loves the beach. But he has kept refusing. I finally found out why today - he can't fit into his swimsuit, we need to buy a new one. We won't be back out on the mainland until Friday, and believe it or not, there are no clothing shops here.
husband is also not well, we're not sure what is wrong. He saw the doctor today and is beginning to feel a bit better. Tomorrow is his last day at work before the Christmas break, it's also his work Christmas party. It would be a shame if he was too sick to attend.
Australia is getting more rain again, inland on the east. We're hoping and praying that the floods from the previous rain can flow away fast enough so when this lot comes down, the levee banks won't break. It would be a shame for people to be homeless for Christmas. The river systems all empty into one huge system, and when it all flows down it can look like an inland sea. As they say - it never rains but it pours. Australia's climate is like that. It's either all drought, or all flood. Rarely in between.
Enjoy your Wednesday. Outside I can hear the wind, it has picked up. There is a gentle coolness to it, it's taking the sting out of the day's heat. I can also smell the star jasmine in full flower down the driveway. My favourite time of year!
Marg
Oprah arrived today, she personally went straight for the tropics at Hamilton Island. If you've never been to Australia before and price is no object, it's a darn good place to start. Tropical Barrier Reef island, with luxury piled on luxury. They will be having a marvellous time, but there won't be much time for resting. Apparently one of the first things she saw, was copulating Koalas. Mating marsupials. I didn't know there was a zoo on Hamilton Island.
As for us plebs - difficult child 3 & I stayed home, pretty much. I went out to a physiotherapy appointment and planned to spend a bit of time on the beach afterwards, but there was a busload of schoolkids in, and I would have had to carry my handbag onto the beach instead of leaving it unattended on my scooter on the bridge. Plus it was a bit windy and I would have been sandblasted. I decided to head home and get some sun on the deck, but by the time I got home I realised I had had enough sun on my arms anyway. I don't want to sunburn. So maybe tomorrow I'll get a bit more balance in sun exposure. Keep my arms covered, let my legs have some sun.
I've been trying to get difficult child 3 to come to the beach with me, he loves the beach. But he has kept refusing. I finally found out why today - he can't fit into his swimsuit, we need to buy a new one. We won't be back out on the mainland until Friday, and believe it or not, there are no clothing shops here.
husband is also not well, we're not sure what is wrong. He saw the doctor today and is beginning to feel a bit better. Tomorrow is his last day at work before the Christmas break, it's also his work Christmas party. It would be a shame if he was too sick to attend.
Australia is getting more rain again, inland on the east. We're hoping and praying that the floods from the previous rain can flow away fast enough so when this lot comes down, the levee banks won't break. It would be a shame for people to be homeless for Christmas. The river systems all empty into one huge system, and when it all flows down it can look like an inland sea. As they say - it never rains but it pours. Australia's climate is like that. It's either all drought, or all flood. Rarely in between.
Enjoy your Wednesday. Outside I can hear the wind, it has picked up. There is a gentle coolness to it, it's taking the sting out of the day's heat. I can also smell the star jasmine in full flower down the driveway. My favourite time of year!
Marg
We actually have one very small clothing store where I live but it's extremely pricey. I think the only people who shop at it are the tourists and wealthy people who own homes along the ocean.
I wish I could stay home today and light a fire in the fireplace, sip tea under a cozy blanket, just me and my "favorite sanity saver." TIME TO GET BACK TO REALITY!!!
