And can we hear a 'duh'?

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Last night, PG sat in a bar on Station Pier, watching the Queen Elizabeth float off. It is new and huge cruise ship, on its maiden voyage. Melbourne is an increasingly popular stop for cruise ships, bringing as it does to Americans a slight exoticism amidst a sea of cultural familiarity ( Read more... )

Such a nice weekend in the country. Birdsong, mist, and nice smells outdoors. Jigsaw puzzles, lying around reading, and great chats indoors ( Read more... )

I got emailed some pictures of my Boy in Israel yesterday, the same day that an old friend of my Guy posted some pictures on Facebook from 1982. My future husband was 18 then, the same age the Boy is now. I met him a few months later. In the photos, he looks 12. Also, so uncool it is as if he is aiming for the effect. My son looks a bit more ( Read more... )

Although I was working on a deadline yesterday and the website I was using went down SIX TIMES in a half hour (damn you, Australian Research Council website!!), I can't say I don't love my work at the moment. I finished a revision of an article yesterday. I knew the first draft was a dog's breakfast, so I sent it to a journal with good reviewers ( Read more... )

Saturday night I couldn't sleep for gnashing of teeth. Sunday I took the only cure I know works - a long walk. This was encouraged by my wise partner in life. We walked down to a weekly art market that we had heard about - maybe a 6 km walk both ways? Rose Street Market in Fitzroy: very nice. I bought a new purse and the Guy got some cufflinks ( Read more... )

That wonderful cool Southern wind came through at 3 p.m. today, like an outdoors air conditioner. It ended three days of vicious heat ( Read more... )

We just finished our last family games night for a while, and I sent the Boy to put away the dishes. I suppose I should ease up on him his last night in Melbourne, but it is hard to abandon our routine of nag and parry. He accepted cheerfully enough. He is usually a pretty cheerful and easygoing cuss ( Read more... )

The internet is a beautiful thing. LJ has given me the discipline to keep a regular diary for about 6 years. I go back and re-read bits of it to remind myself of particularly good and bad times ( Read more... )

I had 5 teenaged girls and 3 teenaged boys over for dinner tonight, after a full day of work. Huge pasta salad, huge bean salad, loaf of bread, ice cream in freezer.