Best Intentions

and now it's March! Just where do the days and weeks go?

This will be a quick update of my boring life.

Christmas in Canberra.

As Linda (my youngest sister) decided to come to Surfers with her three girls and granddaughter for Christmas, I took the opportunity to go to Canberra to spend Christmas and New Year with my kids and catch up with friends.

I had a great time staying with Jess and Ben, we ate at some great restaurants, and had a simple Christmas lunch at Dan's new house. Both the kids had moved since I last visited - Jess twice!

Molly is still with Dan, and Jess played Santa Christmas morning when we got to Dan's.



Earlier Dan had come over to Jess's and she was trying to put up her Christmas lights, their new place is smaller and she was struggling. Dan volunteered to be her tree and wear the lights.

Our Christmas lunch at Dan's. We had prawns, boerwors and ham, Ben stood in the rain to cook the braii, roast pumpkin, potatoe salad and a beetroot salad.

I made trifle and we also had plum pudding - we had that New Years Day.

This is Jess and Ben's place in Lynham, Ben works at Tilley's. And Dan in front of his house on Captain Cook cres Griffith. Great old art deco home with a huge yard.

I got to spend time with Trish, Jacqueline and Cathy. Trish, Jess and I spent time at the gallery. I visited with Cathy and Geoff and also went with them to Cheryl's.

February saw Mum and I travelling to the Hunter Valley to attend Chris and Kelly's wedding. It was a lovely wedding and a great opportunity to catch up with family and friends. Some I hadn't seen in over 30 years. When did we get to be the oldies?

March saw me travelling to Adelaide for the Summer School at the Dulwich centre for Narrative Therapy. I always love my trips down there, such inspiration and lovely to just immerse in all the possibilities and extensions of Narrative Practice - hard to believe I've been working that way for 10 years now. I could live in Adelaide - if I had the money to live a leisurely life within the 1 mile city square- great architecture, gardens, restaurants and lifestyle. Loved sharing meals with friends and colleagues along Hutt st. One night I had goat curry and another buffalo curry and the most exquisite Nepalese mango/pistachio/spice ice cream.