Adelaide

This is me with Ethan. It was taken today amidst the mayhem of Rundle Mall in Adelaide. We were on the hunt for shoes...flip-flops, blunnies, and whatever other kind of shoe may have tickled our fancies. I wore my hair in a ponytail today. It hasn't been long enough to do that since I was about 17. It's now officially long enough for a ponytail and to drive me nuts! We also checked out the Central Market, which is full of fresh produce, coffee, chocolate, meat, cheese, souvenirs and lots of other stuff we didn't really have time to see. We bought a few things and hung some posters for Saturday night's show at the Wheaty. It was hot here today...phew, but beautiful none the less.

Some things I love about Adelaide so far... The feel of the intense Australian sun on my skin. The smell of Eucalyptus on the trees as I'm jogging through the neighborhood. The sound of the dogs scratching at the doggie door in the screen. The sound of Skyla saying "Hi Dionne" as she does every morning. The sound of Ethan saying...something I can't quite make out...as he grins at me after an afternoon nap. The smell of my sweetheart's freshly-washed hair as she lay asleep next to me on the hide-a-bed couch. The sight of rows and rows of grapevines in the McLaren Vale wine country. The sound of Muriel saying "I love ya, darling" as she hugs me goodbye. The noisy, boisterous call of the Magpie as it awakes in its tree. The sound of the coffee machine making my first 'long black' of the morning. The feel of the warm, coastal sand in between my toes. The sight of the blue-green, crystal ocean waters. The taste of a meat pie with sauce. The feel of the late afternoon breeze tousling my hair as I sit on the back patio reading...

That's all for now. Today has been an emotional day for me. I'm not fully sure why, or whether to embrace or reject the feelings. It just is what it is, and some days that's all it is. I'm hoping tomorrow will be a better day. We're off to Maggie Beer's for a family picnic, but not before a gourmet breakfast of french toast. I've been asked a few times if I know how to make french toast. I thought everyone did...lol.

Peace on ya.