The White Stuff...

The Atlas Mountains

Has it been that long? August last year and all that stuff that has been going on…

Damo was here last time and we lived on the other side of the river (we are on the park side now) but no longer work in the park… Had my last daily stroll through its winter grandeur just two days ago… from now on it’s the city life for me… with its free lunch (who said there was no such thing?) and its bonus bonuses… now Mike and I can split a cab home after the tubes stop running…

On the travel front we have been (in reverse order) to Barcelona, Marrakesh, New York (Mrs Park only), Brancaster (UK), France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Dubrovnik. So there are too many pictures to put on the site but I’ve selected a few of my favourites to give those that are interested a brief over view of the last six months. My highlight would have to be a week of driving in the Alps… summer, open top and sweet 9000 rpm engine all 2000 meters above sea level… shut up Park!

Yesterday was spent tiling the bathroom floor and swearing profusely – both of these things go hand-in-hand – but it all seems worth it today as the dirty raw wood flooring is gone from our life’s! Next on the agenda is the kitchen floor – which we have to have redone in the coming months after a crap South African “tradesman” installed our new floor in October!

On the same day – Park Bathroom Floor Day – we awoke to a winter wonderland of snow, which continued until lunchtime. Antipodeans love snow and winter here in the Park – the locals hate it – so we had three inches of snow on the lawn and the river path (frozen dog shit does not have the pungent smell of its warmer cousins). Beautiful!

The White Stuff!

The next trip is to NYC to catch up with Park-in-laws and the good Dr of Cheese… Easter in the Apple!

For those in Canberra – I have linked in the Brumbies supporters club here in the Park and will attempt to get in the club photo on the weekend so that we can be featured on the official web site… I had a dream that I was still in Canberra the other night but it was a bigger city than when I was there and had an inner city character that only the most established world cities have… then I woke up and met the Brumbies supporters club people… they put me right! Have not heard from the crocodile hunter since his return to the Nations’ Capital? What’s the matter, ray got your tong?

Also went to an opening in Brixton on Monday night and found that my significant study of art history (one semester in my B. Litt) has not only come in handy but has been used to promote a good mates art. I’m now a published art writer… although the publication is not the most widely distributed flyer I’ve seen…

I will attempt to be more regular – prunes on the menu – with the entries in the coming months as things become more settled again… I still haven’t told you about the “tape party” in Barcelona… again not the most popular thing to do on a Saturday night… but it involves gathering a large number of Ex-pat Trustafairians (and some ring-in’s from the Park) and taking over of bar then playing mixed tapes of crappy 80’s/90’s music while ignoring the locals… needless to say the landlord’s of the various establishments did not see the value in this new craze!

Until next time… and after the tile glue has dried… JJ

The Art!