The Jury Room

I'm in it now, not literally but for the month of May.
I am now a commuter to Adelaide.
Got the express train and then walked to the Courts. Not that far.
Had brekkie at the Hilton - $24. But got good value out of it.
Bananas, nutella a coffee to go and some danish.
Very nice selection including mineral water.
However the peppermint teea is not up to much.
In the State Library, having done my footy tips.
Some light rain outside.
Going to see the Wizard of Oz tonight at Noarlunga College Theatre, now called the Hopgood Theatre.
Better call Qantas, think I left my licence there last week.
Either that or the hotel.
Memory issues..............

Listening fatigue

This is what comes from listening as a vocation - is it just one too many problems left at your door. Yes you don't need all the answers, but do you?! It is hard to stop the wheels from turning - what if this, what if that???
Nearly time to go home - and I really feel like a night out - ie a local resturant.
Anyway....
Get on with emailing and auto cueing.

The Festiva has gone to heaven

Declared a right off - $300 to put a figure on it.
Jaz is now in the market for a new car of some sort....
10 years of faithful service. A good zippy little car, had its fair share of scrapes.
I have one and a half shifts before some time doing other things - yes!
Hoping to be able to piggie back on some activities after jury service ie films and gallery viewings.
Palace Nova here I come.
Any ideas about public relations/encounters for our local faith community?
I would like a notice board or too in the new hall, but one in the main street would also be a bonus ie like the environment centre. But where and how can I get some space?
Brain storm - Notice board new the rec hall? Outside the church hall? Space in a shop?
Keep thinking and praying and talking.

The aroma of cats piss tea!

This morning the aroma of cats piss permeated the office. Gound to be a herbal Twinning tea bag - not sure what flavour - but one to avoid, me thinks.
Otherwise dealing with dramas of wooden floors and daughters car bingle.
Seem to be quite alert for four hours sleep.
Grey skies and rained all night - praise be.

The muddle headed woman who nearly missed her flight home

I recall visiting many airports in my time. Hearing the assorted messages over the loud speaker.
'Ty Wong please go to gate 5 immediately, your flight is ready.'
etc etc
Never for one minute believing I would be on the receiving end of one of these messages. Holding a plane up for 20 minutes.
Wrong gate, quite easily down if you are tired and have a case of cysitis - help!
I did arrive home safely and now am about to wander home to check on the cleaner.
That's right, a cleaner.
The first cleaner I have had in 15 odd years.
It was time to bite the bullet and admit I was getting too cranky with all that needed to be done.

Found my blogging bug again.
Sitting in the foyer of the Amora Hotel in Richmond.
Just about to go on a river walk with my Jerry.
Have been getting an insiders look around Scotch College in Hawthorn.
A place I could never have contemplated going to-:
1. It's an all boy school(!)
2. Way out of our league in price
3. Way out of our location zone, it is the Malvern, Kew, Glen Iris well heeled who attend.
Anyway have been able to lose myself in a good book 'The Time We Have Taken'.
And look around the laneways of Melb. Go in a futile lottery in an attempt to win front row tix to Wicked.
Did I mention that I am here with 3,000 or so others for the World Suzuki convention.
What's Hot List
Hotel buffet breakfasts
Room service cheese platters
Annie's Lane Rose
Qantas - free magazines and they give you food & drink
Melb tram network
Daily ordered packed lunches
The lawn manicurists at Scotch
Daily bus to the convention
Ian Potter Gallery, especially The Shared Sky exhibition
What's not
Finding out which way to put in my met card(!)
Flinders Street station public toilets
Riding a bike with lightning fast bike commuters on route the Riverwalk.
And so to publish post...............

Melbourne Revealed

We all have our own private Melbourne experience. Which authors grab hold of, like Helen Garner.
With those wonderful images of Melbourne that seep into your soul. Her latest book 'The Spare room' is excellent for that very reason. I was transported back to Collins Street as if I was standing there.
As an ex-Melbournite I have now built in my own private Adelaide experience and love it when authors expose this. eg Anne Bartlett in her first book called 'Knitting' stumbles along the laneways of Parkside.
My Melbourne recollections are to be relived shortly on a rare trip back 'home'.
You can't get the Melbourne out of me it seems.

Cleaning can wait.....

Market wander - Autumn Fair - Meet the pollie at the Rose Garden.
Home for an omlette - need to find some new ideas with omlettes.
Off to work.
Bought the Age newspaper and intend to immerse myself in it.
Going to Melb. in a weeks time approx.
In other news my house is a mess - what's new!
Is it really that important.
About to go through my in tray.
Tomorrow - change clock - do flowers - clean church - do sunday school - Palm Sunday - rehearsal visit for chamber orchestra - church congregational meeting - work.
So I guess the housework can wait.
Either that or I'm going to get this one off clean done.
Overdue for a movie too.