01.5.2012 Fresh Paint Newly completed mural thingo near Kmart Barkley Square. Colours on what would otherwise be monotonous and beige-ish walls are a fantastic thing.

01.5.2012 Fresh Paint

Newly completed mural thingo near Kmart Barkley Square. Colours on what would otherwise be monotonous and beige-ish walls are a fantastic thing.

28.4.2012 Church Camp Went away for the night with a bunch of people from my church. Highlights include -romantic advice from my 70 year old friend Barry “send him a Twitter, woman! SEND HIM A TWITTER NOW!” -Seeing my ministers wife read a poem about boobs at the traditional camp concert -cackling like a fiend with many a new and old friend -watching other people pick up and wash my dishes for me -community (the thing, not the show for once) For Christians, they’re not too shabby at all*. *only partially tongue in cheek

28.4.2012 Church Camp

Went away for the night with a bunch of people from my church. Highlights include

-romantic advice from my 70 year old friend Barry “send him a Twitter, woman! SEND HIM A TWITTER NOW!”

-Seeing my ministers wife read a poem about boobs at the traditional camp concert

-cackling like a fiend with many a new and old friend

-watching other people pick up and wash my dishes for me

-community (the thing, not the show for once)

For Christians, they’re not too shabby at all*.

*only partially tongue in cheek

27.4.2012 Such a good, long day Book group and I made salad that was excellent and then I cleaned stuff and then I leaned the SHIT out of my room both literally and figuratively. Which was important and shiny as there had been oppressive piles of crap that made cleaning anything or even moving about a bit difficult. And the feeling of lying on my bed in my space that I now like to be in again, knowing I’ve just trimmed so much crap I don’t need and that I’m surrounded by things I like a lot filled me with a great sense of joy.  Yes, joy.  We get our kicks where we can.  (ps photo is of housemates who are continually excellent wearing novelty hats that unfortunately didn’t survive the wide-scale purge)

27.4.2012 Such a good, long day

Book group and I made salad that was excellent and then I cleaned stuff and then I leaned the SHIT out of my room both literally and figuratively. Which was important and shiny as there had been oppressive piles of crap that made cleaning anything or even moving about a bit difficult. And the feeling of lying on my bed in my space that I now like to be in again, knowing I’ve just trimmed so much crap I don’t need and that I’m surrounded by things I like a lot filled me with a great sense of joy. 

Yes, joy. 

We get our kicks where we can. 

(ps photo is of housemates who are continually excellent wearing novelty hats that unfortunately didn’t survive the wide-scale purge)

26.4.2012 A Teapot of Tulips. 

26.4.2012 A Teapot of Tulips. 

23.4.2012 Best Toilet Doors I’ve Ever Seen Thanks, Melbourne Uni. 

23.4.2012 Best Toilet Doors I’ve Ever Seen

Thanks, Melbourne Uni. 

19.4.2012 Two Poodles in a Van

19.4.2012 Two Poodles in a Van

18.4.2012 Wallpaper My local french patisserie. I hadn’t used the toilet before and when I did I discovered a woodland paradise where I expected peeling paint and water stains. 

18.4.2012 Wallpaper

My local french patisserie. I hadn’t used the toilet before and when I did I discovered a woodland paradise where I expected peeling paint and water stains. 

16.4.2012 Aubergine  my new love. Look how gorgeous. 

16.4.2012 Aubergine 

my new love. Look how gorgeous. 

15.4.2012 Nieflings They are growing up. They are walking around and fist bumping and saying things like “I missed you” and being incredible and they are breaking my heart.  Gosh.

15.4.2012 Nieflings

They are growing up. They are walking around and fist bumping and saying things like “I missed you” and being incredible and they are breaking my heart. 

Gosh.

14.4.2012 Picnic at Botanic Park. I love these guys. And picnics and cheese and bread and dips and pastries. And sunlight.  And laughter.  My life is excellent in ways that make me want to slap my own face sometimes.

14.4.2012 Picnic at Botanic Park.

I love these guys. And picnics and cheese and bread and dips and pastries. And sunlight. 

And laughter. 

My life is excellent in ways that make me want to slap my own face sometimes.