TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Monday, October 30, 2006

10:14 AM
Posted by jodi rose

Weekend at Flinders, Jan picked me up from the station, got out of the car and said, wow, you get to come home to this every day. Gorgeous. Luxuriated in the open fire with Jack and Sam (very decorative langorous cats), devoured two kerry greenwood novels - one a new phryne fisher mystery on a boat, the other middle corinna chapman baker mystery heavenly delights - yielded hours of decadence lost in another world and a recipe for chocolate orgasm muffins and french onion soup. Both of which I mean to try soon. Baked chocolate cake, watched more of 'weeds' - dark, funny and very bent - and dreamed of my own hideaway with window seats, bath, fireplace and ocean views. Green with envy visiting friend of the family who has just taken a cottage with all of the above, but at least it's out there. Just have to dream harder I guess.

Back in melbourne for afternoon game of lawn bowls - the very hip thing to do in north fitzroy these days - and today meeting philippa at the adelphi to avail ourselves of the heated rooftop pool and sauna. Reminiscences of helsinki, with program on finnish architecture on abc last night taking me back.
Long chat with a, leaving those shores soon, going through the horror of packing and moving on. Courage, grace, and love.
Feeling distinctly more optimistic and hopeful about life today, and like my head is finally refocused. Whip out a few proposals to various bodies and organisatins, and get on with making media piracy my life's work. DIY radio conversation coming soon...