Star Gazing

Watched the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) and the International Space Station streak across the evening sky today...

Across the southern cross they came a hurtling with the Space Shuttle docked with the International Space Station. T'was an awesome experience as it covered the vast expanse of the southern sky and bid the moon adieu before dimming into the awakening night sky as it receeded into the distance. And even more memorable to have shared it with a friend. Though I nearly got myself into a tizzy/dizzy spell as I had my eye glued on the sky as I felt the stars being to waltz.

But hold your breath. Also got to witness the Hubble Space Telescope zoom past later in the evening and in turn my neighbours witness a crazed shrouded character with a beeping mobile in hand lurking in the garden staring into space as if willing aliens to come a visting. Had come literally streaking out of the house oddly dressed with two minutes to spare and had to positioned myself near a rustling bush to find my prime spot among the other competing creatures in the garden...but it was well worth it crazed neighbours, astro boy, noisy backyard invaders and all.

Wedding bells

The 28th of August and one of my closest childhood friends, Ms M is finally going to tie the knot on the other side of the globe and and I couldn't be happier for her. 22 years and counting sure brings back lovely memories from the very first day we walked into kindie and decided we were gonna be best pals for life . Will sure miss being there at her wedding to cheer her on as she braves it into a whole new world.

Congrats M, best buddy best pal. Mr F is an incredibly fortunate man to have found you to share the rest of his life with. Here's wishing you guys a lifetime of happiness.

Marley and "Moi" et al.

Sounds of Silence??? Nope am still alive and kicking, in fact screaming, it's hot HOT HOT!!!. Bit of a hot snap this week this side of town, right in the midst of winter....and have successfully started the week by shattering two drinking glasses (another first!!!) this weekend while I was tidying up ...which called for more of that cleaning action... I swept and vaccummed and swabbed the weekend away!!!

Ok so now that I've cooled off and got that off my mind let's continue...So where have I been? What have I been up to? Well, I must confess I'm at it again..Doing what I love best...Have had my nose stuck in a pile of books that I heaved back from the bibliotheque last week. Currently reading "Marley and Me" - still have quite a bit to go but the four legged bundle of mischievousness has got me well and truley hooked....The book has had me crying and laughing at the same time to the point where I seem to be getting strange looks on the train (but not as bad as listening to Hamish and Andy's 'Caravan of Courage' on my way back from work or Labby, Camilla and Stav's gottcha calls!!! another story alltogether..that one!)

Signing off as I helplessly succumb to Marley's antics yet again.....

On a wing and a prayer!!

Friday lunch hour comes a beckoning.
And there goes my tummy a rumbling...
Food for thought much overdue
Just managing to see the day through.
Survivng on a wing and a prayer
Cause am money bare!!!

Yep, took me all of five years to finally walk out the door in the morning without my purse in hand!!!

Conversations with Nature

Spit. Splatter. Splash!
Crash. Clash. Pitter-beat-Patter. BANG and a FLASH.
A thunder storm "un"-quietening the evening as it stops by to say hello!!!

To blog or not to blog? That is the question!!!!

To blog or not to blog? That is the question!! Yes, I've chosen to blog (the occasional blog mind you!!!) I've finally succumbed to it..well n truly smitten by words, random words that I hope I can string into meaning as I weave my story onto my tapestry of life.....

So wish me luck and cheer me on as I make my way into a brave new world. Into the the portals of the blogging kingdom, here I come armed with a an electronic keyboard, random thoughts and an open mind to reframe my past, scrapbook my present and scribe my open book of the future as I color my way across a blank inviting screen :)