We can´t quite believe it ourselves but ... the holidays have started! What a strange phenomenon! No work, no computers, no stress and deadlines. I could get used to this...
I do apologize to my faithful readers for the dearth of news over the past few weeks. We simply haven´t had that much news to share - apart from the fact that we are still ecstatically happy to be together here, and have been continually embroiled in the linguistic entrapment of China grammar. Levels 1 and 2 have now finally been delivered, despite delays, setbacks, editorial foibles and authorial frustrations... Also Magic Adventure 2 has now been completed (my love decided on a dedicated pre-holiday spurt of writing frenzy yesterday and today to deliver the teachers´ notes).
On a family note, Anjès has arrived and settled in. It´s just wonderful to have her here: she has effortlessly blended in, taken possession and care of her room, ad has been zooming around the countryside in Niki´s and her Twinkle car. We´re extremely happy to be reunited again! It makes our family feel so much more complete! She seems to have decided to go on a baking / cooking quest, and has already baked macaroons! Mieke and Anjès have also spent a day together, catching up earlier this week.
Tess and Yarrow have relished the presence of their older sister and they are mightily pleased she´s here. Lots of girly gossip and sisterly socializing going on! Both Tess and Yarrow have been working hard over the weekend (Tess at the pub and Yarrow at the popcorn stall). They have now gone to Mieke´s for the week, so it´ll be the three of us here, in holiday mode! The plan is to do horsey stuff, go to Byron Bay with Anjès, to lounge around, read, and generally do holiday-y things until, early next week, we go for our beach holiday up north.
Today Anjès and I went to the Lismore boot market and came back (via Howard´s Butchers & Cafe and a cup of chai) with a bedside table, which was lacking in her ´suite´; later this week we´ll get her a small fridge so she can have some frigidaire privacy. She´s been out with some friends tonight and has just returned to join us at the open fire (yes, it is still cold at night, although not as bad as a few weeks ago).
Our friend Bertie´s daughter, Martina, has also arrived in Australia and spontaneously rocked up to stay hi while we were having lunch - a nice surprise: she seems to be happy hanging out with her friends and will be staying with us later in the month.
The finished tracks for Heartbeat, my next CD with Peter from Holland, have arrived - I´m in the process of designing the inlay booklet so hopefully we´ll have a finished product in a few months. It´s lovely to be able to spend some time on this during the holidays, just mucking around with photos, artwork, lyrics etc.
I haven´t got a lot of photos to share, so will endeavour to get some done over the next few days. So, for now we´re siting at the fire: Malouf has arrayed himself around one of Chicco´s front paws (very tactile cat, is he) to bask in inter-species comfort; Anjès is looking up more recipes to make; Niki is reading. And I, well I am going to throw another log on...
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