First wear outside Oz!

After about 10 days away, the skirt finally got to strut its stuff (on Friday, 8th Jan). They´re not the most practical attire for travelling, as I don´t like to carry money in a bag (maybe I should sew a little pocket inside it?). But it was a lovely breezy afternoon in Belize, so after arriving in sleepy little Corozal, just near the Mexican border, I decided to get it out.
I strolled down the streets, wandered along the edge of the bay, got chatted up by a guy - politely refused his offers to act as my guide, watched a bunch of other guys pulling in nets of lots of little white fish on a jetty, and just enjoyed soaking it all in.
I ate dinner - freshly made empanandas - at a little stall just outside the ´guesthouse´where I was staying. The couple who own the place were having dinner as well, so the mother got her oldest daughter to make them. They had a TV set up there, so I sat on a stool outside with them and caught up on the latest events of Belize.

Christmas Day!!

Christmas was a bonny wet day for a bonny wee skirt. It dripped and splashed and laughed and played. Such a refreshing change to the usual summer weather!

And we were woken by Santa at 4:30am (accidentally, of course :P) and cooked and feasted and hung with friends and dozed off our aching stomachs and played Monopoly (finish? of course not) and Blokus.

It was a great day.

Lavendar Fresh

Poor old skirt hasn't been worn in a couple of weeks. It has been washed though, so hopefully it's not feeling too neglected!
Only the second time, too. Now the remmnants of Bertie-bird-poo have been rinsed away, and it is freshly smooth. The paint is holding on fine, (which is no less than it should, but I still wondered..) so all is well.

Saturday 5th Dec:

A big catch-up/conference today. Many many many people I know, many brief conversations, some fun hanging out, and a massive feast and concert that went on into the night...

Skirt managed to stay fairly clean this time!

Six Days as a Strathalbian

Friday 27th:

Wandered around sunny Strathalbyn. It is so beautiful - you will have to visit sometime if you haven't already. Will add some photos later if I get a chance..

Visited friends, met a new pet kitten :), had coffee at Jack's cafe, hung in the Shed, got to go along to a b'day dinner.

Sunday 29th:

More catching up with friends, visited a church to hear another friend speak, fell in love with a rescued bird (which pooed on the skirt!!). It sat on my shoulder most of the afternoon, flying onto other people's heads at intervals when it got restless. It also had a swim in a little tub of water.
Went climbing up my sunset tower (not a very exciting sunset, but a good view nonetheless!)

Sleepy Sundays.. at home and away

Well, it doesn't show up real well in the photo, but you may be able to make out a couple of shadowy bits. They happen to be watermelon juice marks - generously deposited upon me by my 17mth old friend! We were at a goodbye BBQ for some other friends. It was a lovely, sunny, breezy day. Good food, and lots of happy people! And the watermelon will come out fine, I'm sure, so all is well.
I think that was all the excitement the skirt had that day. Most of the rest of the time was spent attempting to absorb psychological information for an exam the next day, procrastinating further absorption, and trying not to doze off...

Skirts like Tea Too

Yesterday (Friday) the skirt came on an excursion to Sydney.
It wandered around the Macquarie (?) Shopping Centre with a few friends, paying particular attention to T2 and T2's Teahouse. So much tea to smell! So much tea to taste! So many teapots/utensils/cups/saucers/general tea-related things! ..and a little bit expensive - eek!

The teahouse was gloriously moody. We managed to snag a few lush lounges and huddled round a table covered in pots of tea (one each but we shared!) and a few sweet nibbles. What luxury!


The day ended with a stroll in nearby bushland, a roasted feast, and -of course- more tea.
Most successful.