here and there

This post is a bit erratic, you may feel a little seasick as I lurch from one subject to another without even a semblance of connection. This isn't really reflective of my mind or our lives at the moment, strangely my head and racing mind is a lot calmer than it was last year or any year prior to that, I feel like I am floating through things without getting caught up in the craziness of externals. Does that make sense? I hope so, it is nice and a lot more relaxing than my previous train of thought but I also feel like I am waiting, waiting for ........... okay, I am stopping there because I think this needs more time, but will let you know how things are going, for those who may still have both eyes open whilst reading.
Anyway back to, er, um the erratic nature of this post. Have I mentioned before that these posts are usually just a let's see what comes kind of thing?
Last Wednesday, Scott and I decided to take our pasta dinner to the beach, it's not that far, 15 mins or so, it was a brilliant idea. Both Poe and Ilo were gorgeous to watch, they rolled, paddled, ran, sang, muttered wonderful things, giggled delightfully and simply stood and watched the ocean with a calmness in their eyes. It was a wonderful and refreshing thing to do mid school week, we headed home with a couple of tiny bits of shell in our treasure bags, with sated smiles and that beautiful exhausted feeling you can only get from some time by the sea.

The next day I had the pleasure of photographing the stunning Nic, Amy and Alia, it was fun and relaxed and an honour to see these three wonderful humans totally in love with each other.

Speaking of awesome humans, Nicole, our dear friend who moved to Bangalow, came and spent the weekend with us, she also brought her crazy little friend Louie, who looks like a Pug but is really some funny little muppet that I just cannot bring myself to think of as a dog. Poe and Ilo, fell in love big time, they have spent a bit of time with Louie before, but a whole weekend, was such a special treat. Scott and I, aren't really dog people or pet people for that matter, yes, we are happy and can't wait to have chickens again one day as pets and providers but that's it, yet somehow even we were smitten, not to the extent that we would ever get a dog, but we get the bonus of having awesome time with Louie, every couple of months. Come on, how can this face, oh and the snore and the fun that this little critter brings to anyone that crosses his path, can not make you just grin like crazy,

I haven't made this in years, but it was as delicious as I remembered. It is from Matthew Kenney's 'Everyday Raw' and is a Tomata Torta and Macadamia Pesto, it is raw, superb and filling. It has a great texture and is quite easy to make.  You can find the recipe here but the book is a good one if you are interested in raw food, it is simple and accessible. We have made a few recipes but not heaps, mainly because we don't eat a whole lot of 'raw food' as such. But when we do it is fun and delicious.

More bits and pieces:

• Scott and I have been quite busy planning the 'O Brother Where Art Thou', show, planning, set design, clothing, rehearsals, catering, advertising, songbooks, etc. It is fun and consuming but really exciting.

• In between all this planning we have been loving watching Season 2 of Girls, it is cringe worthy, hilarious, wonderfully rich and refreshing and totally addictive. 

• And if you are into that sort of thing, there is a pretty cool giveaway at one of my new favourite places to visit. Yes Amber at Mindfully Green is giving away, as in for free, a pretty awesome book all about sweet, sweet, delicious bread. Go, check it out, who knows, you might get lucky!

• A last minute entry is a very important blog post from my lovely friend Nikki, all about how to support a grieving loved one. Unfortunately Nikki has a lot of personal experience with this but fortunately for us the advice she gives is just wonderful. Such an important post. 

• On Sunday we ventured into the depths of the mysterious Kalang valley, looking for cabins for a photo shoot and a film clip, will post some cool cabin shots soon but to tide you over, you should peer into Cabin Porn. Sorry to disappoint some people, but very little flesh is shown. Cabin Porn is a beautiful blog full of drool worthy photos of cabins from all over the place. Cabin Porn is put together by a 'the folks at Beaver Brook' another very intriguing blog to visit, not sure what is going on over there but it looks fun. Enjoy but be warned, you may be there for a while. Here are a couple of my favourites:



Image from Cabin Porn



Image from Cabin Porn