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Grass will NOT grow under my feet!

grass under feetYou know the old saying about not letting the grass grow under your feet?

That is NOT happening here in Corindi Caravan Park. No, no, no!

This week was all work, work, work.

But busy is good, right?

As for that grass growing through the annexe floor  — a floor pegged down on all sides and unable to be pulled up without dismantling the annexe?

That is not so good!

Today I fixed that problem. First I cut the grass in the puppy courtyard. (see exhibit A!)cutting grass

Then I found a way to rid the flooring of that pesky grass without out too much effort at all, which meant our chores were all done by morning coffee time!

I hope you are not letting the grass grow under you feet.

HEALTH WARNING: do NOT run with scissors and do NOT try this lawn cutting technique at home on large lawns!)

Oh, and then there’s the small thing about sending another round of edits for Season of Shadow and Light back to Simon & Schuster. This is the final ‘uh-oh’ version that the printer will be binding into what’s called an advance reader — or proof — copy and S&S will send out to reviewers and book buyers. That means this edit had to be pretty spot on. I get one more go to dot those t’s and cross those i’s (only joking!)  before the final books are printed.

ABC radio Coffs studio

So, book three is getting closer to those shelves. I can’t wait. I totally love this story and the messages woven through it.

While it was all chores, chores, chores, the week started out with a bit of fun. The lovely Janine (who, by the way, has her own fantastic, entertaining, and often thought-provoking blog (Shambolic Living) invited me to chat on air with Fiona Wyllie. We were supposed to be talking about downsizing from a house into a caravan, but we talk a lot about books and laughed a lot.

You can CLICK to listen.

If you would like to experience a little Shambolic Living, pop over to Janine’s blog. Prepare to laugh, to cry, to feel, but, most importantly, to love life.

ABC local radio

 

 

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The things you see…

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Loving it here in Corindi Beach Caravan Park. We may never leave!

The second week of the NSW school holidays was entertaining, to say the least, and reaffirmed why I’m not a mother. (Mothers have the patience of a saint!) Some of the makeshift campsites did make me wonder where the ‘fun’ starts for poor Mum, who seems to do all the same things she would be doing at home – cooking, washing, cleaning – all without the comforts and conveniences of home, while Dad, on the other hand, has gone fishing!

 

What I saw this week…

Friends on Facebook got a giggle when I posted about funny caravan park goings on this week. (Something about the old-er (than me) lady in the leopard spot onesie in the amenities block. No. No. Just NO!) I did not take a photo; I would not do that to you all. I am still trying to wipe the image from my memory bank!!!

IMG_2128A wedding is a much nicer image!

Here comes the bride – all beautiful and windblown, but with the expected glow of a wedding party, despite the HUGE wind that day. And cold! Good grief it was cold. But as brides do, she braved the elements. Here they are wandering by our camp site. I followed them to the small ceremony overlooking the beach. (No, I did not gate crash. I simply stood to one side and cried…with the groom! No, I was not standing WITH the groom, just crying – as he was. True! Shame about the wind (but it is called windy Corindi!!).

 

 

Busy birds!

We discovered the very beautiful Bee Eater bird. This photo does not do the colours justice. Gorgeous and busy, busy, busy little birds. I was exhausted just watching them flit and fly and swoop on insects (and I suppose bees) in the long grasses.

 

Speaking of exhausting…

Our old dogs, who we thought were on their last legs, who had to be dragged around the block for their daily walk back home, have found new energy (or more likely lots of new smells). I can’t keep up. Of course for the rest of the day they sleep at my feet while I write.

Speaking of writing…

The good news is….

One more stage of the publishing process for book three was completed this week. I took this pic on an early morning walk to celebrate Season of Shadow and Light being one step closer to hitting those shelves next year. I am loving this story and cannot wait.

 

That’s it from me for now. What was your week like?

 

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You’ll never believe this birthday blog

On the occasion of my 54th birthday I thought this little bit of information about the place I am now living in the caravan rather interesting.

Corindi (as in the small northern NSW township) is from the Gumbaynggir word ‘girriida’ meaning…

Can you believe this…?

“Place of Grey Hair”.

How very appropriate!

So, where are we exactly? If you look at the picture below and find the last white spec to the north, that’s us! And the big round thing/corn circle/alien spacecraft landing spot? The old Corindi horse race track. Today we discovered a looooooong boardwalk winding its way to the beach, found a brown snake (dead!), caught a brim (just one – but legal) and had a big Barcoola birthday burger and beer feast!

And here is the big Barcoola birthday burger and beer feast.

What a terrific day. I guess if one has to turn 54, this is a pretty good place to do it.

 

Cheers for now