01. I was supposed to be at Philip Island this weekend… which would have meant I missed out on the Yarra Valley Writers Festival – so the silver lining of Lockdown 5.0 is that I got to ‘attend’ (virtually) the Festival (and my trip has been rescheduled). I’m classing it as a win, okay?!
02. Related: When Meg Mason was talking about Sorrow & Bliss, she said that in the first version the story, Ingrid was going to be in Martha’s imagination i.e. how Martha might be without her mental illness – WHAT?! I’m glad she made Ingrid a real person.
03. Saw MTC’s production of The Truth earlier in the week – so funny, and Stephen Curry stole the show.
04. Melbourne International Film Festival has been announced – I’ve narrowed it down to 34 films that I’m busting to see 😀
05. Watching: This Life (SBS On Demand) – do you know how long I’ve been wanting to rewatch this series? Decades. Anyway, it’s very nineties, but holds up.
06. I came across the paintings of Anne Packard – if only I had a spare $18,000 for one of her seascapes.
07. New cushion for a pop of colour.
08. Two trips in my home state planned – Grampians and Alpine National Park (wondering if I’ll have the guts to do this, or the fitness required for this).
09. Sparkly shoes.
10. A good win by my team against a traditional rival to cap off the week.
Ooh, sparkly shoes!
They are totally fabulous (and I’ll be wearing them to work, not saving them for ‘best’).
Ten items of wonderful things! However I don’t think I could enjoy a picnic hanging off the side of a granite cliff…
Not sure I’ll have the guts to do it…
Only 34 films? That’s rather conservative of you. 😁
Yes everytime to sparkly shoes.
Bought my MIFF pass and many of the things I wanted to see sold out virtually immediately 🙁 Have booked a bunch to watch online.
Oh no! What a let down!
Yes, re the YVWF! I had tickets and accommodation booked, broke my wrist and couldn’t go. And then they went digital, and although I couldn’t blog it live like I did last year, I was able to spend a happy weekend watching it from Home:)
Oh no, Lisa! Hope the wrist is on the mend. Do you have it in a cast or one of those half-casts that you can at least take off for showering?
I decided not to blog YVWF, and instead simply listened and enjoyed. Fingers crossed it’s in-person next year.
It’s a solid (really solid) plastic cast which they heat up and mould to fit, with a sort of glove underneath it. It’s much more comfortable and firmer than the 1/2 plaster one they put on in emergency, and I can move my fingers now that the swelling has gone down.
I have to go back for *another* x-ray this week, I must be radioactive by now!
I didn’t/couldn’t blog the YVWF either but listened to it while doing a jigsaw a friend gave me as a cheerup gift. You’d love it, it’s this one: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/renewal-1000-piece-jigsaw-puzzle-9781741177534
10. Is my absolute favourite 😉 A Blues win against the ‘Pies is always good. A Written by a Carlton supporter for over 50 years
I always knew you were a good sort Jennifer 😉
10. is my favourite! A Blues win against the ‘Pies is always cause for celebration. Written by a Carlton supporter for over 50 years 🙂
And in my enthusiasm, I repeart myself.
I’m sure the rest of your week was great and best etc, but I didn’t get past This Life on SBS demand!!!
OMG my fav show from the 90’s.
We’re just about caught up on The Crown….this is so next 🙂
Thank you.
Over the years I’ve tried to find it on DVD etc but with no luck. I have binge-watched last week. What was surprising was that lots of my friends hadn’t watched it in the nineties! (Told them they’re all in for a treat).