... of my holidays today... A couple of days ago when we went up to Yea we stopped for coffee and cake... P and I both had what the cafe called bloodplum sponge slice...
Today I made my own version - perhaps not as classy looking as theirs - but tasted pretty damn good according to P - remembering I haven't got a sense of taste - I have to go by what he tells me - but then again he might be biased...
And of course an updated photo of the 'new addition' - known as - Matilda -or 'Tilda or Tilly or 'that damn cat - just wait until...' She has grown, well, like a kitten does - she is longer in the body and has quite long legs and of the last couple of weeks has learnt to put her ears back if something doesn't please her and swish her tail - to her own astonishment (and our amusement) when she chases it round and round... She can now leap most things at a single bound as she gets stronger and stronger... Her most endearing quality is her purr which is still much bigger than she is - although we have come to dread hearing it when we are lying in bed in the morning - as it usual means 'I'm WIDE awake and up for a play - coming ready or not' - she pounces on protruding body parts - fingers and toes being the most at risk - especially when you are half awake. I said to P the other morning as we heard her coming - her purr is like the music from the film Jaws - making you aware that danger is lurking and ready to strike...
The world is her plaything and she takes full advantage of it. While she hasn't lessened the pain of us losing our beloved Edith - our hearts are learning how to love again...
Today was my father's 97th birthday... 
We took him here for lunch...
My eldest daughter M...
Later at home we had cake...
And a glass of sweet wine...
...P and I took a drive out to SugarLoaf Reservoir... As much as I hear how short of water we are it really gave me a reality check to see how low this particular reservoir is...
We took these shots as went on one of the walks to the dam wall... You can see where the water level should be and of course where it is... It was a sobering picture...
But on the way back to the car we were lucky enough to see those who had been watching us...
We had gone out on the spur of the moment and had not thought about lunch etc - next time we are coming back armed with provisions and perhaps our books or for me my stitching- it was so lovely and quiet...
We then drove on to Yea and along the way saw the controversial pipeline - I am at a loss to know what to think - when I saw the trees felled and land cleared to make way for this massive project I wondered if we aren't making a bad situation worse... Yes I am the first to agree we desperately need the water and the time frame is past critical - but it saddens me nonetheless to see what we are doing... Surely the water levels were well and truly monitored and the effects of this drought were anticipated long before it got to this stage... It just didn't happen overnight... I just hope we don't regret this move somewhere in the not to distant future...
This land and all its creatures are equally important....
