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He’s a cheeky little dog, full of character, he makes us smile… I’m very grateful of Rupert!

Driving home after a long busy day at work, I was grateful that the radio were playing some good music! Sometimes there is nothing better than driving along whilst listening to some great tunes, and yes I admit I was singing along loudly and rather badly… poor Rupert!

There seems to be a common theme running through most of my posts… the weather! I’m always talking about it. I suppose it is a big factor on what happens each day, especially at this time of the year when we get the extremes; when it rains, it really rains and when the sun shines, like today, it’s mega hot! (Plus I am a Pom so I guess I am allowed to mention it now and then )

Whilst working at the studio I am usually okay on these mega hot days as I have the trusty air con working. However this afternoon, it decided to drip rather a lot of water everywhere. Not knowing why I decided it was probably best to switch it off, just in case. Luckily I had a fan to hand to keep me going for the rest of the afternoon, it’s cooling breeze through the warm humid air was very gratefully received!

Hurray the sun has at last come out to play! It was a busy Monday at work today so on days like these it’s good to be able to take Rupert for a little walk down our lane. There are a couple of small hills so it’s just a perfect walk for short legs – both his and mine! I love our lane; I always see different things, sometimes meet the resident family of kangaroos, and most often than not I bump into one of the neighbours. Quite a few of them have some kind of vegetable or fruit growing, and one of them even has chickens who roam around freely – Rupert always gives them a curious look and then takes a very wide berth! It’s just nice to get out, take a break and see what’s going on – always grateful of our little lane!

Some days I just feel like having a little bit of chocolate (even if I am trying to be healthy!), and today was one of those days! So I was immensely grateful when my boyfriend drove to our local service station this evening especially to buy me a bar – how lucky am I?! Unfortunately I only thought about taking my grateful photo after I had eaten it all, so all I had left to photograph was the empty wrapper and crumbs, oops!

Another wet, wet, wet day on the Coast! I was lucky I had bought a snazzy pair of wellies (gum boots, I think they call them here in Oz?) a couple of months ago, just in case. So I tested them out… perfect, no wet feet today plus it would be very hard to lose me in them! During our recent heatwave I had been wandering what I must have been thinking buying them, today I was grateful I had!

The weather has certainly dominated today! With torrential rain, flash flooding and now strong winds we’ve been having some wild weather here on the Sunshine Coast. I was working in Caloundra today and almost thought I might have to stay overnight. Luckily I managed to wait for a bit of a lull in the downpours and I made it back home, safe and sound, high and dry, for which I was very, very grateful – as it was a hairy journey home! This Magpie Lark was obviously not too impressed either and sat for quite a while undercover on the washing line. Maybe he was waiting for the lull too so he could fly back home?

Sunday’s are great days for catching up on everything before the mad rush of the week begins. Today was no exception, lots of housework followed by working through my list of things to do. One of my new year’s resolutions is to try hard and finish a number of things that have been on my list since last year – whoops! Lots of these are long overdue emails, phone calls, skype sessions and writing letters – so if you haven’t heard from me in a while, sorry I’ll be in touch soon! Whenever I receive any kind of correspondence, whether it be a card in the post or a simple ‘like’ from Facebook, I’m always very grateful – It’s always great to hear from friends and family and catch up on all their news.

So today my photo is of the stamps I save off my post and send to my Aunty, which she collects for a charity. It was taken on my iPhone which I thought was rather appropriate, as it’s another great way of keeping in touch!

Well hurray it looks like I’ve managed it to day 2! I’m pleased, especially after receiving all the lovely messages from my first post yesterday.

Today was a day working from home, whilst the wild weather continued outside. With all the severe weather warnings I was pleased to be in the warmth and dry and I had thought about posting a photo of my big furry slippers for which I was very grateful at keeping my feet toasty all day. However, a photo of my first pair of glasses won over. When I had initially realised that I needed glasses last year it felt like I’d reached a milestone. It took a lot of getting used to and at first I couldn’t wear them longer than 30 seconds without feeling sick. Now, a few months on, I wear them all the time (well, most of the time!) whilst working on the computer – what a relief to know that my photos are actually in focus! So although I have started that annoying habit of losing them, I am so grateful that glasses exist. What a different world it would be if they didn’t…

Myself and five local artists, Philip Smith, Richard Smith, Heather Scott, Lisa Drinkwater and Susan Brooks have come together to exhibit our latest works at the Robina Art Gallery, Robina Community Centre, Robina from December 2nd – December 15th.

The exhibition will display a mix of painting, both abstract and landscapes, photography, pastels and pencil drawings.

It would be great to see you there!