34. Sounds: Sit outside for about an hour. Write down the sounds you hear. Currently living in Melbourne’s CDB (Central Business District), the outdoor sounds are 98% city noises. When I open the sliding glass door out onto my seventh-floor balcony, I hear cars, sirens, occasional honking, cross walk chirps, tram chimes, and vocal murmurs.
33. Jewelry: Write about a piece of jewelry. Who does it belong to? When my mom passed, I received many pieces of jewelry from her. A couple pieces were real (an opal, an amethyst) but most of it was costume jewelry. Some of the strands of beads weren’t 40-something ready so I re-beaded several necklaces
32. Rewrite: Take any poem or short story you enjoy. Rewrite it in your own words. Sally cleaned out her closet to donate clothes and toys to Goodwill. She had colorful pants, hoodies, basketballs, and a skateboard. Hopping onto her bike, she discovered the items were too unwieldy for her to carry. Oh no! How
DH2 had a conference in Adelaide so why not tag along and live/work in Adelaide for five days? Jetstar delayed the flight because they didn’t have an AC unit and the plane was too hot for passengers. We loaded an hour late, sat for a half hour, then deplaned for another hour. On landing, the
DH2 started his sabbatical and we’re back in Melbourne. I was excited that we were headed to summer but we were graced with only 2 hot days and 3 pleasant days in the 3 weeks of January we were here. I brought summer clothes but didn’t get to wear most of them. The temperature vacillated
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