short holiday

it seems like forever ago now, but at the beginning of February borris otto and i went on a short holiday. 

we drove south to goolwa and hired a converted paddle steamer for our accommodation. it was perfect. set back from the road and not near any neighbours. 

Otto and kombi parked near the paddle steamer. 

it was on air bnb. it is an old boat that is not on stilts in the water. so you get the feeling you are on the water without the movement of the boat.  

and you get the boat vibe with upper and lower decks and steep stairways.

borris looking out from the lounge room

 

view of the lounge area inside

pretty well set up kitchen

with a deck all the way around the boat

we had some visitors

but it was very relaxing

and the birds kept their distance.

otto really liked being on board with us

the view of the neighbourhood.

we also went to the beach near by, it was so nice and quiet (school holidays had just ended)

we had the place to ourselves

and just enjoyed being outside near the water

it was too cold to swim but we still had fun 

only wish we had more time and money so our holiday could have lasted a little while longer

but it was nice to get out of the city and see some new horizons for a change.

chrissie break

i know its the new year but i wanted to post some images from the chrissie and new year holiday time. 

 

even though it is summer i made our family tradition cream cheese cookies.

only cream cheese, butter, flour, egg and sugar

they are so good.

 

i made a lot, but gave many away.

 

the time between christmas and new years is always good, because there are very few obligations and you can do as you wish. like make new curtains for the lounge room

 

i made the old curtains when i moved in over 6 years ago, and wanted to change from the blue fabric to something more natural and lighter. i think these work well.

we went on a holiday to the beach down south with ottos friend banjo.

 

the cactus flowers were blooming

 

they were pretty special

 

this is the view from banjo's owners front porch. not too bad on a summers day!

river holiday

a couple of weekends ago borris otto and i went on a short local holiday to camp next to the murray river. we were meeting a friend who was on a house boat in a small landing area known as caloote.

this is the view from the river looking at caloote 

this is the house boat our friend was on

and the view of the river from caloote shores

we were mainly there as our friend susie and borris had a small performance to do on the shores of the river on the sunday night, but it was a good excuse to get away for a few nights too.

we went for a cruise down the river, otto likes the house boat

sitting at the front of the boat was really nice, here we are passing the murray princess tour boat

we had lunch on a small island on the river, with a large beautiful tree

more river cruising

otto out front of the boat

the sky and reflections in the river were beautiful

very inspiring

and relaxing

otto again :)

the view of some holiday homes on the river bank

it was the right time of year to visit, everything was green from spring and the summer power boats and water skiers were at a minimum.

more holiday homes on the river side

borris as captain of the boat

susie and banjo at the wheel with borris 

as the sun set over the river bank

it was a good time to use the star wars sun visor to keep our accommodation cool.

pineapples

It has been so nice having my brother visiting me for the last 2 months. we have had a great time together.

working in the studio with deb and enjoying some well earned beers at the end of the day

visiting with friends and enjoying the sunny winter weather we have been having

and maybe best of all - just hanging out together at home, watching tv, making dinners, with no plans at all.

one other fun thing we did together was to get sibling tattoos.

we had discussed this idea when i was visiting him in montreal last year, but it never happened

but since we had a bit more time this visit, we booked in and got them done

we went to meet our tattoo artist with a few random ideas, and then settled on one. she drew it up and a few days later we were there getting the tattoos.

yup, matching pineapple tattoos. a bit silly, but hey why not? the style matches with the random collection of tattoos that adam already has. i haven't had had a new tattoo in almost 10 years, and i was happy to get a simple black tattoo with adam. for me tattoos are less about the image and more about marking a moment in time, and for me this is the time adam came and lived with me in adelaide for 2 months.

 

i miss him heaps. we had a great time, and i have a great brother. i cant wait for the next time we are hanging out, having a beer and talking about the next road trip to take together.