Drifting through life

 But, I'll be truthful and say the expected road trip didn't happen. I stayed offline anyway and got things done around here instead. Brother made most of the bookings for this trip late last year and discovered at the airport on Monday that his travel agent had made mistakes with tickets, times, flights, whatever so he couldn't make it to Adelaide in time to check in, pick up the hire car etc This meant a lot of non-refundable deposits were now lost to him, hire car, hotel rooms and so on. He did get a credit from the airline to be used next time he flies so that's something at least. NO COMMENTS PLEASE.

 And I almost forgot to say this: I will be offline for Tuesday and Wednesday, but will be back on Thursday. My brother and I are going to Port Pirie (yes again) to visit with our sister and make sure everything is okay with her.  She is the eldest sibling at 77and the only elder with both parents also long gone.  I don't think Port Pirie has changed much in the six months since we were there last, so maybe I won't take many photos.

 In search of Pink Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. Charlotte's colour of the month is Electric Rose. In the past I have known this as Neon Pink (80s) and further back as Hot Pink (70s) Finding things in this colour isn't easy, but what I found in my own home comes pretty close, so here they are, my pink things: NOT in my home, this crepe myrtle is in the nearby Woolies carpark Also NOT in my home, this escaped balloon was blowing around in the carpark of th...

 The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by Lissa and can be found at her blog   This week's words/prompts are: 1.heartbreak  2.cheeseburger  3.postcard  4.afterlife  5.beachcomb Charlotte's colour of the month is Electric Rose Here is my story: At the memorial site chairs were made available for William and Josef and for Nanna Ruby too, all were happy to sit while Russell Fielding and Theo Skargill made short speeches about the cave, how it was found and what had been inside it. The small group of boys who had been the ...

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. this tree has small pink "bells" in the colour that almost fits Charlotte's colour of the month Electric Rose Pink (could also be known as neon pink) the giant Lilly-Pilly tree near my home, the canopy is easily twice as wide as the tree is tall. in town a few days ago I went to the Boost Juice Stand for a banana smoothie and saw they had very bright cups for the summer "Crackin' Summer" I kept the empty cup...

 The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by Lissa and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1.black eye  2.car wash  3.mud bath  4.jelly bean  5.duct tape Here is my story: A few weeks later most of the clearing up had been done at the excavation site, with just a small area still fenced off as technicians continued to collect soil samples to determine which parts of the cave were original and which parts were the collapsed cliff face that sealed the entrance and trapped the ship and sailors within. A flat, stable...