Laxmi and I have been doing yoga together in the mornings.

There are lots of dragonfruit ripening in the garden.

Varsha was taken by the name of these Philippino snacks we found in the Asian grocery.


We went down to Cairns to see Linda Jackson’s show and hear her artist’s talk and do the workshop designing ponchos.

A tree snake came into the house. We heard it because it had a rhinoceros beetle screeching in its mouth. We helped it find its way out of the house.

We went to Cairns for swing dancing. Laxmi came for the first time. She loved it. We did some errands and stopped at a coffee shop beforehand. Laxmi did a drawing on a serviette. We talked to John in Brisbane on the phone.

It was really hot and we decided to spend some time in the air conditioned library after the appointment at the bank. Laxmi really liked her tiger friend. We borrowed some good books.

Laxmi has decided she’s going to have a magical creatures birthday party.