cabin fever

well, i really stuffed up going on about the good weather in that spring post.
since then, the weather has been rubbish (see how english i'm getting - i can type with an english accent :)
this weekend being no exception. i should have known, as this weekend it is glastonbury and there is some natural law that festivals=rain=mud=gastroenteritis (for the unlucky ones)

mid-summer and 16 degrees



what made it worse, it that we were going to fly over to the continent for a party(as you do) and catch up with my pa. but best laid plans and all that, my grandpa got sick, dad has gone to help out and we have got busy at work aswell so decided to stay put. but grandpa is getting better so that is what matters.


anyway, dont think we have been idle. with 5 weeks to go until we pack up shop, we have stuff to do. yesterday we did a bit of consuming - got some gear for our trip. i was very happy with my wind up lantern...although with one minute of winding required for 8 minutes of light - maybe ask me in a couple of months how much i like the wind up lantern. still, it is an advance in green power and i persuaded rohan to put (quite alot of (in fact, a third of what we spent that day)) our money where our mouths are, so to speak. also purchased was; one card table, two camp chairs, one gas stove, 4 gas bottles, a electric pump, an esky and previously mentioned lamp. oh yes, we will be camping in Style ; ) i copied pip and took a photo of it all...evidence that i might be getting slightly overexcited about trip and very bored at being stuck at home on weekend.





you cant see the tables/chairs because we left them in the car but also in the pic is our tent - it is enormous! but actually quite modest in relation to others we saw. you can get tents with wings (as in west, not as in lets fly to europe in our tent) these days.

being housebound, we have seen quite a bit of glastonbury on the teev. i particuarly liked bjork dancing around like a crazy little pixie. would have loved to have been there for that. the rest of the stuff i'm a bit take it or leave it. escpecially when you have to contend with mud and teenagers.

yummy northern hemisphere raspberries

rohan, he isnt really possessed, just trying to keep his eyes open in a photo for a change.

in other news, rohans big brother lee is now running a website that is sort of set up as a network for green initiatives - a green hub if you like . it is really awesome and i have added a link in our sidebar aswell. simon, there is one for melbourne too so you should get involved. being a lawyer is no excuse.

and that is all i think for now.

Ax