practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically

... spent with Ume, B and the Capt visiting Bruny Island.

We stopped at Two Tree Point in Adventure Bay and had a picnic lunch on the beach, and then visited a beautiful Open Garden along the way.

• a massive destructive storm ripped through Tasmania yesterday, and we had been quite oblivious to it, thinking it was just another one of our usual spring winds. Ume and I had been busy up at her house and then we came home for lunch.

This is the view outside the back of our property….!!

We are so grateful that our neighbour had gone away for the day. We thank God that there was no-one in the house. It is totally destroyed. In some ways it was her lucky day. On the other hand we are feeling overwhelmed that we escaped unscathed apart from one tiny insignificant loss.

We haven’t been able to speak to her yet, but we have let her know of the damage. The property has been sealed off for obvious safety reasons.

Today the weather is teasing us. It is a magnificent first day of spring. Nature is sometimes a complex force …

• wonderful days with Ume now that she is living down here
• helping out with the painting of their new home….. we have done such a lot and have nearly worked our way through the entire house, painting everything..!
• relaxing qigong
• incredible yarn purchases today
• organising curtains for Ume and B’s new home

• wonderful qigong class yesterday
• Ume and B arriving safely
• my sister having a good week
• a relaxing hairdressing appointment

• a bowen treatment that has taken a few days to work, but work it has
• a sparkly house
• beautiful sunshiney days
• spring bulbs emerging everywhere
• digging over vegetable plots ready for planting
• moving compost

• the sun is SHINING!! I am taking this opportunity to go outside and get some much needed work done. _{more rain predicted tomorrow, so today is it..!}
• a wonderful Bowen treatment yesterday and a very caring massage therapist
• a big pot of vegetable soup for lunch
• a lovely long chat with my beautiful sister last night

• my daily walk/qigong which is becoming increasingly challenging with all this wet weather, but it won’t deter me!
• a great sewing get together last night
• lemon-poppyseed biscuits for supper with a cuppa
• a delightful, very long telephone conversation with N this morning ~ always come away with a smile on my face
• grocery shopping today and all packed away

• a wonderful Qigong and meditation session this morning
• our first plover chicks – they are super cute
• an amazing abundance of rain – overflowing dam and tanks
• baking time
• fresh garden vegetables
• preserves and a full freezer that are being put to good use!

• a wonderful visit with Ume and B, and being able to see both my sisters
• Brunetti’s for my fix of beautiful Italian coffee, cannoli and other delectable little sweeties
• shopping time
• safe travels home
• qi gong this morning
• my first spring (?) daffodils

• safe travels
• Ume and B
• visiting my two sisters today
• lovely food and wonderful coffees
• shopping time tomorrow