I had a simply brilliant weekend in Canberra. I stayed with the knowledgeable, entertaining and utterly loveable gillpolack. (Seriously, I laughed a lot! And I kept turning to Gillian and saying "I have a question that I think you will know the answer too!" and every time she did!).

There were various home-made liqueurs, salt & vinegar chips, lemon roast chicken (oh my tastebuds), chicken soup, a-tasty-but-unspellable Jewish pastry with honey, lemon and poppy seeds. There were dvds (Stardust) and anime movies (Spirited Away). There was reading, and more reading! And there was a Folk Festival that was attended with some dancing, a lot of watching people dance, a lot of eating (poor Kitten ended up with eyes too big for her stomach and couldn't finish her dinner - what a waste!) and a lot of browsing of stalls.

I left with more food than I arrived with (Gillian and I made chicken soup/broth/stock, I took some of the unspellable Jewish pastries - yum, and by the by still good, GP, because I knew you needed to know, plus the remaining food I had brought to Canberra originally). I took lots of awesome photos at the Folk Festival - one or two of which I shall post in the next day or so. I bought a beautiful amber necklace as a keepsake.

I also relished the opportunity to cement a friendship which had, until now, only been an online friendship. It was fascinating that a comfortable rhythm was settled into within half a day of being in Gillian's company. No photos were taken of us together, which was an oversight and is a shame! So, I will have to visit again and not make the same mistake.

Well, I will remember. I owe pictures of the house my family lived in when I was born. I owe pictures of some of the elements of the Folk Festival. I wish I had taken more random "location-y" shots rather than just shots of the performers ... but never mind. I am resigned - I do need a new camera as the shutter speed on this digibomb just doesn't cut it (for me) any more, even though it's only 1.5 years old. Must save.