Share Four Somethings - October

How are we back here again so fast? What was meant to be a great month with lots of celebrations turned into a pretty terrible one, with none. Lots of cancelled events. So I will try not to dwell on the drama which is a snore for everyone, and squeeze out what joy I can. Should be brief, at least.

Something I loved Went to Benjamin Clementine on a whim and he was excellent - what an excellent concert! Also, The Diplomat and Slow Horses. Made being at home worthwhile again! Bonus points for The Diplomat being dropped as the full season so we could watch it all at once in a week.

Something that sustained me Had to give away my ticket to Crooked Colours just as I was leaving the house to race the dog to the hospital, so feel I haven't been out dancing in months. I keep cancelling time with friends and on top of all the sad reasons as to why, it just adds to the weight of it all. Tonight I'm off to see Bunt, and I know what a frenetic energy that will be. I can not wait! I'm also going with my eldest, so that's the cherry on top! The thought of that has kept me going all month. I've told my husband it's his turn to step up if needed so nothing should stop me!

I did get to go to the Max Dupain exhibition at the State Library while waiting to pick up my kiddo. It is excellent, and there's a photo journalist exhibition, Lorrie Graham also on there. Both free, both well worth a visit. Seeing art always lifts my spirits a little.

Something I'm carrying forward from this month to the next Hopefully none of the bad. Only the good. Or even something better.

Something I'm making space for Me. Sounds simple but it really hasn't happened at all this month.

I didn't know the copyright on the photos in the exhibition so I'm not sharing those. Also some pics are from Mervyn Bishop Close Up. and Pamela Allen - a fabulous exhibition for the kids to play in! I did enjoy this quote as I feel this is what my Instagram is. It's my enjoyment of my environment, and it makes me happy to look at the pics in it. (Or it's a Diary, I use it as that too).

I had to include this - if there are copyright issues I'll take it down asap - because I took this exact photo back in . Left is Lorrie Graham's taken in lockdown. Below is mine. (EDIT I can't find the picture, but when I do, I'll put it in - however this is one I took in 2021 of the same roof - the other one is exactly the same as hers)

Spooky Season

Halloween is popping up all over the neighbourhood. 

Even the Fish Markets is into it!

This house is always the winner - I need to get back at night as they use glow in the dark paint. Their Pacman house from a few years ago is here.

I think I've featured this house in previous years too!

Whether you participate or not - enjoy the decorations!

Happy Halloween.

(These cuties are at The Cupcake Room in Leichhardt)

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Suburban Street Art

Our beautiful dog had to be hospitalised over the weekend, while waiting to pick her up, I wandered around the streets trying to distract myself.

We have spent too much money over the last three months because no one told us to do what I suspected needed to be done back in July and what I think we will be told after we get a medical specialist to take a (probably) final look over the medical history and many results from July until now. Back in July I said to my husband I didn't want to spend a lot of money to make her suffer, and yet that is exactly what we have done. I am angry about this so more will come on that, but for now I am just too sad. I kept getting bad advice from vets and doing more and more tests that ended up with her so sick she had to be hospitalised 3 months later, so much sicker than she was in July, and in so much more pain. 

(Note for locals, we have changed vets, so these pics are taken near the good vet). We were given hope when we shouldn't have been and so far that has cost us the equivalent of  the cost of a new small car. That would be fine if she was better but she's far from it.  So we have basically paid to have her distressed and in pain for a few months.

At least she is home and eating. We can give her the love and comfort she deserves for giving us so much love and happiness over the years.

Sorry for the bleak words, feel free just to look at the pictures and go. My heart is breaking, for what we've done to her, what I KNEW we should have done in July but kept getting encouraged to hope that one more test would be the solution, and for what we will have to do. I'm also angry that we paid money we couldn't afford to spend to do this to her. I wish I'd just insisted at the time, instead of wanting so badly to be wrong and letting poor practice management misguide me.

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Pineapple for Prestige

 Someone posted about royalty and Pineapples in the Victorian era and I commented that people used to throw parties so you could get a photograph holding the pineapple and some of our iron fencing had pineapples on them - here is one.

I can't find an official explanation but it is most probably a decoration chosen to imply prestige or to honour royalty (as I think a park near us has it too - will check on that)

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Reflections in Aomoriya

 

In the north of Japan I stayed in a fun hotel with gorgeous grounds. 

Even the rainy weather didn't dampen the beauty!

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Further posts on this Hoshino Resort are:

Rainy day in Misawa

The Grounds of Hoshino Aomoriya Resort

Rainy day in Misawa (Aomoriya)

While no one wants rain on their holiday, I have to say it made the light quite stunning for a photographic exploration of the grounds of Hoshino's Aomoriya resort.

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Further posts on the resort are:

Reflections in Aomoriya

The Grounds of the Hoshino Aomoriya Resort

Start of the Festival Season

Sydney has opened the run of outdoor concerts and festivals with Anyma's Aeden in the Domain. A screen the size of a tennis court dwarfed the DJ and the lasers, fire, and smoke all worked with the images. It was spectacular.

Personally, I still prefer less effects and more energy in the crowd but I was glad I went.

Still hoping Ely Oaks gets announced soon (I see you over there in NZ on NYE!! We're just a hop over the ditch!)

Harbour Life and Hypersonic are on the same day!

Field Day has a corker of a line up!

Festival of Sydney announced it's dates, but for now I'll be away for a lot of it (That trip is up in the air so may have to be cancelled).

Taronga Zoo has dropped it's summer line up.

Sydney is gearing up for holiday season...(More talk on Festivals here)

My Insta clips are here and here and there are some great youtube clips here.

These pics below are from the supports, including Argy who I missed at Parookaville due to taxi problems...

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