COLUMN #3

I took time for a walk and exercise this morning. There’s an oval near the kids’ school with exercise equipment – a free outdoor gym. Here’s the view from one of the machines. How great is it to exercise on a cross-trainer while looking at a little creek, the gorgeous Aussie bush, buzzing dragonflies and more?

Back at home, I sat down to write – a couple of articles to get out of the way – and my darling Bella Boogle decided she wanted attention. She leapt from the pool table behind me onto my desk with no warning – what a shock that was! Even more shocking was that she managed NOT to knock over my coffee. She seems to like sitting on newspapers so I set her up next to me on her own chair with newspaper mat. Great company, but a bit pushy, I must say.