Funk Jolt

 Sorry to leave you hanging for so long with that nonsense of

the melancholia of leaving Paris.

But, some of you will be relieved to know there won't be anymore photos

(of what Google images really does better) on this blog.

Here's a couple of Iphone Tour Eiffels just as a last gasp.

I've had my reality check.

We spent an unexpected 30 hour lay-over in Dubai

because Emirates' lovely big A380 jumbo and its passenger contents

sat on the tarmac for five hours at Charles De Gaulle and then we had to be farmed off to

hotels upon reaching Dubai.

Of course, everyone missed their connecting flights and

had to be rescheduled.

You can imagine the frippery that ensued.

In hindsight, it was an interesting experience, only limited

to the hotel and its food buffet and an air-conditioned hotel room.

So, I lost a day or two. Went straight back to the chalkface

and I am exhausted.

Is it rude to ask for a holiday?

 There's been domestic issues.

A lot of furniture has been moved around due

to timber blind action

and the gutting of one well-passed its use-by date bathroom.

Which will be recreated in the House of Flora's current atelier.

I'm relocating.

 One Saturday I popped off to Bright Learning to run a head-piece and corsage

making workshop.

I had a wonderful class of very friendly workers, who produced some

gorgeous work.

We looked at how to block lace and straw, and flower making.

 Here's two of the workers pieces in progress.

 I wore a white tulle and gold sequin corsage.

And, still had time for a 'selfie'.

 The night before I popped over to help make supper for the

judges of the Wild Orchids of the World exhibition.

Held at Mt Coot-tha's Botanical Gardens.

 I am mad for those slipper orchids.

 I bought yet another Phalaenopsis or Moth orchid.

I'll endeavour to care for it until it needs to

be surrendered to some-one who knows what they are doing.

 There's always one or two bromeliads in amongst the orchids

in the retail section.

 Golden slipper.

 The growers and the judges are an absolute pleasure to be around.

 In alarming news, the household has embarked on a strict regime that

is going to continue until around Christmas Eve.

It's Day 2 today.
It's all about fitting back into to some items in the wardrobe.
If you are seeing thick white bread on that plate.
You are right.
It won't be there tomorrow.
Say Au Revoir.

So, if you are looking for any of this, don't bother here.
See you after Day 2.