It's been a fairly relentless summer here... I have burnt my left arm and now my right, but at least that eases the pain of sleeping on my side. Today heat had be dreaming. I wrote one poem and a few short memoir/stories. I'm trying to collect up lots of memories of Dad for all the future Grandkids. He tells the best stories, and I don't want them to miss out.
I can remember the extended family gathered around the lunch table laughing histerically and demanding yet another story of Dad and Dave growing up in Japan. Not everyone's parents had such an exotic upbringing! I swear his US history still beats his Aussie! He could name the USA's fourth president but would be pressed to name our's.... We're just not as proud of our short history in Australia.
I caught a little of a show about John Monash on Saturday afternoon. He was a major of the ANZAC AIF during WW1. He championed ANZAC day (which nearly died after the great war as everyone was so war weary) and helped to design our magnificent Shrine of Rememberance. I walked past it with a friend on Sunday afternoon and had to reflect that it was so fitting. It is neither a tourist attraction or glorifies war, but is a fitting testament to the sacrifice of our young men (and now women). War is such a terrible waste (War, huh... what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, sing it again!) Well, that's not completely true, many of our medical and scientific breakthroughs have come about as a consequence of war. Even my profession, Occupational Therapy really kicked in as a consequence of rehabilitating the returned soldiers (that's how we got the tag "basket weavers")
Anyway, now I'm just rambling. It's late, but its too hot to get an early night. I guess I should at least try through.... I'm facing two straight days of meetings (coke will be required... of the liquid kind, that is!!)
Ciao for now, I'll check in again soon and may even share a little of my writing. Must get onto Dad to start getting some of his tales down on paper! xo xo
PS Below is a little pic of the Shrine with the eternal flame in the foreground.
3 comments:
Hello my granddaughter! Sounds like your a busy girl with writing and working! How wonderful to write down your Dad's stories, I think thats a great idea. My Dad too was a great story teller, he did us the favor of writing his own autobiography, which I cherish.
Try to stay cool...snow expected here this week. Ugh!
So happy to hear you're writing again. Me too. Must get on to a special project that I have been putting off!!!!! Yes, do ring Dad and get him to chat. If anyone can do it, you can my darling. Sorry about the heat. We are sorry about the cold and snow. Lot's overnight Tuesday 9 February and still snowing this Wednesday. Love you my darling, your Mum xo xo
I'm working on a couple of projects... 4 actually! 3 for Dad (poetry, picture book and stories) and my new YA novel... well I hope it will be. I should be at the writer's weekend at the Convent this weekend, but I just can't think straight! Maybe tomorrow... Thanks for your comments xo
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