“I have never known any distress……

…..that an hour’s reading did not relieve. (Montesquieu)

Here we go with another quick week.

BOOK

I am just about finished with a fun little book called A Beginners Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations. Written by Pico Iyer.

I am enjoying this because it is not your regular Japanese tourist guide of all the must see places. He writes about very different places and how they relate to his life living in Kyoto.

I am going to Japan the end of October for about 2 weeks or so. I’m participating in a small photography tour beginning in Tokyo and heading north. I have been before and that was a fun cherry blossom tour and visiting many of the tourist destinations. This will be very different.

FILM

Well I pulled out the book of 1001 Movies you should see, etc. I decided I’d choose 2 with the random generator. The first one was Pan’s Labyrinth and the second one was The Usual Suspects. I’ve never seen Pan’s Labyrinth and I was tempted though it is not my type of go to movie. I saw the Usual Suspects years ago but only remembered bit parts. I decided to watch the Usual Suspects. I really enjoyed it and I watched it late enough in the evening where I didn’t have to get up and down to let the dogs in and out of the house.

I enjoyed it again but it is quote violent. I enjoyed the story. Lots of twists and turns.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Not much happened on that front but I did get a couple from a lunch I attended yesterday with my seniors group. The photos came out okay but the lunch was a disaster. Twelve women all over the age of 70 had lunch at an historic pub in Richmond Tasmania. It was established in 1827. I have had several lovely meals there but yesterday it all went belly up. As coffee was being served at the end of lunch two of our 80+ yr old members became violently sick. It was very strange how they both became so sick at the same time. We had to call an ambulance about 90 minutes later which did not show. We had them lying on the floor with blankets and pillows. Family members were called. We had to transport their cars home by sharing the load. Some had car pooled so we had to get them home. One went straight to hospital and she is still there , more than 24 hrs later. The other is recovering at home, feeling better today but in bed.

I didn’t get home until 5 pm. What a day!

But (laugh) the place does have nice flower arrangements on the tables.

The flowering cherry tree is lovely too outside of the pub.

Before the lunch three of us did a little walk over to the jig saw puzzle shop. I took a photo of the massive jigsaw that is on the wall. Something like 32,000 pieces? There is a plastic covering over it so hard to see the pieces but you get the drift.

I thought you might enjoy seeing one of the historic cottages in this lovely town too.

Well I guess this brings you up to date with life in Tasmania as I know it.

I’ll end this post with one of our lovelies. It is always fun coming home to their wiggles and waggles.

Peanny has been playing in the garden.

NOTE: follow up to restaurant. Three public health departments rang me for details and the hospital contacted the environmental branch of the City Council and it is a mandatory follow up investigation. It’s always good to report situations like this . Even if it is a bother. There will now be an investigation.