Am Not Coping

Hi @Faith-and-Hope

Yes - it's very much a case of

Sending lots more love and faith and prayers for you and the Baby Dragons and of course - WH

You are all very much standing in the need of prayer - gotcha there

Dec

We do have the occasional dolphin or seal that come up the Derwent @Owlunar but no whales. They can certainly be seen at times along the east coast.

I remember The Mole - I did watch the first couple of series - more than a reality show - you actually had to use your brain a bit more to try and work out who The Mole was. I lost interest after a couple of series as - like most of these shows - the people they had in it were no longer 'ordinary' people but it was very obvious they were picked to play a role and be a certain type of personality to 'sell' the show.

How long are you going to be in Sydney? Do you have any firm plans on anything you would like to do?

I'm giggling here @Faith-and-Hope ...'cos I knew you would say that

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@Zoe7 wrote:

Hi @Owlunar I need to tell you that I often think about you and hope you are doing ok but I know you understand how hard it is to 'connect' with people when life is not great.

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Hi @Zoe7

Yes - I very much appreciate there are times when we all need to keep our own "space" and protect our privacy - I do understand

Now and again I have to stay away from the forum for a few hours because it is too hard - and I know that I had a time in my life when coping - just making it through - from day to day was enough - sometimes minute by minute

Then - I also only want to write here when I can write something useful - some days that's just not going to happen - I might open the forum and start looking and have to do something else - and it might just be my physical pain -

I have found that when my back pain is bad my personal space needs to be larger - people tred on my private corns more easily

btw - I had my 10 minutes of fame on TV a long time ago - actually twice a long time apart - I made good use of my time there regarding the state of affairs in Juvenile Detention and the first time - possibly I was a bright young soldier away from home without my family for the first time in the Army Reserve -

I have had a very interesting life with lots of variety - it has given me a lot of insight

Dec

I too was small part of a group interviewed on an ABC show many, many years ago @Owlunar I can't say specifically what it was about but it was in the area of Youth Affairs. I have definitely worn 'many hats' over the years but Tassie being the small place it is it would be ill-advised for me to mention most of them here. I also tend not to 'mention' my experiences in some fields to anyone - this can get a little frustrating however at times when I listen to others who have 'no idea what they are talking about' yet continue to believe they 'know everything". I bite my tongue and will walk away from such conversations with little respect for such people. The one thing I hate more than anything is people who believe that they are better than anyone else - and actions mean more than words!

hahaha @Faith-and-Hope yes it seems I do Hon

Have you heard anymore from your friend? How is she doing?

Hi @Zoe7

I'll be in Sydney for a few days - I plan to have a longer trip next year - the thing is that I have to leave my companion cat and she is getting on in years and the last time I went away it was just for a few days and she had a major kitty-meltdown as soon as I came in the front door - she is so little and she was giving me these piercing meows - I still had my luggage in my hands and this was happening

Get over it cat - wow - of the next couple of weeks she would take running jumps at me when I was watching TV and also jumping on me with her claws out in the middle of the night -

Ah - she will get used to it - but Sydney yes

My package contains a trip to the Taronga Zoo Park and if the weather is okay - followed by the Whale Cruise - I haven't even seen dolphins and we have them in Port Phillip Bay but ya havta get on a boat and brave the rough waters down near the heads - uummmm - I will have to think about the cruise and wait on the weather - there is the chance that people can go out and not see the whales - but I am thinking about that

I stayed with my rellies when they lived in Sydney a few years back - or more than a few actually - the gardens are fantastic with a winter display at this time of year - and I am thinking about taking the walk-bridge over the Harbour - or maybe taking a train - so I have plenty of ideas - it depends on the weather - the Opera House - the Museum - I will be staying pretty near or in the CBD

Last winter when I went to Canberra people were saying to me - "Canberra!! It's cold in Canberra." Oh gee - I live in Melbourne - sure the first day was fr-ee-zing and I had a balcony and some snow fell onto my hand - aw that was lovely - it was sparkling in the air with the sun coming from the east - and I was realy lucky with wonderfully warm days -

So a lot does depend on the weather - but to me - I will take books to read, colouring books and use the computers and it can rain and I will still enjoy myself - I really love Room Service - totally enjoy it

I am looking forward to it

Dec

awww @Owlunar - you got everything covered Hope the weather is perfect for you

I went to the Zoo when I was there too. That is the one thing I do in every place I have visited over the years - I love animals. Melbourne Zoo is still my favourite. The last time I went to Melbourne was for a conference so I wasn't able to do much else. I was lucky enough to have the Friday off work so I went over a couple of days earlier (flights paid for only the accommodation I needed to cover). All the others that went over for the conference flew in and out on the same day then were back to work the day after. I was so glad I didn't have to do that!