Fleeting Moments

Every day has been so short, every hour so fleeting, every minute so filled with the life I love, that time for me has fled on too swift a wing. 

Aga Kahn III

It's been a long time between visits, but I often think of you and wish I could spend more than a fleeting moment here, but life's sweet pleasures are calling. Oh I do enjoy being retired!

Valentine's Week

 

Had a wonderful treat this past week . . . my sweet hubby took me away for four wonderful days R&R to Echuca/Moama on the Victoria/NSW border.

 

This also included a romantic lunchtime cruise aboard the paddlesteamer Emmylou . . . food, wine, scenery and company in particular, was excellent!

 

The weather was quite hot and the sun a little bright . . .  hence the squint on hubby's face. :)

 

There are many more houseboats on the river since the last time we were here. The little "shops" you can see on the bank, are really holiday cabins with added fronts to give the appearance of a town.

 

This was the first time we had been on the bridge of the P S Emmylou and our captain did a great job of sharing the history of the paddlesteamers and the mighty Murray River.

 

The old and new bridges linking Victoria and New South Wales.

Captain's view of the river and the wonderful (and somewhat original) jackstaff.

 

Murry River Gums.

There's Been a Long Time . . .

. . . between adoptions of new furries into my hug of late. Mainly because I have become somewhat disillusioned by what has been recently available to collectors . . . there are so many so called "One of a Kinds" that are really just "One of the Many" reproduced from the same old pattern, just in different fabric or colour.

However, I am pleased to say there is at least one artist who I can count on to constantly push the boundaries of her imagination and come up with some fabulous original pieces to tempt me. The most recent piece she produced, I just couldn't resist . . . the whole set has been distressed to look old and I think it's just gorgeous.

This is Fleur and the attention that the artist, Thea de Bruin of Milly Me in the Netherlands, instills in her work is simply amazing. Every minute detail is executed with love and perfection . . . not only in the piece itself, but in the presentation of her pieces to her collectors through her newsletters, blog and website.

I have adopted pieces from many different artists from around the world and I have to say, Thea's work is exemplary and without doubt, the best I have ever seen and own.