One of my New Year resolutions was to blog more often, yet here it is, the 23rd of January (exactly a month since I last posted), and I’m writing my first post for the year. Not that this is a sign of complete failure – because even when I wrote my list of resolutions, I knew that most of January would be a write-off writing-wise. First, there was the annual Murphy trip to the beach, staying in glorious Dunsborough and enjoying swimming, fishing, walking, relaxing, eating and more. Bliss. Then a trip to Perth last week where the oldest Murphlet was married. That’s right – I am now a mother in law (I wonder what a Murphlet’s wife should be called – perhaps a Murphlet-in-law?)

Anyway, back to the business of writing. Am in the process of catching up on correspondence, and also on reviewing. Read a swag of books whilst on holidays, but now must write and post the reviews. Also took a zillion photos. I invested in a new camera just before Christmas (after my last one met an untimely end, dropped on a bike path) and as well as enjoying capturing the Murphlets and my beloved, I also took photos of lots of things that I think will inspire some stories and poems.

Here are two (which won’t inspire me, but may amuse you – taken by Murphlet 2 at Christmas.