Revisiting

I am gradually re-acquainting myself with Hobart.  A while ago Sarah, Jake, Oakie and I met at a Korean restaurant in North Hobart.

good for a cos lettuce fix

I really enjoyed the evening stroll to the restaurant.  I'd forgotten how much I enjoy cities at night.

I think a grandson works here

I like how the modern units have been scaled to the much older building

and I love this piano shop!

Yesterday I had a few things to do in town so thought I'd take a look at a Pompeii exhibition at TMAG.

native garden outside Town Hall on the way to museum and art gallery

Unfortunately the exhibition finished last week, but there was still plenty to enjoy.  I perused the Oliffe Richmond exhibition and was pleased so see his friendship with Eileen Brooker acknowledged.

Tassie furniture in native woods.  I would love the thylacine chest of drawers.

'Breath of the Thylacine'

'50 Shades of Blue'

One of many panels of blue and white crockery from many countries and centuries.

I'm rather partial to some blue and white myself.  Here's my slender Japanese wave plate resting on a chunky piece of Willow Pattern.  I'm also partial to big waves.  I'm watching 'You Should Have been Here Yesterday', an e-film from the library about the surf scene in the 1970s.  No plot but lots of beautiful waves and beautiful people.  And we were there!  I'm using it as a sort of meditation.

The day ended at the State Cinema to watch The Salt Path.  It's the Cornish coast not my Pembrokeshire but achingly beautiful nevertheless.  I was wondering if I'd be able to watch it when the film opens and the husband appears to have had a stroke.  Fortunately (for me) it is not a stroke but a degenerative disease so I could watch with greater equanimity.  I knew from our visit to St Davids in 2002 that Steve and I would never walk my Salt Path together but I have since wandered those cliff tops many times alone and with wonderful friends and family.   Truly blessed and salted