No Worries

-- The kookaburras go off at exactly 6:00 AM. There is no Daylight Savings Time and no need for an alarm clock.

-- Our friend's husband, a local law enforcement officer, went off to the neighborhood pub early in the evening for a beer or two. Around 10:30 PM, the wife woke up to use the facilities, and while sitting on the loo on an otherwise still night, heard her dear husband belting out a tune down at the pub. He ended up staying until 2:30 AM literally closing the place down. He had to lend a hand at the bar after the publican sampled a few too many of his own wares.

-- Other neighbors who live on the main street in a rambling historic building, had a woman come rushing through their often-open front doors with some convoluted story about missing mates and mixed-up meeting places, asking questions, and hoping for some assistance. The neighbor and her husband were doing what they could to help the visitor and had offered her a cup of tea when looking around, the realization slowly dawned on their guest: Oh my God. This is your house. I thought it was an antique store...!


The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

-- Julia Cameron