Recreated photo

A photo Mum tried to recreate of us kids from when we were young. 

A fun little fact about my brothers - all of their names start with J!

Memoirs Aren't Fairytales - Book Review

 I had gone through a period of not reading anything because I couldn’t decide what to read next. I decided I wanted to read a memoir type book, so I typed that in to the kindle book store and Memoirs of an Addict was one of the first on the list. I read the blurb and liked what I saw, so downloaded the sample before I just purchased the book (it was only $2 from memory). I thought the book was an actual memoir about an addict, but it is not.

From the start to finish of this book, I was absolutely drawn in. I spent my bus rides to and from work and more time at home reading the book and was done in a matter of days.

Although Marni Mann has never experienced addiction (at least I don't think so - based on my research of her), her descriptions and the way she articulates the scenes in this book make you think she was the person the story was written about. It is so evident just how much research was done in the way she portrays her characters and addiction.

The story is told in first person by the main character, Nicole Brown. It is her story of moving to a new place, addiction, loss and the way her life changes. Once a girl on the straight and narrow, Nicole loses her way and the story is very intricate in describing her new life. She is a character that you love and hate.

I highly recommend this book. It was one of those books that you read and will remember for a long time.

As I said, if you aren’t in to graphic scenes in novels or don’t like reading about drug addiction etc, then this book is not for you. It does not hold back and the descriptions are sometimes very confronting and intense.

If you are on goodreads, I have recently signed up and my name is Rhiannon. I don't really know how to use it yet, but I will learn - I'm sure.

Have you read this book or anything similar?
 I would love some book recommendations for similar books!

Weekend shenanigans

I don’t have too much to report by way of weekend happenings as S and I were supposed to spend the whole weekend catching up on Uni/CA work. Instead, Saturday was spent being lazy and traipsing through Broadway to find dumbbells. We didn’t find dumbbells but we did find this cute beanie that S tried to get me to buy for our next ski trip. Too bad my head isn’t size 1-2 otherwise that beanie would have been mine.

We also decided we wanted some new sheets and bedcovers so walked around Broadway looking. Our efforts were futile so we did the groceries and called it a day.

Sunday was another lazy day spent around the house. In the evening however, we dressed up to go and see Arvo Pärt at the Opera House. I was very surprised to see that most people were in their Sunday casual – dressed in t-shirts etc. If there is one place a person should dress up, I think it should be the Opera. After all, there are not many places one can get dolled up for these days.

The show was absolutely amazing and I was drawn in the whole time. Since I had never been to a Symphony before, I was not too sure what to expect and whether I would like it or not. The musicians are all so talented and I enjoyed every bit of it.

Of course, a trip in to the city is not complete without an obligatory city picture.

 Blurry iPhone photo...tsk tsk

How was your weekend? Have you ever been to see a show at the Opera House?

Would you dress up?

Easter Show 2013

K and I decided to head to the Easter Show on Easter Monday since neither of us had been in about 4 years.

Our first stop was World Bazaar and after seeing what the highest chilli rating we could handle was, we were on our way with everyone else and their prams to see the animals.

 

FYI - the chilli was rating 10 and left our mouths on fire for the next half hour.

An inquisitive little fellow

If that many people were looking at me, I'd play 'sleep' too

Cannot resist ducklings

Cute!

This little one was pretty keen on the food we had to offer. $1 for a cup of food and an hour of entertainment feeding the animals was a definite highlight.

Not all food at the show is unhealthy...even if it is covered in butter.

A lot of people complain about how expensive the show is which might be true if you have children and have to buy 10 showbags. $37 for an adult (that includes transport) to me is not too much considering how much there is to see in the way of animals and shows.

I did end up buying some wine and lollies too, but I am pretty sure a trip to the show is not complete without some form of sugar.

We skipped on the rides as we didn't even make it to that part of the show before 6pm and by then we were both ready to call it a day and head home to bed. We did however, manage to fit in an hour or two of woodchop viewing and I loved it. I don't think I've ever seen it before. Definitely one of the highlights!

Did you make it to the show this year?