Storytime

It's that time of the year when we have over indulged on chocolate and hot cross bun, and we can put another Easter firmly behind us. But oh the chocolate...and yum to those buns. Which of course means it's school holidays. With the library closed for four days (public holidays) the first day we are open is...busy. Yep, let's just say busy. Not only do all the regulars come in, starved of books, eager to claim more to take home. Because it is school holidays we have the families coming in.  Parents who already have children stating 'I'm bored.' DVD's zoom out the door. Console games are played endlessly. Some school projects are begun, not many but a few. There are some that get away. Take a few days off, a week off...even the whole holidays off. Get out and about and do something. Anything. Other half and I had the four days of Easter off. First day we gardened...mowed...weeded...tidied up. Second day... we adopted George. T...

You don't always know when you are ready to take a break...a brief holiday...a respite from the everyday. Sometimes there are signs. You are tired and cranky....you dream of getting in the car and just going...and telling no one....and if you work with the public you just want to slap people. Which of course is not allowed (mind you there should be exceptions - especially school holidays). I got to the stage if I had to tell another child to 'GET DOWN FROM THERE, IT IS A BOOK SHELF NOT A JUNGLE GYM' I would have screamed. So off we went, other half and I, off to the civilised wilds of South Australia. Firstly to Robe (such a lovely place) then on to Victor Harbour - then catching the ferry across to Kangaroo Island. What an idyllic relaxing place. We stayed in a cottage ...with no wifi, no telephone reception. Nada. There was a television (with limited channels- gotta love some of those Alice Springs adverts) but an abundance of wildlife. Each day we got t...