Carolyn's Birthday Luncheon @ Carla Luna

Cala Luna Ristorante at  Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Lower Parriwi Road. The Spit, Mosman

Spaghettoni alla granseola
Queensland spanner crab w/ zucchini, chilli, garlic & Ocean Trout pearls

 

View from Carla Luna on the Spit.

The Balmoral Bompshell at Cara Luna on her birthday

Tortellini di pecorino Fresco ai Gamberi
House made Tortellini, Pecora dairy’s ewe curd, muscatels &
Yamba prawns, with Mixed beans w/ confit garlic

It was one of the hottest day in a very long time 43 but we  stayed  cool in air con and a cold beer.

Very nice relaxing view from our table right next to the window and we were cool

The guest of honour

The staff were were very friendly and helpful which added to our lovely lunch

Finished with Petit Fours and coffee. Please note the Happy Birthday on the plate.

The first day of 2013

 To Do List for every day of 2013

The first day of 2013

I no longer announce my New Year’s resolutions & make declarations I am unable to keep, now I vaguely suggest things that would be nice if they happened sort of fantasising on the future year, an elusive daydream. I ask myself questions that I hope will elicit some focus or just good advice to live by.

What do I want to focus on this year ?  

• Routine, because I need it to structure my day to day life.
• Yoga,because I love it and it makes me feel all the cell in my body sing.
• Meditation, because it gives me tranquillity and understanding.
• Drawing, because it transports me into another dimension of quitness.
• Walking more, because I will loses it, if I don't use it.
• Cooking, I find it exciting and creative.

What do I want to do in 2013 ?

Travel ~ Fly to Dubai visit Oman then, cruise from Dubai to Singapore stopping in India and Sri Lanka and catch the Orion cruise to see the orangutans  at Camp Leakey in Borneo - (Singapore to Bali) have a few days in Bali before flying back to Sydney.

I want to be over sea for Christmas 2013, it is a good time for India, but Bali will do both place are crowed at this time.

I want to develop new and interesting friendships.

What do I want do I want to achieve ?

            I want to clear out my unit, so as I can have friends over to my place.

What do I want do I want to bring into my life ?

           

What do I want do I want to enjoy this year  ?

           

What do I want do I want to work on this year ?

           

What do I want ?  

         A new smartphone, a tablet of some kind, & the skill to know how to use them both.

           

What is my motto for 2013 ?

Catch up

I've been very lax and neglectful of my Blog for months now, but as life started to accelerate towards Christmas I had  better things to do. . . .

There are some occurrence in December that deserve a mention:
Anish Kapoor Exhibition at MCA was great, very engaging for the viewer, he plays with your optical perception & spatiality which was disturbing for me as I lost my balance if I ventured too close the instillations, but equally fascinating and intriguing and very clever.
I loved the S & C Curve where this phenomena was most apparent for me. Sky Mirror.

Sky Mirror  2006 Anish Kapoor

My Red Homeland 2003 Anish Kapoor

C Curve 2006 Anish Kapoor

Memory 2008 Anish Kapoor

S curve 2006 Anish Kapoor

Francis Bacon Exhibition @ AGNSW Great the painting at large, the 2 iconic documentaries, offer fascinating insights to his work.

 Francis Bacon in his studio

One of the pieces in the show is Bacon’s Pope I – Study after Pope Innocent X by Velázquez (1951). By dedicating his paintings to an old master Bacon emphasizes a new chapter in the art discourse that he relates to: Velázquez was a master of representation and of documentation, Bacon on the other hand opened a third possibility for the development of painting beyond pure representation or pure abstraction

 

Francis Bacon used the format of the triptych throughout his career. The figure in this painting is his lover John Edwards.

"My painting is a representation of life, my own life above all, which has been very difficult. So perhaps my painting is very violent, but this is natural to me." Francis Bacon Quote

Francis Bacon: Three Studies for Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion (1944)

 

 

Lunch at Frechy's with Maggie & Madeline it was nice, Madeline has a new wheelchair.

Dear Fred Tulluck had stroke & is in an aged care facility near his daughter Pim.

Mezzaluna Restaurant

 
 Christmas party at Mezzaluna Restaurant with Marie-Aude

Doyle's @ the Quayinside

Doyle's @ the Quay outside

Lunch with aunty Kathy & Nancy at Doyls @ the Quay.

Dad's birthday on 16th December

                    Lovely afternoon tea at Julies place as always.

Lunch & catch up with Judi at Frenchy's

Found a wonderful Osteopath, Valerie @ Bondi Junction.




Kisten Birthday Lunch at Bar Reggio, it is always good, but I have to leave after 3 hours.

Saw 'The Sessions" with Lee and had luncgh at MCA 4th floor.

'The Sessions" 
I found The Sessions disappointing and predictable, although it received very good  reviews, the performances were very good, the humour expected and stale, it told the punch line. in the setting up of the joke.  Like an naïve adolescence telling a very old joke to even older audience. I was embarrassed it was so lame.

'The Sessions'