Saturday, May 26, 2012

~ grateful for ... time out ~

{iconic Wine-glass Bay at Freycinet}

Last weekend saw me packing my bags on Friday afternoon and almost skipping out the door to a conference on Tassie's east coast. 

Two whole nights away. 

Two days of finishing meals, listening to whole conversations, a wilderness walk without carrying all the just-in-case clothes and keep-going snakes for 3 little ones. 

Dinner, drinks, late night, sleep-in...

{we were lucky enough to have drinks and a tour of Saffire}


Some fascinating and inspiring speakers. 

Time to sit and think.  To finish thoughts.  To just let them swirl in my head and resolve themselves...or not.


{Honeymoon Bay}



Of course I missed home.
I revelled in those first hugs and the tumble of words as they raced to tell me all that had happened.

But I loved being away.  Loved it.

And I'm so grateful for the time out of my ordinary life.


I'm loving gratefuls with Maxabella here and here

19 comments:

  1. Sounds like you had a great break away - so cool to see some landscapes that are close to me! It's a magical part of the earth, no? :)

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    1. Totally magical - do you go often?

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    2. I wish!! I've got a hankering to be more of a tourist in my own state - that's what holidays are for after all! I usually only get to travel when it's with school kids, so I desperately need to do some travelling sans teenagers soon!

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  2. Love Freycinet. Haven't been to Saffire though, looks good.

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    1. At $2100 a night Saffire is still a way off for us...but worth dreaming about

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  3. Oh Ally, what a blissful retreat! I am so pleased for you. One day I'll get there...J x

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  4. It's such a beautiful spot. I haven't been there in years so a visit is on the cards. I'm pleased that you enjoyed it so much :)

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    1. I always wonder why we leave it so long between visits...hope you get there soon

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  5. Ally, what bliss! Wineglass Bay makes my heart sing! I love "Time to sit and think. To finish thoughts." To finish thoughts - how fulfilling! Elisa xx

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    1. Here I always feel like I'm chasing conversations, fleeting thoughts, to-do lists....it was just lovely to escape

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  6. I'm sure with three lovely children, your life is anything but ordinary :-)
    Lesley x.

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  7. It looks beautiful and sounds nice! I'm sure you need to be away sometimes, just the emotions you get when coming home is worth it. Have a lovely rest of your weekend! xo

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  8. Conversations with grown-ups ... like real whole conversations! Great when you find those again. Place looks beautiful :-)

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  9. Yahoooo! I'm going to take a little trip myself soon. I crave some time away. It's not that I don't love my family so very, very much, it's just that I love me too! x

    PS - Can't believe you have Keep Going Snakes as well! x

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    1. I thought they were mandatory family excursion food

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  10. What a great weekend away you had. You thoroughly deserved it x

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