I got back a couple of days ago from a lovely holiday in Noosa Heads, Queensland. It was a perfect spot for a winter escape: the climate was mild, the sun was shining and the water was shimmering.
It was quite a jolt to return home, the temperature seems to have dropped 5 degrees or so in the time we were gone. As we waited for the shuttle bus at Tullamarine Airport, holiday mode began to evaporate and we shivered under the grey skies of Melbourne.
Speaking of blue skies (or lack thereof) an album on high rotation at our house at the moment is Wilco’s latest offering – Sky Blue Sky. It’s a suitably bittersweet soundtrack, (without being depressing) for those moments of post-holiday discontentment.
I particularly like the lyric’s of track 8, ‘Hate it Here’, a tale of lost love, kitchen-sink style:
I try to keep the house nice and neat
I make my bed I change the sheets
I even learned how to use the washing machine
But keeping things clean doesn’t change anything
7 Comments
June 17, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Hi Missv, i just came across your blog and found it such a great read, i have been wondering what the new wilco album was like, and the way you described it sounds like a great winter soundtrack.
June 18, 2007 at 8:56 am
Why do holidays have to end so abruptly? Why can’t they linger in something more than our memory? Noosa Heads at this time of year must be wonderful. Lucky you.
I haven’t left Melbourne recently and I’m having difficulty adjusting to the cold. Looks like we’re in for a true winter this year.
June 18, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Welcome Catherine and thank you! I hope you enjoy the Wilco album when you get a chance to hear it. Like a lot of Wilco’s stuff it’s an album that slowly creeps up and takes hold …
Kerryn, Noosa now feels like a dream – did it really happen? But it was wonderful.
June 20, 2007 at 2:33 pm
I think that you got back home just in time, because it’s pretty cold up here in Queensland today. And the difference is that most of the buildings are not heated the way they are down your way, so winter is not so comfortable up here as it can be down your way.(as long as you stay inside)
Cheers
June 21, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Sounds like I picked a good week to visit!
June 28, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Just checking in for that lentil, carrot and cashew soup I heard about. And, since it is winter down under, what a time to whip up a batch!
Glad you enjoyed a nice holiday!
June 28, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Caroline, I finally posted it tonight!