Heh - I AM in Queensland! But in the far south where we actually have a real winter... even snow occasionally. But I kinda like that, having lived for 20 years in the tropical north - it's only these cold, grey, blowy and sleety days that are a problem.

Not really, actually. It's very snug here, sipping good coffee and munching crumpets by the fire :) I don't have to go anywhere today, so I won't!

Hasbeen... I'd love to know how you carted a stallion around on your yacht for 19 years! And taught it show jumping on the poop deck, simply amazing.

Funny... I had a TR4A once, rebuilt from a running un-roadworthy wreck. I felt a real dick in it with the top down, so bought a Surrey top, before giving up on it as being slow, noisy, cold and a generally impractical vehicle.

I think 'love' would be too extreme for me, for a car or similar lump of engineering. Appreciate, or enjoy, maybe.

Belly... so does that cross Foxy live with you? How odd. Who'd a thought?

Ludwig, I thought you were going to burst into song with The Sound Of Music for a moment, but that does seem to be more 'lovable' than cars, and I do have favourite spots that shine above others for their natural beauty, as you and CJM do.

I do relish a stoush, and I 'love' honesty in other people, but that too is not really 'love' is it?

I think I'd have to question Hasbeen's use of 'love', even though I can translate what he means.

What a lovely topic! Thanks Hasbeen!

(Puts thinking cap on.....I know there must be something...er,...um..thinking,thinking..).

Privacy.

Pathetic I know-but it's hugely valued.

Hasbeen,
I just love my shetland filly(3 years old). She is only broken to lead and am too lazy to break her to harness, but she comes and nuzzles me and has a personality of her own. Her job is to reduce fire risk on 3 sides outside of house yard, she is confined by a hot wire to that area and does a sterling job of hazard reduction.

Other things i love is my chainsaw, my MF tractor and my rifles which are craftman made and shoot very straight.

Seeing this is not such a serious subject, I will ask you about Abby Sunderlands boat 'Wildeyes', Apparently she is still afloat and still drifting East on about 40 degrees S. Near enough to centre of Indian Ocean. It has been said that there is a slight chance she may end up on the WA coast, which i guess will depend on winds and current.

Do you think that is a possibility and how accurately is the tracking?

I suppose if she gets closer, the Sunderlands or somebody will consider going to retrieve her as she must still be worth a fair bit?

No doubt Abby loved her as you did your boat

Do I have something I really love?

Lots of things.

Walks on the beach, lying in the backyard,
walking in the parks, having a glass of wine
and a meal with family and friends.

I love the Dandenong Ranges, being with nature
is so humbling. I love the amazing support
system of my friends and family. I love meeting
people from all walks of life, communicating
with sincerity and honesty. I love people who
act with compassion. I love the contentment
of sharing, of oneness with another human being.
As you walk together holding hands, when you sit
next to each other reading in the evening, as
you laugh simultaneously at a movie or stroll
through a park or on the beach, your souls are
merged. All the world's your paradise.

What makes me happiest? It's never anything I can
quantify like a house, or a possession or something
I can touch. Its the spirit of the human being, which
can fill me with more joy than anything in the world.

cont'd ...

I forgot to add one more thing...

Tenderness. I love tenderness,
but its such a rare quality to find
these days.