Peats Ridge

Christmas, quiet and peaceful, nibbling fruit and cheese and yummy little things all day whilst watching old movies...Fred Astaire...etc etc... Boxing day and a visit from J&J and Kel

...all really good and very peaceful before the rush off to Sydney.
Another Christmas evening with M's chillun that was a continuation of the humour and peacefulness....Then the 28th saw us head off to Peats Ridge Festival and a little chaos once there. Eventually found a site by the river and settled in for the four days. All very 'chilled'...and a chance to drum with 153 djembe players and 7 taiko drummers...awesome...rehearsals in the morning...then festival for the rest of the day....ahhhhhh

New Years Eve and an opportunity after the drum spectacular at the main stage to dress up...choosing the traditional that M brought back from Dubai was probably not the wisest though at the time it seemed like dressing up. I do now have some inkling of the prejudice and fear that Muslims must experience...very weird in lots of ways...but to the two young men who made a point of welcoming me as a 'brother'...I did not break the illusion they had and thanked them and blessed them.
In truth their hugs and wishes were wonderful and very different from the reactions of many including the security people....how quick we are to judge it seems....
So the New Year was an amazing experience...in many ways....so I wish all, the most wonderful experiences in this coming year.....