<![CDATA[NANDINA VINES ILLUSTRATOR/DESIGNER - BLOG]]>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:53:33 +1000Weebly<![CDATA[November 15, 2020]]>Sun, 15 Nov 2020 07:23:11 GMThttp://www.nandinavinesillustrator.com/blog/november-15-2020Spent a lovely weekend celebrating Christmas lunch with my work colleagues at Sandy Hollow Hotel. I took my mum as my partner and she enjoyed herself immensely, commenting what a happy bunch of people we were. I believe we are all happy because we each love our position within the family business we work for. Our bosses treat us with respect and patience and always let us know we are valued members of their business, in fact we all feel more like one big family rather than work colleagues!
Mum and I spent the night at Sandy Hollow Tourist park, in a nice, neat and clean room. We awoke to the sound of native bird calls and peaceful, leafy green surrounds.
As I sipped my coffee, I watched a large white cockatoo sunning himself or herself on a branch overhanging the dam. He/she seemed to be enjoying the warmth of the early morning sun when another cheeky cockatoo sidled up to him/her only to be met with a peck or two to shoo it away off his branch.
It's the simple little sights like this that make your day and sets the imagination alight. This cheeky cockatoo reminded me of my cockatoo from my yet to be published children's story "Willy Wally Gully"©.
Well, I have illustrations to get on with so until next time. Love life and take enjoyment in the simple things.
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