On the road again.. Heading to Sydney

Just a quick update...

I made a snap decision the other night to head to Sydney for a bit.

So right now I'm having breakfast to a medly of bird and truck sounds at a rest stop just before Gunning, about 3 hrs from Sydney.

Sorry for the short notice to both Melbourne and Sydney friends.. My paws were itching violently and I just had to go.

So.. I'm still interested in a room to rent short term, or a Housemind.. But am now widening the possibilities - could be anywhere. If you hear of anything, let me know.

Xx beth
0419 580 382

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Vale: Go well, Ruby Hunter - great Australian singer songwriter.

So so sad to hear the news today that Australian singer-songwriter Ruby Hunter died last night, at aged 54. Way too young for someone so loved and so talented.



from the ABC news report:

A Ngarrindjeri woman, Hunter was born in 1955 near the banks of the Murray River in South Australia.

She was a member of the Stolen Generations, having been forcibly removed from her family at the age of eight.

Hunter met her lifelong partner and musical soul mate Archie Roach when she was 16. Both were homeless teenagers at the time.

Roach and Hunter have been described as singing/songwriting team of extraordinary spirit.

Their music took them around the world. They have sung alongside musical greats Tracy Chapman, Paul Kelly and Bob Dylan.

Hunter was the first Indigenous woman to be signed to a major record label.

In an interview with the ABC's Talking Heads in 2008, she revealed her proudest moment was when she released her first album, Thoughts Within, in 1994.

"I asked one of my brothers to name this album. He came back, I said: 'So what do you think, brother?' He said: 'Oh, you know what sister? I never knew you had those thoughts within'," she said.

In her lifetime, Hunter was nominated for two ARIA Awards - best indigenous release and best blues and roots album.

In 2004, Hunter and Roach collaborated with Paul Grabowsky and the Australian Art Orchestra to produce Ruby's Story - a musical documenting Hunter's own life and search for identity.

The production won the Deadly Award for excellence in film and theatrical score.

Go well, go gently. Thank you, Ruby, for your music and spirit.

This Littlest Van-dwelling Hobo* is looking for a temporary resting spot...

Hello my favourite invisible readers 

(friends, and friends I haven't yet met),

Just wondering if you can help...

Right now I’m looking for somewhere to pitch my hat, take out my laptop, and park my van for a bit (a few weeks or a few months).

I have decided to hang out my shingle as a ‘life coach’, using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique - or ‘meridian tapping’ -- a cutting-edge technique which I absolutely love) and I want to knuckle down and set up a website, with lots of good content and some freebies.

So ..

if you have a spare room and wouldn't mind a house-guest for a while (I'm happy to pay some rent or contribute to bills)

.. or have a house or flat to mind (I have loads of experience and references)

or maybe a holiday house that’s vacant during the week (or know someone who does)...

please do send me a message so we can have a chat
(no obligation of course - as it would have to be 100% right for both of us).

You can email to 

beth [at] bethspencer [dot] com  

(you know what to do with that - just translate it into an email address with @ etc... gotta do this to fool the spambots)

or phone or text me on 0419 580 382.

Namaste,

x Beth

(*ps I'm not such a very little hobo - more average sized - but The Littlest Hobo - after the tv show from the 60s - is what a friend of mine has called me for many years, even before I got the van. If you remember the show, you might get what she means.... Actually, I think I might just have to post the lyrics.)


pps: and just found a youtube version of the original.

What happens when you watch too much tv as a child.. (the original Littlest Hobo)

The Littlest Hobo (for Anita) - 'Maybe Tomorrow' - lyrics by Terry Bush

There's a voice that keeps on calling me
Down the road, that's where I'll always be.
Every stop I make, I make a new friend,
Can't stay for long, just turn around and I'm gone again

Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

Down this road that never seems to end,
Where new adventure lies just around the bend.
So if you want to drive me for a while,
Just grab your hat, come travel light, that's hobo style.

Maybe tomorrow I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, the whole world is my home.

So if you want to join me for a while,
Just grab your hat, come travel light, that's hobo style

Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

There's a world that's waiting to unfold,
A brand new tale no-one has ever told.
We've journeyed far far and know it wont be long;
We're almost there, and we've paid our fare with our hobo song.

Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

So if you want to join me for a while,
Just grab your hat, come travel light, that's hobo style.

Maybe tomorrow, I'll find what I call home, 
Until tomorrow, you know I'm free 

*

-written by Terry Bush and John Crossen for the 1979-1985 Littlest Hobo TV series

*

Apparently this song was written for the 1979 series. And you can hear a Spanish version here. (Unless you've got a Mac without the right plug-ins like me, in which case you will miss out.)

Love to hear from you in the comments box if you remember the series, or know what the theme song was for the 1960s series.

xbeth

Fickle fair-weather feathered friends

My new friends. Although they were a little fickle and quickly defected when a guy rolled up at the other end of the park with fish and chips.



So this is coleslaw? Mmm, ahum... Delightful.




Sorry. Salty hot chips too hard to resist. Forgive me?