Keziah Hill

I’m practicing the skill of being more mindful in some of my daily moments. So instead of realising I have to buy two birthday presents for friends of mine and therefore rush out to scan shops and pick up what I think they’ll like, I didn’t panic today and took some time over the task. And it turned into an artist’s date, where I just took pleasure in the sights and sounds of what was around me.

I have a bit of a weakness for zushgie (is that how you spell it?) homewares shops that sell soaps and creams and damask linen and glittery jewelery and silk nightware. There’s one in my local shopping centre which is all over pretty zushgie as well.  

This is what the shop I like looks like inside although it’s much bigger. So I took some time, smelling all the soaps, admiring all the glassware and linen which are all completely out of my price range and ended up buying one friend a note book with old travel stickers on the cover and some Italian soap.

Then I went into another shop that sells picture frames and odds and ends and bought a frame for my sister and a niffty little bridge doova lacky that has a calculator and a pen. My friend plays bridge so I hope she’ll like it.

Then I bought some delicately pink blushed roses and slid my feet through the bright orange leaves all over the foot paths. Leura is noted for its pretty main street full of spring blossom trees. This time of year the paths are carpeted with gold and orange and red.

Lots of people were wandering around, getting the Saturday papers, having coffee and breakfast, but one couple and their child had a little white yappy dog with blue and pink dye streak through its hair.  They tied it to a post while they had breakfast and I watched when another woman walked past it, looked down at it and sneered. She had bright pink streaks through her hair. The dog barked at her as if to say “Not my fault, blame them.”

Then I got in my car and came home with plans to reorganise my writing space. A good morning.

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