Sweet sweat

HELLO is still not letting me log in and I did want to share some holiday snaps with you. I've wasted so much time tonight uninstalling, installing, trying to open a new account, sending yet another help request... if this continues I may be forced to find another free photo host - any suggestions out there?

So...

My plants lived on nothing but rainwater for 4 weeks - continued neglect for the past two has murdered basil..............................................

Why does the brilliant focus and awe of unfamiliar things fade so quickly once they become commonplace?...............................................

Do a gecko's eyes grow on stalks and swivel around or was something sinister attacking my gecko?...........................................................

Reading:

The whole business with Kiffo and the Pitbull by Barry Jonsberg- hilarious 'laugh out loud' read, probably targeted at senior high school students and surprisingly, the debut novel of a Darwin school teacher. The central character and narrator is the most wickedly intelligent, humorous and sophisticated yet sensitive high school girl you'll ever meet. It's a good yarn and very well-written.

Windchill Summer by Norris Church Mailer (Mrs Norman Mailer to you). A big, meaty novel that holds your attention right through. The Observer said: This is an impressive, ambitious debut in which Church Mailer successfully marries a thriller to a coming-of-age novel. Confidently plotted, the novel's initial easy pace builds to a strong climax when the Vietnam war is brought brutally back home." I agree. Well worth a read.