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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Pinky's cast and crew choose to stay at Tailwaggers Retreat

Improvised Selfie Stick


It’d be a bit slack of me to not post on the first day of 2015 so even though I feel a teeny bit seedy and one of the dogs just passed wind right beside me making me feel even queasier, I guess I’d better make the effort.

When we arrived at Tailwaggers Rainforest Retreat I thought I was in heaven. 




The clouds were sitting all around us and Celine the fox terrier and Pablo the Chihuahua assimilated to the northern New South Wales ambiance immediately.

Celine and Pablo


Naturally, we bring protection when we go on holidays.

Safe practise protection against scrub ticks.


One for me and one for Scotto… jokes.

Yesterday, I met Kathy from 50 Shades of Age for coffee at Burleigh. She looked exactly like her photos except even tinier and was as bubbly, vivacious and interesting as her blog. The blogging community has opened up so many genuine friendships for me with bloggy buddies all over Australia.

Kathy and Pinky

I bloody love it.

“So where are you staying, Pinky?” asked Kathy.

“Tailwaggers,” I replied, nonchalantly slurping my coffee.

“You’re really staying at a place called, ‘Tailwaggers?” she said incredulously. “I thought you were kidding.”

“Nup, we had to put the dogs in kennels so we thought we might as well stay with them.”

Seriously though, it’s an amazing place with views over the Tweed Valley and out to Coolangatta.

This is our kennel unit.


The dogs have their own private little fenced yard but can still say hello to the neighbours.

Even when they're butt ugly... though sort of cute.


We can bring them into the unit whenever we want and they have a doggy door flap to run in and out whenever they like if we go out without them.

While we were out yesterday, the retreat owner Tony, mowed our lawn and Pablo the Turducken went off his nut barking so Tony chased him in the doggy door by blowing the leaf blower up his bottom. 

I might buy a leaf blower.

There’s a winery around the corner where we went for a late lunch yesterday and someone may have bought a carton of Chardonnay even though one of her main new year’s resolutions was to quit wine.

Someone told them Pinky was coming.



Er...that's not for taking home, Scotto.


Today we spent all day driving around looking at real estate on Mt Tamborine with my parents.

Have I mentioned that we’re planning a move down to the Great South in 2016?

There’s only one house we liked: their house. They have a weekender up there and it’s perfect except for being just a smidgeon too small but lends itself to possible extensions.

Just think... if I was a writer I could sit up at Mt Tamborine like Judith Wright the famous poet did and pen the Great Australian Novel!

The glass observatory where I'd do all my very serious writing.


I’m taking Mum and Dad to lunch tomorrow and we’re preparing to make an offer.

But Dad can be a tough negotiator so wish us luck.

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ok seriously. You would be geographically a lot more possible to catch up with. Mt Tambourine. Beautiful place in the world. Your parents obviously love being up high. I seem to remember visiting you 30 years ago or more and they lived in the heights of Townsville. xx
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Yes they did Karen! I remember that trip very well. Remember that Casino excursion when someone fainted and I was too busy gambling to pay any attention? Shameful person I was back then. Mt Tamborine is gorgeous. It's only about 25 minutes from the Gold Coast too. You would be very welcome to come and visit x
That is SO exciting Pinky. I would love you to be closer, we might even finally get to clink glasses. Good luck!
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I know! The Gold Coast is so much closer to everywhere Alana! It's exciting but scary.
Pinky it was an honour and a delight to meet you in person (even though you do use 'big words'!) Lol. Although I knew your face too you were nothing like I really expected. I am also extremely excited that you may be moving into my hood. To have a blogging friend nearby for a bit of a blog chat now and again will be fantastic. :)
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It will be great Kathy. There are a few bloggers down here. We'll be known as the Gold Coast Bloggerati!
Come to Sydney. Come to Sydney!
1 reply · active 550 weeks ago
We'll be very close to Sydney Mumabs. A day trip away! You'll have to bring the kids up to us for that barbecue!
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maria white · 550 weeks ago

Hey Pinky Mt Tamborine sounds great….but would you not be better moving closer to me Bayside at Wellington Point. Mt Sirromet winery is on the way so you might like that area also…he he. If you want to come up for the day we could go to best dog park in the Southern Hemisphere over looking Straddie Island. Off lead and goes for miles with a little beach….So I don't have to wear my collar….and lots of trees to pee on. I'm in heaven..
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Oh Maria I'm devastated we won't have time to catch up this time. BUT soon enough I'll be living here and you'll be sick to death of me like thirty years ago x
Good luck with your negotiations, I'm hanging out for the results x
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Well, it was a success and we have a verbal contract Rae!
I think you made a very rare spelling mistake in your post. When you said your resolution was to quit wine - you meant whine, didn't you?
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Haha! I don't whine Char! Happy new year BTW x
Haha, defs, you go girlfriend! I said "amaze balls"'the other day and my kids thought I was silly (but they already knew that!) I've become a caricature - originally I was being ironic but now it's incorporated into my vocab. Sue me!!!!

Miles is a much better word than kilometres - succinct, more expressive...
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diarystore · 406 weeks ago

Ya hooo.... i loved it.... www.diarystore.com

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