Adelaide in the heat

Ive come to Adelaide to visit my family and friends and to take in Writers Week and Womadelaide.

Writers Week has been exciting, so much easier to get to, and to get around, than in Sydney. Not too crowded, only 2 locations in adjacent tents, and under the trees. Lots of wonderful writers talking about their work. Heard Germaine Greer yesterday, wow, what an intellect, so impressive. Also saw Nick Earls who writes YA fiction, he's hilarious. And David Marr, and Geraldine Brooks, such a feast, and its all free!

But the heat. How can it be 35 or more degrees every day for 10 days? Appalling, and exactly the days I'm here. The huge old gums in the parklands opposite my parents place are dropping large limbs, the drought's gone on so long here its taking its toll.

But enough of this. I need to figure out what to do with this. Its all very challenging and will no doubt be useful for work when mastered.