Saturday

The boys and I headed off to the markets this morning and bought some divine fair trade organic chocolate- it is so good we ate it before we could take any pics.
The lovely people who make it are calling themselves Nutopia
and we tried the truffles- mmmm to die for,
the macadamia chocolate spread- yummmm
and the dark chocolate with macadamias- yumm.
We also bought lots of lovely fruit and vegies
and some onion and thyme relish I can't wait to try.


Then we headed into town to pick up the parrot books I ordered in at the library and we went for a wander along the riverfront.


I headed in this direction because I really wanted to get some sketches and some photos of this old building- it is the back of the sheriffs office and the front is still in use.


But this side is so beautifully old and crumbly- there are ferns growing out of the walls and a beautiful climbing fig is slowly covering them up.


There is an old fire place

and the floor is old bricks layed in a herringbone pattern.


The sandstone is all hand hewn.
I wonder what it was, it is in the area of the old police station and the court house.
I will have to research it now.
I love it and it is inspiring my next art work.