okay, my chat room has been renovated..

I'm in a hobbit-hole, built into the earth, windows high up at ground level. walls are made from earth, floors from rocks hauled down from the nearby mountain, and slate from the river. up high, close to the ceiling, are windows, stained glass, each one a different colour of the rainbow, comprising different shades of that colour. through those windows you can see my herb gardens and long grass.

I have a huge embroidered tapestry on one wall, depicting a hobbit version of Bruegel's "the Peasant Dance" - with all my favourite aussie folkies as the characters.

on the stove is a big pot of shorwa (afghan soup) and over to one side is a huge easel and canvas - huge in hobbit-size - and a half completed painting. my easel and brushes and dozens of tubes of paint are to one side.

over on the soft couches in the living area are several hobbit musicians, playing concertina, fiddle, and flute.

while i type, i have my feet soaking in a tub of warm to hot water, infused with lavender oil, tea tree oil and parsley. I am wearing colourful robes of shades of purple, pink, violet and grey silk - an exotic caftan that was given to me by the queen of the faeries.

my beautiful cats Deli and Baxter have grown in size, or is it that I'm so much smaller.. ?

and my computer screen is like a large, many faceted crystal - through it, i can see interesting faces from around the world. i listen to voices, laughs, and songs. my chatroom also has a portal to the stars - in the ceiling in a skylight - through is i can see blue skies, pink cluds, and sometimes galaxies and comets.. and on some days, hear the sounds of celestial singing.

oops! computer's craashe..