Residency

I'm on the second day of my residency at Arthur Boyd's Bundanon. My wife Jewel and myself have a lovely quaint cottage set on a gorgeous property - rolling paddocks, cows grazing, blissful isolation. The cottage has a grand piano.

While Jewel paints, sketches and photographs I have set myself the following tasks:

• Revising my Third String Quartet
  
• Writing a book of poetry
  
• Practising
  
• Beginning the Visions tour with a concert here Saturday night
  
• Reading, generally chilling after an incredibly intense few months and trying to lose 3 or 4 kilos.