sundowns and sunsets...

...and upsets..."i could scream" was one of duchess's favourite expressions, along with "i could just scream" and "i could scream a thousand screams". "Lordy, lordy" was another, when she had georgia on her mind, along with louisiana swamps and crocodiles. But then her mind would start to wander along to australia, where she would get lost in thought, dreamings, songlines and walkabouts. While gazing out to sea and beyond, her focus would gradually return from far horizons, and swim back from the setting adriatic suns to where she sat, which made her realize that what she needed was a sundowner, preferably a stiff gin and tonic, with lemon and ice...