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Our dogs are spoiled. One dog in particular seems to be spoiled more than the other and that’s Stupid, the Labrador. The reason is that he’s such an idiot… and so ‘childish’ in his ways whereas Kit, the 12 yr old Cattle Dog is usually far more ‘ladylike’ in her demeanor… not always but often … More Spoiled dogs
This is nice and simple… might get some swordfish steaks to grill later in the week and knock some up!! 4 tbs rough chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 tbs rough chopped fresh mint leaves 2 tbs rough chopped fresh basil leaves 3 tbs capers 2 anchovy fillets 1 clove garlic 1tbs Dijon mustard Juice of … More Salsa Verde
Avast me hearties etc… would you believe that September 19th is ‘Talk Like Pirate Day’?? No, I’ve never heard of it either but it seems to be an annual event… as yearly things tend to be. In fact it’s been going since 1995. Weird eh?? As far as I can work out, it seems to … More And now for something completely different!
The other day I had a ‘renewal notice’ for a domain I own. It came from a company called Nominet UK which suggests I pay them £94 which is around AU$200. Bearing in mind I can get a renewal here for two years for AU$99 I think I might pass on that. In fact I’m … More Play it again Sam!
Literally on a theme, I’ve gone from virtually one extreme to the other in what music I’m listening to. Having recovered from the effects of Elgar’s works I remembered that last week I’d found a site holding MP3’s of all the Beatles’s early LP’s and downloaded the lot. So to cheer myself up I loaded … More On a theme…
This morning on the way to drop the kids at school Elgar’s Enigma Variations came on, specifically the ‘variation’ played on the radio was ‘Nimrod’ . The conductor this time was Colin Davies and a commendable job was done by all concerned. What struck me though was that part of the way through I realised … More Variations on Enigma.
On the basis of a ‘leaked’ report in Indonesia it looks more and more certain that the death sentences imposed on some of the ‘Bali Nine’ drug smugglers, *will* be carried out. The report indicates that most of the legal arguments put forward in an effort to have the sentences of heroin couriers Matthew Norman, … More Bali Nine – deaths getting closer.
It’s nearly time to start back out in the garden. We did *some* work there this weekend… planting the new climbing rose bush for starters… mowing laws, watering pots and surveying the damage caused by the severe frosts we’ve been having. Place does look a little bare and in need of some TLC but we’ve … More Gardening time cometh
Stephen King has written a review of the JKR Harry Potter phenomenon which I found quite interesting. You can read it here. Not going to pass on details, but he seems quite pleased with the books and the way they were written… can’t argue with that can you? 🙂 By the way, on the same … More Stephen King reviews Harry Potter
Writing this to the wife… 24 years she’s had to put up with me. Brave lady! Currently she’s hacking away at a Harry Potter game while I’m trying to get her motivated to go buy me some flowers!! Tradition here is that *she* buys *me* flowers on the anniversary. This year I figured we’d buy … More Happy Anniversary!
