Anyone going to the NSW Easter Show this year? I just priced the tickets… $154 for six of us… plus at least $100 for rides for the kids… and maybe another $100 for showbags… plus parking… plus food and drink all day. I reckon we’ll be lucky to get away with paying under $500… if … More NSW Easter Show 2007

I spend a lot of time writing about my kids.. but usually only about the two living with me and I refer to them as ‘the youngest’ and ‘the eldest’ but of course I have two others left left back in the old country. The eldest daughter, as you’ve heard mention of, has just had … More So what about the rest of the kids?

As uaual went out for my walk this morning… I’m sure I have a cold, was sneezing and coughing all the way around. Got back feeling rough but managed to get the kids to school on time. Actually that was highlighted by the eldest who announced that she was going on a school excursion to … More The oldies… getting worse?

The UK and Australia have a reciprocal agreement in regards helth cover which means permanent residents and tourists alike can get basic health care free. This system works fairly well given the peculiarities of the system, but it does lead to some odd situations. The most recent one was recently when the oldies went to … More The Joy of Bureaucracy.

So… I’m sure I mentioned our Labrador is an idiot? Well in the rambling post about the dog we found I forgot to mention that whilst she was here… no more than two days… Stupid managed to damage my mothers leg. When the temporary dog arrived I think it reminded mum of her old Jack … More More dog than anything!!

My mother told my father she thought she had a loose tooth. So the old man decided he’d make an appointment for them both to have their teeth looked at and fixed if neccesary Well we got there… and I left them to go pick up the kids from school. They were out when I … More Dentists – part two.

I love soups but for years had all bar stopped making any… the kids won’t eat them and the wife isn’t much interested whether I make them or not… so I don’t. However, the oldies are here and as I’ve slowly lost weight so I’ve felt more like doing ‘stuff’ so I’ve started to get … More Soup glorious soup…

In a post on Feb 25th (Yet another dog day) I related the tale… gawd what a pun… about a dog we found wandering along the road. We took it home, it gobbled down a bucket of boiled chicken… and I said I’d pass on an update when I took it to the vet next … More Lordy… yet more on dogs!

Finally caught the eldest daughter up and about… she and baby are both ok tired. Baby’s name is Faith. The picture is of her at a week old… nice eh?? 🙂 Please accept a virtual non-addictive cigar 😀

Yesterday wasn’t such a great day for our labrador ‘Stupid’. The wife and I decided we’d get up and walk to the shops to buy milk and the Sunday papers taking the dogs with us. We st off at 10:00 or so on a bright sunny morning. We took an hour or so to wander … More Yet more on 'dog days'.