Took the wife off to the train station this morning along with the eldest daughter who is going on to work with her for the day. I came back did my usual round with the hose to keep the plants alive and came in. Despite having been up since 5:30 or so I obviously hadn’t … More This place is a tip!
Racism on the hallowed turf? Sledging? Unsportsmanlike behaviour? Cricketing ethics have changed over the past 50 years out of all recognition since the phrase “It’s just not cricket” entered the language as an indication that something unfair or unethical had taken place. Currently the Indian team touring Australia are sulking in a corner, considering packing … More It's just not cricket!
As I said, I’ve spent a lot of today doing some clearing up. Trouble is my hips are now giving me hell. I’m wandering around moaning and whinging about the pain but oddly enough it isn’t seem to be having much effect other than annoying the hell out of everyone else who, to be fair, … More My hips hurt.
‘Twas on the Monday morning that the poolman came to call… a couple of Mondays ago maybe… anyway the pump wasn’t working properly so they removed it… kept is for days… cleared leaves out of the impeller (they said)… and replaced it in situ. Two days later it stopped again. I rang, told them the … More Twas on the Monday morning…
So I made Welsh Cakes… after going shopping for ingredients. All I need now is some raspberry jam to spread on the inside of the ‘plain’ ones and we’re away. I hope the Girl Guides appreciate them, but on past experience they just wolf them down without a care about who made them, how long … More Another day all bar gone!
The daughter has her ‘Year 6 Formal’ coming up. To me this seems like a blatant money grab by the school. There isn’t a ‘dance’ for them… just an evening out with their parents – seriously! What’s worse is that the cost is $85 per parent and $45 for the child. So just to go … More Formally miffed.
I might have mentioned this before… several hundred times… but I often wonder if the gods are just using me to have a laugh. After two hours watering the new turf up at the Guide Hall this morning I was feeling quite pleased with myself. The temperatures in the early afternoon were above 34ºC and … More Typical.
You may recall from the previous message that I sent the kids off to school with messages written in their diaries explaining to their teachers they might be late for their buses and asking if it would be ok if we took them straight to the civic centre. When I picked them up I had … More On a theme…
This house runs on chaos… it’s true. Regulars might wonder why I spend *so* much time wittering on about how aggravating the kids can be… are… and how they seem to either do nothing… or maybe worse… do just the wrong thing at the wrong time. Here’s an example of why I get so frustrated. … More Kids… such a joy to have.
Spent the last *four hours* in the eldest daughters room trying to make some sense of it, but at last it’s looking like it is a child’s bedroom instead of a pigsty. It’s hard to believe how many clothes I found when she is forever complaining she has none! I have three baskets full of … More Tidying is an understatement!!
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