Last night we used the pool for the first time this summer… not that summer is here yet of course. The weather has been so nice we thought we’d use the gas heater for a few hours to bring the temperature up to 28ºC which was just about bearable. We’d been out bowling for a … More In the pool again.

Got the wife’s present sorted out eventually. We went into the jewellers in the mall and they took out 6 links. It now fits, and I think looks, beautiful. Well so does she which makes it all ok either way 🙂 On the way through the shopping mall I passed a little watch repairers and … More Birthday Pressies

Strange sort of day yesterday. Spent the morning at a meeting which lasted from 10:00 a.m. til 1:00 p.m. though it was fairly productive in its own way so was worth going to. Then home for an hour and off for the kids. The school broke up for the holidays yesterday for two weeks, which … More Yesterday

Another one of ‘those’ weekends coming up. There’s a public holiday on Monday so you might expect us to have some free time to relax a bit and catch up on stuff. Fat chance! Both kids are going rock climbing with Guides tonight. They need parents to help belay the other kids… so both the … More It's all go.

Youngest daughters birthday today… she’s just 8. She had her party last Saturday at the skating rink with 20 friends and seemed to enjoy it. Today was far quieter but we did get her a cake. The cake was a really light almost frothy vanilla sponge with layers of caramel fudge and cream covered in … More No cake for me?

Looks like my mother and father won’t be arriving this year after all. We’ve got kinda used to them coming over for Xmas and then staying most of the next six months, but it looks like last year *was* the last year. My father is getting concerned about both my mothers and his physical condition … More Might be a quiet Xmas after all.

No idea what happened to yesterday. Maybe I’ve just been spending so long at the gym that I’m losing all sense of time… ok losing all sense. I *did* manage to get out and buy a few pressies for the youngest who’s birthday is in a few days. And I also managed to get fillers … More Hello… I lost a day!

Went to my first Guide Meeting in *months*. Missed them for all sorts of reason varying from sheer boredom with the whole thing (i.e. whilst working through the depression) to conflicting commitments. However… was there tonight. Lucky I was too as the youngest was given a badge for having been part of the troupe the … More Guide meeting tonight.

Geez weeding the patio is driving me crazy. I started last weekend and still haven’t finished. Wouldn’t be so bad but it’s only a pocket handkerchief size. It’ll look better when it’s done, but it’s so damn boring. Can I show you a before and after picture? Well yes and no. I *could* do it… … More Patio, patio bakers man

It’s ‘visitor’ time again. The youngest daughter has invited a little girl over… for the weekend! Her name is Dunya and we know next to nothing about her except she has to avoid eating anything ‘pig derived’ like pork, ham, bacon etc. On first meeting she seems to be very much like the  youngest… so … More Visitor Time.