Still cold here after all. I’d hoped the raise in temperature we had last week would’ve signalled the arrival of an early spring, but this morning again the temperature dropped to 2ºC and there was thick ice on the windscreen of the car. Luckily, or not, the dogs woke us up early so I was … More Weather the weather.

I was in the bathroom the other day and for once instead of just using the mirror to help me shave etc actually stopped and looked at my reflection. Would you believe I had *no* idea who that guy was looking back at me?? I’m *sure* I was a damn site younger the last time … More Where am I now that I need me?

Well we’ve had a start to the day. The outside temperature is 13ºC even at 6:00 a.m. and, for a change, the air conditioning hasn’t frozen over so the house was warm! The youngest daughter is up already. She’s got dressed, had breakfast and is all bar ready to leave for school. No arguments On … More Such a nice day

THere was a tae-kwon-do competition in one of the local sports centre’s yesterday and the eldest entered two of the tournements. She won both receiving a medal for each. We think she’d have got more if she’d entered more of them… maybe next time. She’s currently a Brown Belt but is looking towards getting ehr … More Daughter did well!

It’s been an odd sort of week. Actually quite ‘potty’ in its way. Those Pottermaniacs amongst have had our final dose of Harry and have had time to read and digest most of the overall story… though maybe not really come to terms with the end of the series. I’ve run through the Deathly Hallows … More Ok… really back this time

Our wonderful state government has finally allocated $650,000,000 for the construction of a rail line through Rouse Hill. Not sure where it’s coming from… or even where it’s going to. But where ever it’s coming and going… it’s coming err… and growing! The figures are interesting. Seems it’ll cost almost as much to buy the … More Hey – the railway is coming!

If people from Poland are called ‘Poles’… why are people from Holland called Dutch and not ‘Holes’??

Sounds like the cue for a song! “I was walking thru the shops one day In the merry, merry month of July… “ Nah… doesn’t scan. Anyway, I *was* walking through some supermarket or other a few days ago and saw they had frozen turkeys on sale… leftover from Xmas probably… so I grabbed it … More I was walking thru the shops one day…

Yesterday… I did next to nothing. In fact it was another quiet sort of day. Went for a walk with kids and dogs, kids rode bikes, dogs didn’t. We took back to Aldi the wireless booster I’d bought a month or so ago. It wasn’t suitable for the router I have but I’d mislaid the … More Yesterday you did what?

Still dreaming of course. Yes the weather has ‘improved’ slightly but it’s still not warm. The car gauge registered 4ºC this morning so it is a lot better than yesterday, even *if* this has been the coldest July since 1986. We managed to get out for a walk yesterday afternoon for the first time in … More Those heady days of summer