Ahh… pea soup! Oi… get your mind out of the gutter… that *wasn’t* an instruction!! I’m sitting here surrounded by the aroma of boiling ham hocks with those subtle underlying hints of bay leaf, parsley, thyme and pepper… it’s quite gorgeous. On the weekend we were in Woolworth’s and I saw a couple of hocks … More Pea soup!
Tried to contact Aldi Australia to enquire about a faulty product (the MP4 player we bought the daughter for her birthday). I listened to their recorded message, chose my option… and pressed ‘6’. The phone went dead. I did this several times and each time… the line went dead! Eventually after ringing yet again someone … More Aldi Australia
Wouldn’t claim that for a second but I’m running out of message headers. Nevertheless there is a point to the post. Hot on the heels of making up Sally’s business site I decided to create yet another blog site for my own use. After writing the post on ‘motley’ a few minutes ago I thought … More Site for sore eyes?
I love the English language, which is a good thing since it’s the only one I speak. One of the endearing features about it is the number of odd little words that pop up occasionally in normal speech. Often they are part of colloquialisms to which we pay little attention reeling them off as a … More English as she is spoke.
Dead simple food can be a real treat. Fresh Swordfish steak, smeared with tomato paste, smothered with parmesan, black pepper and a little salt; baked in a hot oven for 10 minutes or so, then finished by searing under a hot grill ’til the cheese bubbles and browns. Serve with steamed broccoli and French beans … More Dinner tonight.
Afraid so. This one is for Sally who is a ‘personal trainer’. It isn’t actually ‘live’ yet as I’m waiting for her to send me some of the bumf she wants uploaded… e.g. photos and similar. Still, if anyone fancies a sneak peek so to speak… point your browsers to Ascension Fitness where the site … More Not another new site?
The daughters room is now almost bright and clean after two days quiet work cleaning it out. The fish tank has been moved along with all sorts of old toys, abandoned bits of wool, bits of unknown games and other detritus of uncertain parentage. She did a good job… well I’m sure she would have … More Work versus play.
If ever I can afford to re-visit ‘old Blighty’ I am going to be *extremely* careful what I do and where I go. For example, one thing I’ll know not to do is walk down the streets. Of course if you want to go anywhere or see anything this might be a slight problem, but … More Oh to be in England.
This quote is from the Merriam-Webster dictionary. If the person concerned should read this I’m sure they’ll know who it refers to… but because of their ‘infirmity’ probably won’t understand *why* it’s here, probably because of the last eight words. I say no more other than the mind boggles… and having boggled… moves on. Stupid … More Stupid, stupid, stupid.
I think so. Head hurts, teeth ache, nose pouring, miserable as sin… not looking or feeling good. Went back to bed at 9:30 a.m. ’til 1:00 p.m. and don’t feel any better. Not happy. 😦
