Copied these first few lines from the other blog… couldn’t be bothered with a total rewrite, so I *did* get to sit in the ice rink with the daughter from 6:00 a.m. ’til 8:00 a.m. freezing my butt off and blowing my nose every few seconds because of my cold… but no… I didn’t get … More Didn't get to the gym today!
Managed to walk the dogs for an hour this morning *and* get to the gym for another hour… this time on the treadmill. The nose is still running but I can’t walk fast enough to keep up so spend half my time sniffing, the other half blowing. Yuk. In between exercising sessions and sniffs, I … More Onward… ever onward!
Despite the days still being sunny and warm, winter is clearly starting to announce it’s imminent arrival. This morning the car thermometer registered only 6ºC and even inside the house the air conditioning was churning away blasting hot air over us. Outside, other than the notable absence of the ‘wildlife’ we’ve been used to all … More Winter on the way?
Today I lost my sunglasses. I *know* I had them earlier because I was wearing them to drive to and from school and shops. Couldn’t find them anywhere when I went out this afternoon to pick up the youngest from school so put on a spare pair. When I got home I took off the … More Sometimes I wonder…
Was watering this morning around the little orange tree, and saw this little beastie. Yet again I have not the slightest idea what sort it is. If you have a clue… please let me know? All I know about the thing is that it is slowly stripping the leaves off the tree. The tree doesn’t … More I need a hint!
Indeed… a day when nothing is exactly going ‘wrong’ but isn’t going according to plan either. By now I should be at the gym well into my daily trek and perspiring with the extended effort. As it is I’m sitting at home (again) in front of the computer with yet another cup of delicious liquorice … More It's just one of those days…
We received word from the kids school regarding the amounts we will be required to pay for their education this year. For the youngest the base figure is $11,672, for the elder, $15,668. So just for their basic day to day education we’ll be shelling out nearly $28,000. When we add in the ‘extras’ the … More School Fees… the nightmare continues.
Over the past day or two I’ve been remembering how the house maintenance started to pile up in the run up to Xmas. The problems were caused by the amount of time I was spending in the gym, compounded by being exhausted afterwards and the pains I was getting in my hip/knee etc. Those factors … More So that's why…
The seal ‘seal hunting season’ is well underway in Canada. Every year a number of hunters set off to ‘cull’ seal pups. There are a variety of reasons they have for doing this, and why Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) lets them. Every year some 300,000 infant Harp Seals aged between 2 and … More Seal Hunting in Canada
Whenever I hear someone say “It’s cold out”, I’m reminded of Eric Morecambe and his comeback line “Well put it away then!!” It’s so hard to believe he died way back in 1984!! Not that it had anything to do with the topic of course, it seemed like a good introduction. What I really wanted, … More It's cold out!
