The wife is in Heathrow and currently boarding her plane home (via Singapore). Maybe we’re odd but it’s been a real strain being apart for two weeks and regardless how much we fight when we’re together (well we don’t fight a lot actually)… we like being around each other more than being apart! 😀 She … More One more day.
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!!
Decided on reflection that with the wife in the UK and due home in a few days, and the house being in the state it’s in despite pleas to the kids to help keep the mess down… I really needed to be here to make a start on the worst of it. No matter what … More Home today!
Well let’s see. For starters temperatures were up around 34ºC for a large part of the day and we arrived at around 11:30 a.m. so it was already baking us as we got out of the car. Sunscreen had been liberally applied before we left but we needed a lot more as the day wore … More So dad… what did *you* do at the Jubilee?
The carnival celebrating the school’s anniversary is on today from mid-day onwards. There are supposed to be rides and attractions for all… including a live performance from Delta Goodrum who is an ‘old girl’. We’ll all be trooping up there soon to spend the day boiling and fighting… but the kids will have fun while … More Hills Grammar School Silver Jubilee
Had a *very* hard day yesterday! It was ‘weigh-in’ day at the competition… I’d lost 4 kilos but only after a heavy session on the treadmill which boiled off a lot of water! 🙂 After that the kids went to a Girl Guide/Scouting organised event called JOTA (Jamboree of the Air). It’s JOTA’s 50th year … More Where did yesterday go?
Am sitting here still in a haze of well-being because of the quiet time in the garden and on the computer I’m playing through some of my old Beatles tracks. Currently the system is working through Abbey Road on the ‘Because’ track. Gee those guys were something special. Track after track, of wildly differing styles, … More Old music… old memories
Came home today after the usual couple of hours at the gym. It was stinking hot outside and no sign of rain so, as usual, out came the hosepipe. Mid-day is not the best time to be watering, but where the alternative is waiting until the right time… and meanwhile the plants die of thirst… … More Life at the Manse.
After her quick sojourn in sunny London (where as usual she was worked too hard) the wife has decamped and is making her way up to even sunnier Edinburgh… and the best of luck to her I say. Current predictions for the granite city are maximum temperatures of 12ºC (minimum 3ºC) and overcast skies. Actually… … More And… away she goes!!
Yes indeedy. The Leonid Meteor Shower will hit earth once again on November 17th – 18th (give or take a week) about 11:00 p.m. At least that’s when it’ll hit the Northern hemisphere. I’m afraid I’ve not yet worked out when those of us in Australia will be able to see it properly. Either way, … More Leonids are coming again!
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