I interrupt this blog to thank the kind young lady at Labyrinth of Learnings, who bought me a nice soothing glass of sherry this morning. She tells me that scoffing down a meal of fish and chips, the fat-saturated variety, is still a popular pastime where she lives. … [Read more...] about Sherry and vegemite
Whatever happened to fish and chips
Remember Fish and Chips on Fridays? That's how we knew what day of the week it was, by the greasy bits of flake wrapped up in old newspaper. (We never minded the print dye running into the batter, it gave the potato cake an extra zing.) You just can't get fatty food … [Read more...] about Whatever happened to fish and chips
What’s in your drawers?
Meet Winifred Whelan, who was threatened in her home by a man brandishing a 10-inch knife. She grabbed a larger carving knife from her kitchen, shoved it at the heroic intruder's belly and quoted the famous words from Crocodile Dundee "That's not a knife, this is a … [Read more...] about What’s in your drawers?
Aliens abducting again
We recently lost a few athletes during the Commonwealth Games in March and I originally believed this to be a shocking case of alien abduction. Sierra Leonans are particularly susceptible, especially the athletic ones. But it turns out most of them had just decided it … [Read more...] about Aliens abducting again
April Fools’ Day
Well I managed to stay inside for all April Fools' Day. No one has managed to pull my leg for a while, but I kept an eye out through the venetian blinds for suspicious activity just the same. Some of the nippers around here need a firm hand. My goodness, back … [Read more...] about April Fools’ Day
Longest dot com name in the world
My Council Home Help girl thought I was a bit looney-tunes when I said I would like a domain name called queenieofcollingwoodrulesok . com "That's too long Mrs O'Dwyer", she said with her innocent toothy smile, " Far too long."(Between you and me and the lamp-post, … [Read more...] about Longest dot com name in the world
Winner announced
Goodness me, some people are quick off the mark! I popped up a little contest for a small discreet prize and someone answered correctly in 5 minutes. So Leisa from Nature's Pixel has earned herself not 5 credits, but 10.Congrats Leisa, you're right, the annual Moomba … [Read more...] about Winner announced
Win 5 credits …..
I've had a note from a cynical reader about our little town's annual festival called Up Your BumIt's the truth! It's in a language other than English and the closest translation idiomatically is place something in your buttocks but of course we normally call the … [Read more...] about Win 5 credits …..
Another kindly reader
I interrupt this blog to thank the kindly gentleman from Scotland (I know all about Scotland, I've seen the film) who poured me a small glass of sweet sherry. Well, more like a large glass.Thanks, dear. Here's looking up your kilt!All glasses of sherry are gratefully … [Read more...] about Another kindly reader
Promiscuity Rules
So now it's official, the way to teach sex education is by observing Nature. Like the Birds and the Bees. Or more correctly, the Birds, the Bees and the Broadbeans. Promiscuity Rules!It's all to do with evolution, and how species arise, and hybridisation. Virtually all … [Read more...] about Promiscuity Rules
Some people are fond of the Queen
Heavens the world is full of monarchists! My poor neighbour who types my comments into the blog received a heap of nasty little letters about my view of Queen Betty Battenburg and her consort, Philip the Racist. One woman, obviously a devoted slavey of the … [Read more...] about Some people are fond of the Queen
Of course the Queen looks well
I had a couple of comments about the lovely picture of the Queen on yesterday's post. "Doesn't she look well", someone said. Of course she looks well! She looks a picture of health, why shouldn't she? She has lived a life of immense privilege, all the … [Read more...] about Of course the Queen looks well
Queen appeals to athletes on walkabout
The number of Sierra Leone athletes missing from the Commonwealth Games village here in Melbourne rose from 11 overnight to 14 - two-thirds of its 21-member team.The police are finally taking these mysterious disappearances seriously. The extra three athletes to … [Read more...] about Queen appeals to athletes on walkabout
A tall dark stranger, like the fortune teller said
Did you see my new tenant over there? She's in the dark, poor girl, she goes for the macabre touch, the deeply velveted feel of pure unadulterated black. Dark Faerie Doll is her name. A sweet name, and a brave one, and she must be a brave young lassie indeed, but is she … [Read more...] about A tall dark stranger, like the fortune teller said
Two of the missing athletes pedalled away
We've just found out two of the missing athletes are in the bike-riding events. The team and police have refused to identify them, but Sierra Leone's only cyclists are Alhassan Bangura and Mohamed Sesay.They were given new bikes to ride here, and they must be bloody … [Read more...] about Two of the missing athletes pedalled away
Missing athletes had no beanies
I'm still worried about these missing athletes from the Commonwealth Games. The police here today actually agreed to keep an eye out for Tanzanian boxer Omari Idd Kimweri and Bangladesh 400-metre runner Mohammad Tawhidul Islam. These two speak little English and neither … [Read more...] about Missing athletes had no beanies
Alien Abduction ignored
You've heard about the missing atheletes of course. Eleven of them now. All missing from their cozy little cabins in the new Commonwealth Games Athletics Village in Melbourne. Does no one care? Have these eleven fine young specimens of humankind been murdered while they … [Read more...] about Alien Abduction ignored
Ill mannered Medico
My word, life has been hectic in my little neck of the woods. I got so excited when the pension went up $2.27 a fortnight that a wild jig around the kitchen caused a broken hip!What disturbed me though, was the form I had to fill out, and the doctor's reaction to my … [Read more...] about Ill mannered Medico
Is it Autumn already?
The amaryllis is coming up in my garden. Do my garden bulbs know more than I do about the seasons? Golly, it was 33 celsius today, that's over 91 degrees in the old measurement. And my garden thinks the Summer is over?In any case, I should be putting in my bulbs for … [Read more...] about Is it Autumn already?
A buxom poppy
I thought there were only two kinds of Poppies. The narcotic one they make films in strange countries about, and the poppy of wartime remembrance, the red corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, a common weed across Europe.But there are more poppies than this. Apart from Nero's … [Read more...] about A buxom poppy