Why does the phone always ring the minute I climb in the tub? This morning I was all set for a little soak when some pest selling brick cladding was on the blower. It's as though there is some etheric connection between the two. A vibration that resounds in the … [Read more...] about Bathtubs and Telephones
Another Kindly Reader …
I interrupt this blog to thank the kind lady over at In a Coma who chipped in for a glass of sherry. She's a Melbourne girl, and understands the plight of the pensioners who find it increasingly difficult these days with the cost of living increases to get a good … [Read more...] about Another Kindly Reader …
The Colour Purple
After my morning nap and a small glass of Seppelts Purple Para Port, I got my notebook and pen and looked at the colour arrangements again in Incogblogo where the young lass allows you to 'change skins". (If only) (I like to see how she's getting along in her quest to … [Read more...] about The Colour Purple
Petropavlosk Kamchatsky
I had another little look at the Clust'r Map in the right hand column over there, and found that there was someone in Petropavlosk Kamchatsky reading this.Of course I had to look up where Petropavlosk Kamchatsky is. In my day that was 'behind the Iron Curtain' and you … [Read more...] about Petropavlosk Kamchatsky
Going shopping? Take your rubber gloves
Shopping trolleys and me don't get on. I always end up with one that wants to trundle along the baby foods aisle when I want to go the other way to the cereals (high fibre). It makes you wonder if they really did put a man on the moon if they can't design a working … [Read more...] about Going shopping? Take your rubber gloves
Pyschedelia Nostalgia
This renting blogs is like a lucky dip, isn't it? You don't know what you're going to pull out.My Council Home Help girl helped me choose my renter Incogblogo this week, and I know why. It's got this weird device that allows you to change colours anytime you wish. You … [Read more...] about Pyschedelia Nostalgia
The Perils of Spinach
My Council Home Help girl gave me a book today. She's supposed to be dusting and running the vac over the rug, but she gave me a discourse on the benefits of spinach and a cookbook with over 300 recipes of the vile stuff. The author, who probably wears hairshirts as … [Read more...] about The Perils of Spinach
Foreigners have visited me
My neighbour put this little map in here. See it? Clust'r maps, in the right column there.It shows me all these foreign lands with people who came here and looked at my diary. It gave me quite a turn! I had to sit down with an asprin and a small glass of sweet sherry to … [Read more...] about Foreigners have visited me
Kindly readers …
I interrupt this blog to thank the kindly person, Madge of the Mountains, for pouring me a nice glass of sherry yesterday. She actually gave me $2 which really covered two large glasses but I managed to get them both down without any trouble. Thank you Madge, it was a … [Read more...] about Kindly readers …
Genealogy
I'm sure this new craze of genealogy can be harmful. Why on earth anyone would want to dig out obscure antecedents is beyond me, you never know who you might turn up. It can stunt your life as well. For example, one young lass I know has her head deep in her Genealogy … [Read more...] about Genealogy
DIY hurts
I have had a blinding flash of revelationDIY is an opportunity to add new injuries to your collection. There is the chance to aggravate existing conditions, or, if you overcompensate with fully functioning limbs, you can damage them instead. … [Read more...] about DIY hurts
My very own Life in Paradise on a Beach Somewhere
Well here it is, my own backyard beach. All it took was a couple of tins of paint and a few hours making a mess with a paintbrush and a spraycan on the brick wall. (Although I ruined a perfectly good pair of slippers). Now I have my own Life in Paradise on a Beach … [Read more...] about My very own Life in Paradise on a Beach Somewhere
Life is too short
If life is too short to ice a cake, then it's too short to hold a grudge. So I swallowed my pride and some aspro and returned to the hardware store for more paint. I even found the same young man to help me, and this time I was quite quick in choosing the exact shade of … [Read more...] about Life is too short
Outrageous youth
The young man in the hardware shop was extremely rude to me. I bought some paint to transform my brick wall into a beach scene, to make it look as though I live on a beach (it only took a few hours to choose the exact shade of blue I wanted) and I loaded the cans into … [Read more...] about Outrageous youth
Targeted?
So now I know where Juan Dolio is. My renter, she who lives on a beach in a Life in Paradise, kindly published a map. (I thought the people looked foreign) It's also interesting to know there is a place in Canada called after my hometown.But I have been TARGETED. What … [Read more...] about Targeted?
Deus ex machina
So I spent the morning with some Young Thing checking my blood pressure, bone density and asking me questions to which I answered almost truthfully. (Who tells the whole truth in a health check-up? Do you?) Anyway, the upshot is I have an exercise regime to … [Read more...] about Deus ex machina
A market demographic
I'm going to do it this time. One of those advertising flyer things in the letterbox got to me. I usually tip the entire bunch of advertising bumfph into the paper recycle bin just under the letterbox, but this one caught my eye, a woman-only gym with a couple of plump … [Read more...] about A market demographic
Life is a Beach
A new tenant moved in this evening, I'm sorry to see the little Life from the Pond depart elsewhere, I must find her again and make a permanent link. She brought luck and frogs to the neighbourhood. But you should see the new one! It's MommC who seems to live on … [Read more...] about Life is a Beach
Shiny hands
This is a moisturiser. This what I rub into my hands. It stands on the sink and after I've had my egg, toast and vegemite in the morning, I wash the plates and then rub some of this cream on my hands. This is a floor cleaner. This is what I rub into the floor. Doesn't … [Read more...] about Shiny hands
Awful pets
The Gastropod thing is getting worse. Imagine for a second, a common brown garden snail, and now imagine one of those more than 20 centimetres long.That's what's been found on the Gold Coast, not far from one of Queensland's most popular nature parks, and the discovery … [Read more...] about Awful pets