Posts about me, my family and friends (yes I have some), Seymour the Wonder Cat and his not-so-trusty sidekick Norman the Newbie Cat and life in general, both online and offline
… another year nearly gone. Wow, where does the time go? Christmas was chaotic but fun, with a good chunk of my rent-a-crowd sized family converging here on Xmas day for the annual family barbecue. It was great to catch up with everyone (even if Seymour the Wonder Cat decided he wasn’t a fan...
(and yes, my old man is snoring! I can hear my long-suffering and well-insured husband snoring from the other end of the house) It’s officially Christmas Day but only just so for most people, there’s still one sleep to go. I’m hoping for good weather later today or the family barbecue could be a tad soggy! And all that rain...
… and I’m not quite as organised as I should be. I was ambushed by a nasty bug that’s doing the rounds and was laid up for the first half of this week so I haven’t got nearly as much ready for Christmas as I should have. Although, all my shopping is officially finished...
I’m in the market for a new mobile phone and it’s causing a bit of a dilemma. I make no secret of the fact that I’m not a fan of the invasive mobile phone. It drives me nuts when I’m at a restaurant and someone is constantly making or receiving calls. I was at...
It never ceases to amaze me that things actually grow in my garden. I certainly don’t have a green thumb. In fact, I even managed to kill a fake pot plant (left it in the sun too long, the glue dried out and the leaves all fell off). However, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses seem...
We headed out to our wee Mataura River hideaway after work last night … was nice to be sitting out on the deck at midnight, drinking rum and fishing. Ah, good times. We didn’t catch anything but Grant did do battle with what we suspect was a devious, and stroppy, eel for about half...
I have discovered three interesting but slightly disturbing facts about Seymour the Wonder Cat recently. THE TOOTHPASTE INCIDENT Seymour likes toothpaste. How do I know this, you might wonder. Well, I know this because I wandered into the bathroom one fine morning to find Seymour sitting on the edge of the basin, licking my...
I tried to do a good thing thing yesterday: I tried to donate blood. Donating blood is one of those “I must get around to it” things that has been on my to-do list for a while. My son required transfusions when he was a baby so I’m very aware of the importance of...
It’s officially time to start the Christmas countdown: Starbucks have broken out their special Christmas-themed takeaway cups and drinks (toffee nut latte etc). I suppose that means it’s time for me to start thinking about what my letter to Santa will cover this year.
We got into a discussion about farts at the office yesterday afternoon (as you do) and it got me thinking about safety issues … me being the health and safety rep on our floor and all. It seems there’s a warning label for anything and everything that might possible do us harm, so why...
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