Today’s been … er, fun? It started out incredibly cold, and icy, and slippery (and not in a good way, if you know what I mean). After braving the elements and actually making it to work, things were going along…
I think the rubber band broke
Category: Just me
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
Holy ice cubes Batman
It’s cold out there! Just went out to the garage to chuck some paper in the recycle bin and lock up and nearly froze my rather ample arse off. Colder than a polar bear’s dangly bits (if you know what…
Socks, the final frontier
My husband has a problem … a sock problem. He has more socks than any man should ever need. Sure, many have holes in inconvenient places but he refuses to part with them. He used to have an even bigger…
The wanderers return
We’re back after a quick trip to Alexandra to visit my father-in-law, who was admitted to hospital again after collapsing at home. This time around, they reckon his high blood pressure has turned to low blood pressure so his medication…
Oooh, a secret
I got some good news today. But it’s a secret. Watch this space! Oh, but it DOESN’T relate to one of my photos being used for the Schmap Sydney guide. It was very nice that they asked me if I’d…
Dirty weekend?
We’re off to Wanaka for the weekend for our wedding anniversary. I guess 13 years is a reasonable achievement these days! A friend suggested we were off for a dirty weekend, but hell, I’m not sure about that. I’m taking…
Help for Aussie bushfire victims
I’ve just made a wee donation to the bushfire appeal and have swiped all this info on how to go about it from the site I work for (hey, I’d already prettied it all up for one website, didn’t see…
Inkspirational statistics
Ooh, there are a lot of us. One in five in fact. So, that’s 20 percent of the New Zealand population with some form of ink on their bodies. Even more interesting, it’s more likely to be young women than…
Don’t have a cow, man
Picture the scene: You are tucked up in bed, sound asleep, when suddenly you are awoken by a strange noise. And just what do you find upon investigating said noise? Well, if you are the poor woman in the news…
Sorry, I got lost
Okay, so I haven’t been around for a while but there is a good explanation for that. First of all, there was the month-long holiday in Aussie. I was too busy bonding with alcohol, ducks and my new handbags to…