Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Winter Wonderland
Hello folks. Its been a while since my last blogging attempt and a lot has changed since then. First of all we are in the middle of a bitter winter, the coldest since records began. There are stalagtites growing in my kitchen, no seriously I mean it. The kitchen is the coldest room in our house, it faces away from the sun and feels like a cave. The windows are full of condensation, being single glazed and so its always wet in there. Great if your into fungi and mutated human eating plants. If there was a big earthquake and we had no water supplies, I'm pretty sure you could survive by licking the windows in the kitchen. There you go, theres always an upside to things!
Apart from surviving the bitter winter - did I say it was cold?? Well a couple of trampers (hikers) died not so far way from here, trekking in the hills. No one is sure yet why they died, there were experienced hikers but the snow drew close and they found their bodies about 5km from the hut they were trying to reach. A bit sad, made me think that hiking in the spring/summer is probably safer.
Also the weather means that my scooter wooter refuses to start within an acceptable time frame. It sort of make half hearted noises but never quite gets there....a bit like me trying to get out of bed in the morning. And now the main lights are not working making driving all that little bit more James Bondesque...mmm although I will probably get pulled over by the cops at some point and told to fix them.
My bunnies are under the table I am sat at, they have been pretty naughty recently, with various escapades into the neightbours garden, lolloping and leaping, eating the various vegetation and then disappearing at night only to be discovered the next morning looking rather bored, disillusioned and wanting to be picked up and taken home. Stupid bunnies.
Well we are soon to head up North for a long weekend. Looking forward to it. Hope to visit some active volcanoes. I need to see how the Scientology people are born as that where they come from. Volcano people. From the lava. Smelly. Oh yeah.
Apart from surviving the bitter winter - did I say it was cold?? Well a couple of trampers (hikers) died not so far way from here, trekking in the hills. No one is sure yet why they died, there were experienced hikers but the snow drew close and they found their bodies about 5km from the hut they were trying to reach. A bit sad, made me think that hiking in the spring/summer is probably safer.
Also the weather means that my scooter wooter refuses to start within an acceptable time frame. It sort of make half hearted noises but never quite gets there....a bit like me trying to get out of bed in the morning. And now the main lights are not working making driving all that little bit more James Bondesque...mmm although I will probably get pulled over by the cops at some point and told to fix them.
My bunnies are under the table I am sat at, they have been pretty naughty recently, with various escapades into the neightbours garden, lolloping and leaping, eating the various vegetation and then disappearing at night only to be discovered the next morning looking rather bored, disillusioned and wanting to be picked up and taken home. Stupid bunnies.
Well we are soon to head up North for a long weekend. Looking forward to it. Hope to visit some active volcanoes. I need to see how the Scientology people are born as that where they come from. Volcano people. From the lava. Smelly. Oh yeah.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunny Days, Sandy Bays, Funny Ways
Well its been a lovely summer again, and although not as spectacular or never ending as last year, its been nice enough to enjoy snorkelling in the ocean, dining al fresco and BBQs at friends.
Its also been quite eventful, with the loss of my bunny Wiggles, that was taken from us by an evil cat. I hate cats. I've never seen the point of them as pets. But then I guess my experience with them has never been good. They always seem to catch animals and tease them, like my poor Wiggles, who was just being a bunny.
Now Lolly, her sister is socially hopping with the two new bunnies that we introduced to her a few days ago. They all seem to be getting on really well and I am pleased that Lolly is no longer alone. But I will not forget the loss on her face when she was lying next to her dead sister. If the cat owner could have seen the loss and grief on my face and the pain that it caused I am sure they would have thought again about 'letting the cat out for the night'. And I don't see why I should double the security of the bunny enclosure to prevent such loss. Cats should wear bell collars by law. A number of times I have found cat shit in our garden, it stinks and is unsightly. If it were a dog you would get mad at the owner and demand they clean it up but for some unknown reason its OK for a cat to shit wherever it likes.
So the cat downstairs where our lodger lives shits in a litter tray, which you might think is more logical. Except the stink in the house is unbearable. In fact there are now more reasons for us to part with our beloved lodger than for her to stay. I feel a little guilty to be kicking her out on the street, but she has a good deal here and I feel like she is taking the piss now. 45 minute showers, using the washing machine 10 times a week, putting all her stuff in the kitchen that she nevers uses, and complete lack of any social interaction. I don't even know what her daughter is called, so it tells you how much I really know about her. Not much.
Last night we asked her if she was able to move out earlier, and her reaction was interesting. She told us she'd already been looking but 'didn't want to share with 5 other people'. Shows you how good she has it. And then suddenly her bed mysteriously broke. Simon told me that one of the screws had been literally yanked out. Mmmm.
So now we are looking forward to not having a lodger until we can decide on someone a little more interesting, clean and pet free. My big hope is to find a vegetarian lodger that has a great social life, is a clean freak and goes out a lot. Mmm probably asking too much then.
Its a sunny morning today, I decided to stay in late and do some work from home. Its a lovely day almost a shame that we have to go to work :-(
Its also been quite eventful, with the loss of my bunny Wiggles, that was taken from us by an evil cat. I hate cats. I've never seen the point of them as pets. But then I guess my experience with them has never been good. They always seem to catch animals and tease them, like my poor Wiggles, who was just being a bunny.
Now Lolly, her sister is socially hopping with the two new bunnies that we introduced to her a few days ago. They all seem to be getting on really well and I am pleased that Lolly is no longer alone. But I will not forget the loss on her face when she was lying next to her dead sister. If the cat owner could have seen the loss and grief on my face and the pain that it caused I am sure they would have thought again about 'letting the cat out for the night'. And I don't see why I should double the security of the bunny enclosure to prevent such loss. Cats should wear bell collars by law. A number of times I have found cat shit in our garden, it stinks and is unsightly. If it were a dog you would get mad at the owner and demand they clean it up but for some unknown reason its OK for a cat to shit wherever it likes.
So the cat downstairs where our lodger lives shits in a litter tray, which you might think is more logical. Except the stink in the house is unbearable. In fact there are now more reasons for us to part with our beloved lodger than for her to stay. I feel a little guilty to be kicking her out on the street, but she has a good deal here and I feel like she is taking the piss now. 45 minute showers, using the washing machine 10 times a week, putting all her stuff in the kitchen that she nevers uses, and complete lack of any social interaction. I don't even know what her daughter is called, so it tells you how much I really know about her. Not much.
Last night we asked her if she was able to move out earlier, and her reaction was interesting. She told us she'd already been looking but 'didn't want to share with 5 other people'. Shows you how good she has it. And then suddenly her bed mysteriously broke. Simon told me that one of the screws had been literally yanked out. Mmmm.
So now we are looking forward to not having a lodger until we can decide on someone a little more interesting, clean and pet free. My big hope is to find a vegetarian lodger that has a great social life, is a clean freak and goes out a lot. Mmm probably asking too much then.
Its a sunny morning today, I decided to stay in late and do some work from home. Its a lovely day almost a shame that we have to go to work :-(
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