Take That - absolutely fantastic last night. Had a great time, and didn't have to stand all the way home on the train. My feet feel like concrete blocks, and I only got up so early because I was expecting some holiday dosh in the post. Which has just arrived so ... hmm... I could go back to bed. Probably not a good idea.
No fact for now except that I love Robbie Williams. And yes, getting to Wembley was quite ok.
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011
It's not fair that Zod can fly. Loving Smallville...
I had a lasagne at the pub the other day. There was no pasta in it. There was no meat in it. There were potatoes though. And aubergines. We got a free dessert out of them though. Didn't really need it, but would have been rude to refuse...
A fact for today hmmm
My Dad once had us trapped inside our holiday caravan at Great Yarmouth, while he ran around the outside with his water pistol. He would have been in seventh heaven, had he lived long enough to know about Super Soakers!
I still don't know why we were so afraid of a little bit of water, but there you go.
I had a lasagne at the pub the other day. There was no pasta in it. There was no meat in it. There were potatoes though. And aubergines. We got a free dessert out of them though. Didn't really need it, but would have been rude to refuse...
A fact for today hmmm
My Dad once had us trapped inside our holiday caravan at Great Yarmouth, while he ran around the outside with his water pistol. He would have been in seventh heaven, had he lived long enough to know about Super Soakers!
I still don't know why we were so afraid of a little bit of water, but there you go.
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
i am furnishing myself a toolbox. It is clean now and drying in the sun, then I have a couple of choice items to start it off. Like my hammer. Well, it is mine now. My actual one is around somewhere. The last few days I have drilled, hammered and screwed. Well, you know what I mean. As I use an tool or whatever, I will put it into my box. Eventually I won't need pitons and carabiners to find stuff in the garage when I need it. Until then..
Just laughed out loud at Clark Kent, busy on the phone when a miscreant runs by. He casually takes a can from a bin, throws it, hits the runner on the head and fells him. Love it. Love Clark Kent. Love Superman.
Fact
My Dad used to say I was daft to buy so many superhero (DC) comics whenever we went to the seaside, but he used to nick them and try and read them first. When we were at our caravan, he called the dog Krypto, and my brother-in-law was Aqualad. Well, no running water in those days in caravans, so it had to be fetched from the tap across the way. My brother-in-law's job. Why oh why did I not keep those comics?
Just laughed out loud at Clark Kent, busy on the phone when a miscreant runs by. He casually takes a can from a bin, throws it, hits the runner on the head and fells him. Love it. Love Clark Kent. Love Superman.
Fact
My Dad used to say I was daft to buy so many superhero (DC) comics whenever we went to the seaside, but he used to nick them and try and read them first. When we were at our caravan, he called the dog Krypto, and my brother-in-law was Aqualad. Well, no running water in those days in caravans, so it had to be fetched from the tap across the way. My brother-in-law's job. Why oh why did I not keep those comics?
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Yesterday sucked, pretty much.
Fact for today
My Dad used to work all day, and drive a taxi in the evenings. He would come home for a break, and I would sit in the car, listening for his call sign, which never came. It is only recently I have figured that he would have 'logged out', and that maybe it was just a ruse so he and Mum could have the house to themselves. Who knows?
Fact for today
My Dad used to work all day, and drive a taxi in the evenings. He would come home for a break, and I would sit in the car, listening for his call sign, which never came. It is only recently I have figured that he would have 'logged out', and that maybe it was just a ruse so he and Mum could have the house to themselves. Who knows?
Monday, 4 July 2011
I have already wasted half of my day off, more if you allow for the fact that I usually finish at 2.30. I have things to do, but my brain is unable to order them into a priority list, or even a choice list, so I am doing nothing. Did I drink that latest cup of tea? Maybe I will go and dead-head the roses. I need to buy myself a suitable shoulder bag for Friday. And maybe a suitcase. Not for Friday - for August holiday.
Family Fact
My dad used to sell newspapers outside Aberdare market hall, and then gave all his money to his Mum. Aahh...
Family Fact
My dad used to sell newspapers outside Aberdare market hall, and then gave all his money to his Mum. Aahh...
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Should be a bit quieter around here for a week - neighbours gone or going away, so no headboard/shrieking cacophony for a while. And I have tomorrow off work, nice. Didn't sleep well at all last night. Got up after a while - twice. First time I changed bedding;second time I made tea and, naturally, went online. Then finished a Kindle book, so it was about 3 before I settled down again. And up at 8. Sigh. Tesco delivering later. Lovely jubbly.
Family Fact:
When my parents were newly married, they lived with my Dad's parents. There was a family dog, Taff, which barked at my Mum so much in the street that she threw all her newly bought potatoes at it to try and shut it up and fend it off. A bit of a dog's dinner really. (Told to me by Mum. I would have loved to have know 'Mad Taff)'
Family Fact:
When my parents were newly married, they lived with my Dad's parents. There was a family dog, Taff, which barked at my Mum so much in the street that she threw all her newly bought potatoes at it to try and shut it up and fend it off. A bit of a dog's dinner really. (Told to me by Mum. I would have loved to have know 'Mad Taff)'
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Military Medal
"No other records of citations for either of these medals are known to survive in official custody: recipients were told to look after their own copy, as it was unique." (Source)
Dammit! I wonder what he did with it!
Fact:
I once got my Pap's medals re-ribboned and joined together correctly on a bar. When I returned them to him, he complained that the Military Medal was the wrong way round (it wasn't), dismantled them, and drawing pinned them back to the shelf in his little cabinet. But at least the ribbons were new.
Dammit! I wonder what he did with it!
Fact:
I once got my Pap's medals re-ribboned and joined together correctly on a bar. When I returned them to him, he complained that the Military Medal was the wrong way round (it wasn't), dismantled them, and drawing pinned them back to the shelf in his little cabinet. But at least the ribbons were new.
Morning
Off to Birmingham today - taking my cousin to the theatre as a birthday treat. I suppose I should be getting ready. A lovely day out there, I believe.
Another_for_your_fact_file:
I used to take my Great Uncle Cecil's sunday dinner round to him: plate of dinner, plate on top, wrapped in a tea towel to keep it together. He used to give me two shillings every week. I didn't really like it when he was not up and about, though, and his artificial leg was still propped in the corner.
Another_for_your_fact_file:
I used to take my Great Uncle Cecil's sunday dinner round to him: plate of dinner, plate on top, wrapped in a tea towel to keep it together. He used to give me two shillings every week. I didn't really like it when he was not up and about, though, and his artificial leg was still propped in the corner.
Friday, 1 July 2011
Yawn
Off to bed to read for a while. Neckache and stuff today, and a busy day tomorrow - Birmingham theatre day.
Why does my dog start to eat, slowly, when I say, "Bedtime.."? I don't think I am coping very well with her at the moment. I need a giant cage in which to put her crate. Or indoor fencing. Or early retirement.
Things you wish you knew before:
My Gran brought a cauliflower round once when I had invited her and Pap to dinner, while the parents were away. There were so many flies in it we two were hysterical. My Pap seemed to enjoy it though.
Why does my dog start to eat, slowly, when I say, "Bedtime.."? I don't think I am coping very well with her at the moment. I need a giant cage in which to put her crate. Or indoor fencing. Or early retirement.
Things you wish you knew before:
My Gran brought a cauliflower round once when I had invited her and Pap to dinner, while the parents were away. There were so many flies in it we two were hysterical. My Pap seemed to enjoy it though.
Here goes
Well, I have published Arrietty's Diary for a few years, but thought I would try this blogging lark. Some of the stuff I think of is too banal even for Facebook (yes, that IS possible - just) and too long-winded for Twitter. So we shall see...
I wrote something today, and I suppose it is a little prayer. It goes like this:
Dear Spirit,
Please help me to embrace wholeheartedly the events and opportunities that are presented to and created by me, and to benefit emotionally, spiritually, physically and mentally from them. Thank you
Hmm..odd maybe. But I am so busy lately, with nice things, I am struggling to handle it all. But I am still doing these things, so that is something.
Today's wee fact-you-are-glad-to-know:
My Dad used to call my Pap 'Jane' because he would come round to our house every day, and would do the washing up.
I wrote something today, and I suppose it is a little prayer. It goes like this:
Dear Spirit,
Please help me to embrace wholeheartedly the events and opportunities that are presented to and created by me, and to benefit emotionally, spiritually, physically and mentally from them. Thank you
Hmm..odd maybe. But I am so busy lately, with nice things, I am struggling to handle it all. But I am still doing these things, so that is something.
Today's wee fact-you-are-glad-to-know:
My Dad used to call my Pap 'Jane' because he would come round to our house every day, and would do the washing up.
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