England have just beaten Australia at Lords for the first time in 70 years.
I love the Ashes. Five days of twists and turns. Endless tension but realistically very little happening at any one time.
You can't watch them on the regular television here so I am mostly following it by reading the over by over commentary on the internet. I stay up late into the night, refreshing my browser every two minutes. Has the update been posted? Has anything happened? The excitement kills me.
The cricket then, is the main point of interest for us this winter. Apart from the iminent arrival of baby number 2 next month of course.
Monday, 20 July 2009
Pony Poo Price War
It's quite common herabouts for rural folks to put up signs at their gate advertising horse manure for sale. The preferred term is pony poo.
Up until a few weeks ago, the going rate for pony poo was $1 a bag. Then one seller reduced his price to 50c. Now it can be had for 20c a bag. A bargain I am sure you will agree.
Up until a few weeks ago, the going rate for pony poo was $1 a bag. Then one seller reduced his price to 50c. Now it can be had for 20c a bag. A bargain I am sure you will agree.
Friday, 10 July 2009
Crap Telly: Enough is Enough!
Now that we are parents, Jo and I collapse on the sofa at 7.30, after bedtime, and then we stay there all evening. We have become slaves to American crime dramas and reality TV.
For instance, on Friday night over the last year, America's Next Top Model merged seamlessly into New Zealands Next Top Model and then into Stylista (like top model except contestants compete for a job at Elle magazine. And are extra bitchy). Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares has merged into Tabithas Salon Takeover.
It's time to fight back.
I have designated Wednesday night as Intellectual Movie Night. Jo is quaking in her boots at the thought of low budget Britich films and American documentaries. I might even subscribe to the London Review of Books.
For instance, on Friday night over the last year, America's Next Top Model merged seamlessly into New Zealands Next Top Model and then into Stylista (like top model except contestants compete for a job at Elle magazine. And are extra bitchy). Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares has merged into Tabithas Salon Takeover.
It's time to fight back.
I have designated Wednesday night as Intellectual Movie Night. Jo is quaking in her boots at the thought of low budget Britich films and American documentaries. I might even subscribe to the London Review of Books.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
A dog called Angustina-neela
Lily loves pretending to be a dog at the moment. Sometimes she likes to be a dog called Angustina-neela and sometimes she likes to be a dog called Mayonaisa-trunter.
These are quite unusual names. Today she told us what they mean.
Apparently Angus means pink and tina means skin. So Angustina-neela means pink skin something.
Meanwhile Mayonaisa means fur and trunter means mayonaise.
So Lily likes to pretend to be a dog called pink skin or mayonaise fur.
These are quite unusual names. Today she told us what they mean.
Apparently Angus means pink and tina means skin. So Angustina-neela means pink skin something.
Meanwhile Mayonaisa means fur and trunter means mayonaise.
So Lily likes to pretend to be a dog called pink skin or mayonaise fur.
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