Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Let's get pumped … round two ...

Hubby's away with work … and as sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west … that means something will go wrong.  It always does.

It could be as simple as running out of milk at 9:45pm.  Or there being a spider on the wall next to the toilet.  Or something, somewhere doing something that it shouldn't be doing  … like rattling or smelling or leaking etc.

Now let me digress just a little … in order for you to appreciate the full extent of my grievance.

Back on the 3rd of February, 2014 I wrote this blog post.

To sum it up, the stupid pump on the stupid water tank had stupidly stopped pumping and the putrid poo was rising in the stupid toilet.  I was given no conceivable choice but to pay Mr Pumpy Fixitman $800 to get my plumbing pumping.

At that time I made the bold pronouncement … because clearly I am somewhat psychic … that come the 4th of February, 2015 I would be forced to shell out more exorbitant amounts of money on the stupid pump  … because that would be the day the warranty ran out.

Well I managed 7 days of grace … but last night … on the 10th of February, 2015 … no doubt brought on by the absence of Hubby … I discovered this:



I sent a text to Hubby in the vain hope that he would tell me it was something I could ignore.


So call them I did.

"Oh yeah … that sounds like the connector joint … $440 … I'll be there this arvo."



And that's all I have to say about that!!

Sunday, 8 February 2015

A picture's worth 1000 words … week 6 ...

A photo a day … every day … in 2015.



Day 32:  Coffee break … anyone??



Day 33:  Light on the lights.



Day 34:  A tree I saw on my evening walk … the tree's not at all shocking … the fact that I went for an evening walk was.



Day 35:  Hanging by a thread.



Day 36:  And he STILL can't hear me when I ask him to tidy his room.



Day 37:  Pink rose … blue sky.



Day 38:  Looking moody and mysterious … okay maybe just moody.

Sunday, 1 February 2015

A picture's worth 1000 words … week 5 ...

A photo a day … every day … in 2015.


Day 25:  Sunset @ Long Jetty … where surprisingly there is a very long jetty.



Day 26:  Happy Australia Day … from Buster the Australian Silky Terrier.



Day 27:  Searching for inspiration.



Day 28:  Master 17's first day of his FINAL YEAR of school!!



Day 29:  Master 14's first day of Year 9 … just 4 years to go.



Day 30:  Watching the day end at our local beach.



Day 31:  The final year of school requires a newly created study area … now let's hope he uses it!

Sunday, 25 January 2015

A picture's worth 1000 words … week 4 ...

A photo a day … every day … in 2015.



Day 18:  Sunday afternoon stroll on the beach.



Day 19:  Raindrops.



Day 20:  For me??



Day 21:  Perfectly pretty.



Day 22:  An apple a day …



Day 23:  Rosebud.



Day 24:  Master 17 and his Significant Other.

Sunday, 18 January 2015

A picture's worth 1000 words … week 3 ...

A photo a day … every day … in 2015.



Day 11:  Pensive Buster.



Day 12:  Self portrait.



Day 13:  Lanterns.



Day 14:  Hydrangea … trying to flower.



Day 15:  Oh dear … he's officially licensed to drive … I'm sensing stressful times ahead.



Day 16:  I'm on corporate wife duty at the tennis.



Day 17:  The Sydney Harbour Bridge … as you may or may not have seen it before.



Sunday, 11 January 2015

A picture's worth 1000 words … week 2 ...

A photo a day … every day … in 2015.


Day 4:  Blue is my favourite hue.



Day 5:  My sister's Jamie Oliver … AKA The foster dog that never left.



Day 6:  Down at the waterfront.



Day 7:  Stuffing their faces at the movies.



Day 8:  Daisies make me smile.



Day 9:  Rose!



Day 10:  Him!


Sunday, 4 January 2015

A picture's worth 1000 words … week 1 ...

 A photo a day … every day … in 2015.

Here we go … once I hit publish I've committed myself to another year … wish me luck!



Day 1:  Someone was feeling the love on New Year's Day.



Day 2:  It's official … the world's gone MAD … Hot X Buns on the 2nd of January!



Day 3:  Sometimes you just need a little help.