The Chicago Trip, Part 2
Having been to IKEA, the next goal for me was to find a Walmart to buy a Yoga mat, and then make my way to the Outlets for new shoes from the Adidas Outlet, and they did not disappoint. The instant...
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After what proved to be a very long Friday, Saturday came early, with alarms set left, right and centre as to make sure I was out of my hotel room in time to get to my 9AM yoga session, and I was...
View ArticleThe Chicago Trip – Part 4
After a full day in the city, and plenty of activity, it was time to head home in one way or another :) The day started with some planespotting out into the still-gloomy skies outside, but there were...
View ArticleA Quick One
Adding just one Aunt to the mix can add in a LOT of unexpected events. The other day we both had the day off so we went out for a lovely 5km walk near Vincentia, then we ended up going into the...
View ArticleThese are Not Chickens…
Hi folks, Sephyroth here...Snoskred is very busy with her job, so asked for me to pop in with a little surprise. :) Earlier this summer, we were graced with the presence of this lovely couple of ducks...
View ArticleSomething I Bought In August
Above you see some of my rings which once fit me like a dream. In particular my favourite triangle Mystic Topaz. Thanks to protein shakes I am 25kg lighter but that also means many of my favourite...
View ArticleSo Much Happening
Half of it I can't talk about here, and the other half I haven't had the time or energy to talk about here. So let us go back in time to Christmas Day. After just one year of hosting Christmas, The...
View ArticleCarter Hangs Out
Carter used to like sitting in the recliner but he decided it would be cooler to hang out with all my favourite knick knacks.. I don't think this would be a comfortable place for your regular human...
View ArticleI should be doing a million other things but..
instead I would like to sit here and update you on the goings on. How did this begin? Back in March 2021, I talked with my sister as my parents flat out refused to go to the doctor at all, for...
View ArticleVale Papa
Photo by Ian Turnell on Pexels.com My Dad peacefully passed away at home on Thursday the 9th of December 2021. Words will never explain my feelings towards my extraordinary Dad. As a young person I...
View ArticleAdventures With Mother
She's been my Mother for just over 47 years now which means I have to change my twitter bio from thirtysomething to fortysomething. And in this time I have got to know her reasonably well but even so,...
View ArticleCalm After The Storm
Photo by Asad Photo Maldives on Pexels.com Sometimes things are simply not meant to be - because a better thing is waiting. Jerry: Ah, I'm kinda soured. George: You're soured? Jerry: Yeah, I'm soured....
View ArticleTorches
One of the hard parts of the next 40 or so days for me is going to be spending a lot of time at Dad's house. I should call it that because he really truly adored that place. But he loved every house...
View ArticleChanging Names
Why, Taubmans? Why would you change the name of your most excellent exterior paint from Taubmans Endure to Taubmans Allweather? When we built the chicken coop way back in 2011 we chose Taubmans Endure...
View ArticleI can’t believe it.
Wednesday morning the other half got a call from Mum. She'd fallen and she couldn't get up. He was already up and dressed so he jumped in his car and drove over, I got up and threw clothes on as fast...
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