Lutra's pond.

The cubs handle sickness in different ways. One will just lie there quietly, while the other will - loudly - tell me how sick he's feeli...

And finally the Snupin's been posted! Hoorah! Rated R , cos it's a bit rude (but not overly so.) Lord Rakehell (Link goes to the a...

My local library has a small but intersting range of DVDs. I picked up Fritz Lang's 'M' (1931). Even with the overstated perfor...

Tch, been very difficult to shift the cubs these past few mornings. Not that I blame them, it's been jolly cold. <smirk> Saw this ...

Awww . KittenKong will leave the warmth of the fire to come and sit on me. It must be love... Yay! Finished the Snupin ! And at 24 pages I t...

It's always nice to know your children are actually listening to your random outbursts what you say. One of the cubs was watching tell...

Yes, as the previous - bright yellow - entry proclaims (thanks, Joules!), it was Mother's Day here in the Antipodes. I didn't get br...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Blimey, it's Friday already? Sheesh. And Mum told me today there's only 5 weeks 'til the next school holidays. That threw me. Th...

Soulsis et al came 'round for a visit yesterday. The cubs were very happy to see their cousins and the sprogs all more or less played h...

Oops. Been a while... Heh, well, the SFSG rewrite's ground to a halt cos I'm having too much fun with a Snupin at the moment. I...

<happy sigh> I watched Velvet Goldmine today, first time in months. I forget how much I love that movie. The interactions and tangled...

The cubs really enjoy The Order of the Stick but they miss a lot of the D&D based jokes. They've responded enthusiastically to thei...

Curriculum day, today - tacked on to the Easter long-weekend; woohoo! - so the cubs and I went to see Ice Age 2 . Fun movie, pure fluff, but...

I've been watching a series on ABC, Little by Little , a documentary about the development of the Dusty Springfield musical. Hee, well,...

Eurgh . Don't like cheap Easter chocolate - it's gritty . <shudder> But some of the wrappers are so pretty. It's not a com...

Monster trucks. I just don't get it . <scratching head> Is it... is it like grotesquely huge breast implants? Repulsive yet you c...

I joyfully perform The Dance of the Returning Vegetables! Brussel sprouts and asparagus are coming back into season! : ) Had some good wee...

Hee, so yes, Penny and I went to the Closing Ceremony. It was fun , though the evening had a bit of a rocky start, a slight communications m...

Weee ! I'm going to the Closing Ceremony! Soulsis - as one of the artistes - got tickets! <excited> Why am I excited? Cos in the ...