Appearances to the contrary ....

I am not dead. Some days I feel as though I am. I have just been doing much thinking and organising. I still haven't finished organising the studio in the garage. Just little things that need storage that I do not have. It is frustrating. But I am getting there. Hopefully by the end of this week.

I have a new horse, my Arabian mare. Her name is Stephanique but we just call her Steph. She is a real character and has happily settled in with Her Ladyship, the ex-racehorse. I have photos on my mobile phone, so will have to download them soon. She is 26 years old, fit as a fiddle and can raise a trot with the best of them. Tail up over her back and she thinks she can outrun Her Ladyship. That is so funny. (Reminder to self: learn to put vidoes on Youtube and onto blog. It isn't rocket science!)

My eldest son came at the end of February and is still here. He has a job in a warehouse, where they unload containers and stuff for companies to pick up. He also drives a forklift. He is very tired most days when he comes home. He has to start at 6.00 am of a morning.

I am going to try and update all my blogs over the next few days, work on photographs and maybe even a video. I am much more motivated and the worst of the depression seems to have gone. Getting sick last year was the downer and it has taken me this long to feel well again.

until again ...

I missed ..

Starbug - our new kitten

a day, but not to worry.  As I still have no real news.  Although I had to take two of our cats to the vet this morning.  The new kitten had to have her stitches removed from her neutering operation.  But the ginger x-tom has had a sore paw for a while.  He actually went to the vets about two weeks ago.  He was given some painkillers and anti-inflamatory tablets.  He was going okay, then three days ago he was hobbling without putting his paw down at all.  He is just miserable.  The vet is positive that he has only torn a muscle and needs confinement for a few weeks.  

It is funny seeing the vet as a small animal vet, as I am used to him coming out and tending my horses.  I can use horse jargon with him, but I don't really know much about cat physiology or anatomy and I am going to have to learn.  

The new kitten is a lovely white colour with ginger and black patches on her back.  She has a faded ginger chin, and faded ginger spots behind her hocks and front pads.  She has a lovely huge foxtail that you have to see to believe.  And she is so very bright, especially for a cat and considering she is only six months old, it really amazes me.

She also has a blue eye and a yellow eye, as you can see in the photo above.

A little Something every day ...

Seriously, there is such a lack of news here that I am only blogging to get myself back into the habit.  We watched Nemesis last night, in preparation for the new movie.  The differences are really chalk and cheese and then some.  But I am really excited about the new movie.  

I finished an art work, and I promise I will photograph some of my recent work and load it onto Bilum very soon.  I will let you know when.  Also pickkies of the new kitten.  Starbug.

That's it ...

School holidays ...

So the grandsons and Sunnyboy have been on school holidays.  The first week it rained and the second week their Uncle took them to a movie.  They spent most of their time playing with their Mum's Wii.  (so is it called Wiiing?)  They have been playing with racing cars on the Wii and the carry on is as much as if they were really driving them.  Of course the game comes with a steering wheel for each player and it is quite amusing to watch them.

Once Mum comes home she shoos them off it and sits there playing her own game with has about the worst game music I have ever heard, long and boring, same tune over and over.  Still it isn't as noisy as the boys.  

Saturday was ANZAC day, so today (Monday) is a public holiday and the teachers have a "student free day" so they don't go back to school till Wednesday.  And this is counted as week 1 of term 2 by the department.  

Still the really main thing is the Daughter is working now, and after three months will be made permanent.  

I suppose I should be thinking more deeply about what I am going to be doing to earn a few pennies.  I will have to think hard - and fast - about that. 

Still in the land of the living ... sort of ...

Sorry its been a while and I still wont be writing much.  Just to let you know I am still here.

Never made it to Queensland for various reasons and still here on the farm.  The old person moved out and has a government flat about two kms down the road.  My sister is here with Sunnyboy.  My oldest son is also here for a while.  He was having problems in Queensland and felt a sojourn with Mum would be a good thing. lol.

The daughter got a job and works part time at the moment.  When her three months trial period is over they might give her longer hours.  It isn't all that far away from here and so very convenient. 

I am not working per se, but babysitting the boys for the daughter and getting ready to invite people over to my "Studio" to teach mixed media arts.  

I have loads of ideas for my blogs, so just give me a while and it will be up and running again.

cya

News

Well Christmas has come and gone, a mad rush right up until the last moment.  I left my job and it still hasn't sunk in.  I guess maybe next week when the others go back I might feel a bit adrift.  I am going to the City tomorrow and I am quite nervous about it.  Silly, I know, but there you go.

The old person has a two bedroom flat in Leumeah for the moment, and seems to have settled in quite well.  We got him a mobile phone so that he can make and receive calls.  It is cheaper than having a line phone, as it is prepaid.  He still comes over to do washing and generally annoy us.  We didn't see much of him while the X was here, but the X is bad enough anyhow.  Having to deal with two of them at the same tame is very frustrating.  It wasn't particularly jealousy, but more like just dislike.  The old person is not a sociable person and the X is from my "past", so it worked out well.

We also had two of my other grandchildren here, my oldest son's daughter and youngest son.  The older boy elected to go to his gran's place in Port Pirie, but I think he was having it a bit rough with one of his aunties there.  

It was super having so many children around for Christmas.  Christmas should be shared with kids, and it seems to make it more fun.  I do not cook at Christmas, I buy some cooked chooks, some premade salads and paper plates and plastic cutlery.  We rounded up a big box and put a garbage bag into it and it was fine.  That all of it should be so easy.  The X actually bought food as well for the day and the Missus made a fruit cake which was really nice.  

I will put in a link on the side to my new blog which I am keeping for public viewing, this will remain a close family blog, not for public.  I will update all of them during the week.  Look out for more announcements.

Quick note ...

Just a quick hello, as I have been back working full time and not had time to scratch my butt.

I went to the funeral of the husband of my supervisor at work.  It was nicely done at a funeral home out at Leppington - behind Denman Court.  It was very sad, and it was hard greeting her afterwards, but I couldn't not greet her.  I hand stamped a nice card for her and gave it too her.

She has been off two weeks.  The Boss's secretary phoned her and she said she just was not up to being with people.  I feel so very sad for her.

The Americans are in the process of voting for their new President.  Whoever they choose the weight of the world is going to be on that person's shoulders.  If it is Mr McCain, things should naturally progress from how they are now, but I have a nasty feeling if Mr Obama gets in things could get very bad.  

I think either way Australia will probably fare reasonably well, but it will not be easy in the present circumstances.

Did I mention I handed in my paper work to leave work in December?  I think I did.   I still do not regret it and hope that it will work out to be wise and move forward from there.

I am teaching myself a new computer language - Python - and it is fairly straight forward.  I am learning the concepts of Object Orientation which although I know what it is, I have not done in previous languages.  I want to use it to do gaming programming and multimedia in 3D.  I will keep you posted how it all goes.

Must go, but next weekend after another full week of work, I will post a longer item and pass more opinions.  I have also started up a fun blog which you can find here.  So till next time ...