Saturday, 16 September 2017

"Just because" party

GrannyJ and QoS are hosting a party today just because life is still good and we still enjoy our friends despite natural, political and any other disasters. As promised, I provided the room and some silly cakes. Big thanks to the two enterprising, generous ladies. Have fun!











Thursday, 14 September 2017

Charming trios

View sent me these photos aaaages ago. I hope he'll give us an update about his health some time soon. We miss him...















Monday, 11 September 2017

Books you can't read...


You can't read them because this bookcase is in fact a quilt! I spy an all time favourite among the "books." 84 Charing Cross Road was made into a gem of a movie, starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. 

[All the people we know in Florida are safe, including GrannyJ's incredibly stubborn nephew...]

Thursday, 7 September 2017

Shoo, Irma! Go away!

I haven't been posting anything lately because I've been preoccupied with this blasted hurricane that's heading to Florida. 

Dora is in Brazil and was due back on the 10th (not gonna happen!). My niece Laurita wet to Orlando with her hubby and children last night. It took them seven hours to get there...

Lolô and Silvia had all the storm shutters fitted, including on Dora's windows. They're going to stay together in Lolô's house as it's the safest, being a bungalow.
 

They have a generator, loads of food, water, and also gas for cooking. They live in a good neighbourhood, away from the evacuation zones. It's going to be an adventure for Silvia's girls, who are 8 and 10. Lolô's daughter is 19. They'll play games and have fun stuff going on to pass the time.

Our CC is heading to a safe area, to a house with storm shutters, outside the evacuation zone. The only person we're still worried about is GrannyJ's nephew, who lives in some kind of shack in the middle of nowhere a bit north of Orlando. Still, if despite of damage to property on the islands there weren't too many casualties, considering the violence of the storm, people in the States should be a tad safer... Fingers crossed.

On a lighter note, Peter and I have been going to parties to celebrate our friend Hilary's birthday. Tuesday we had dinner at the lake: 



Yesterday we gathered in a friend's garden. Hilary looks happy:





Sunday, 3 September 2017

Birthday!

Happy birthday, 1smartcanerican! Have a great day! I selected some cakes that reflect your enthusiasm for a plant based diet. We couldn't have a party without chocolate cake... Cacao is a plant, no? The teacup cakes are pretty...









Saturday, 2 September 2017

A rare event

The Atacama desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth. It looks absolutely spectacular in full bloom after some rain:






Thursday, 31 August 2017

Following instructions


A 65-year-old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk. 
The receptionist said, 'Yes sir, what are you seeing the doctor for today?' 
'There's something wrong with my dick', he replied. 
The receptionist became irritated and said, 'You shouldn't come into a crowded waiting room and say things like that. ' 
'Why not, you asked me what was wrong and I told you,' he said.
The receptionist replied; 'Now you've caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and discussed the problem further with the doctor in private.' 
The man replied, 'You shouldn't ask people questions in a roomful of strangers, if the answer could embarrass anyone. The man walked out, waited several minutes, and then re-entered.
The receptionist smiled smugly and asked, 'Yes??' 
'There's something wrong with my ear,' he stated.
The receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice.. 'And what is wrong with your ear, sir?' 
'I can't piss out of it,' he replied.