Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Reflections


Mrsgunka sent us this beautiful photographic essay by Tom Hussey. She wrote: 

"This is really great.  My mind says I'm 40 but the mirror says different. Gonna quit looking in the mirror. It is too depressing. Guess I need a longer dressing table and a picture of Rita Hayworth over the mirror. Bless Amy!"











Thank you, MrsG.

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Time to party!

Another year gone... Out with the old, in with the new!




These fireworks were a lovely welcome to the new year in Melbourne:


Let the party begin! Happy 2014, my very dear friends!



Monday, 30 December 2013

Two fairytales

View sent us the first one and I found the second of these fairytales:

Once upon a time, a Prince asked a beautiful Princess, "Will you marry me?" The Princess said, "No!!!" And the Prince lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and dated skinny long-legged full-breasted women and hunted and fished and raced cars and went to naked bars and dated ladies half his age and drank whiskey, beer and Captain Morgan and never heard bitching and never paid child support or alimony and dated cheerleaders and kept his house and guns and ate spam and potato chips and beans and blew enormous farts and never got cheated on while he was at work and all his friends and family thought he was friggin cool as hell and he had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up. The end.
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Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. 

The frog hopped into the princess's lap and said: "Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am, and then, my sweet, we can marry and setup housekeeping in yon castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so." 

That night, the princess dined sumptuously on a repast of lightly sautéed frog's legs seasoned in a white wine and shallot cream sauce. The end.

Sunday, 29 December 2013

Bed & Breakfast with a difference

There's a B&B in Marseille called Au Vieux Panier where each of the five rooms is changed every year. Each room is a work of art.

Here's an example, by graffiti artist Tilt:



I think this particular room would give me a headache...

Saturday, 28 December 2013

Animals in awkward places... and they fit!

Amy sent us a load of animal photos, where they seem to find the most awkward places to sit... Thank you, Amy.