Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Dublin takes the family for a drive

GrannyJ sent us a video:

Just got this from my sister and it brought a smile to my face. I am kind of partial to it because it is the spitting image of Dublin- and the little one looks just like he did when I got him as a puppy. I could not resist.

[Make sure the sound is on.]



Thank you, GJ.

Monday, 4 August 2014

Weird album covers

A friend posted one of these covers on Facebook as a joke and it inspired me to look for a few more examples of extraordinary artwork on album covers. Not even classical music escaped!















This last one is rather good. I'm sure View would appreciate the visual groaner...


Sunday, 3 August 2014

Billy in Munich

I can't remember if I've mentioned that our Billy moved to Munich with his German girlfriend. They moved about two months ago and are enjoying it.

They seem to be getting into all sorts of things and have done an 80km bike ride to raise funds for Unicef. Billy looked a little bit tired at the end of it:


They also enjoy their breakfast on their apartment's balcony. With so many trees around it, the sound of birds singing is a great start to the day.


Billy will start a German course tomorrow (trying to learn the language on his own was proving to be a challenge). He posted this video on Facebook to illustrate how different it is from other languages:



We hope to visit them in September. It should be interesting to compare Munich to Leipzig, which we visited in 2008. We spent Christmas with Sandra's family and can't remember eating so much in our lives! Sandra's mom is an accomplished cook, but she overdid it a bit. We had several meals each day and they were all enormous!

We can't wait to see both of them again. The last time they were here together was in 2012. Here they are, at the Soirée Européenne.


While we count the days until September, we'll practice some German.

Guten tag!

Friday, 1 August 2014

This is MY very very very fine house!

Sleuth sent us a couple of photos of her cats. The first one shows Thelma (formerly Piglet) very comfortable in her very very very fine house (à la Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young).


Then Doorframe decided to move in and Thelma was not amused...

                                                          Squatter!

Thank you, Sleuth. Your home is never dull with all the little squabbles between your assortment of pets!

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

This cat's got talent

The audio on this video was cleverly added and the result is quite hilarious.

Enjoy!

Monday, 28 July 2014

No matter what

My sister sent me this photo, a favourite of hers, and now mine too...


Sunday, 27 July 2014

Sister Mary Katherine

View sent us this very funny joke. Thanks, View!

Sister Mary Katherine entered the Monastery of Silence.
 
The Priest said, "Sister, this is a silent monastery. You are welcome here as long as you like, but you may not speak until directed to do so."
 

Sister Mary Katherine lived in the monastery for 5 years before the Priest said to her, "Sister Mary Katherine, you have been here for 5 years. You may speak two words."
 
Sister Mary Katherine said, "Hard bed."
 
"I'm sorry to hear that," the Priest said, "We will get you a better bed."
 
After another 5 years, Sister Mary Katherine was summoned by the Priest. "You may say another two words, Sister Mary Katherine."
 
"Cold food," said Sister Mary Katherine, and the Priest assured her that the food would be better in the future.
 
On her 15th anniversary at the monastery, the Priest again called Sister Mary Katherine in to his office. "You may say two words today."
 
"I quit," said Sister Mary Katherine.
 
"It's probably best," said the Priest, "You've done nothing but bitch since you got here." 


Friday, 25 July 2014

Road kill, the latest in hair fashion!

Today's post is a bit earlier than usual because I'm blogging from the iPad and can't schedule the post for later. We're about to leave the house, as Peter has a medical appointment in Tulle.

Now, this guy is taking hair fashion to extremes, eh?


Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Making a first impression

I found these spectacular doors on a Brazilian site called IdeiaFixa. I selected 20 doors, but there are a few more on the site. Enjoy!

Burano, Italy

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kopenhagen, Denmark

Montmartre, Paris

Rabat, Morocco

Valparaiso, Chile

Somewhere in Japan

Sardinia, Italy

Balearics, Spain

Funchal, Portugal

Soho, NY

Toronto, Canada

Bali, Indonesia

Peking, China

Northumberland, UK

Valloria, Italy

Miami, Florida

Sintra, Portugal

Piemonte, Italy

German Alps