Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Friday, October 27, 2023

Another Day

These are a delicious and highly nutritious snack!

I started a couple of new pieces of art …


Watched a couple of fluffy Netflix movies.

Finished writing a letter to Chicklet and sent it.

Received a call from The Motivator.

Played with Harley.

Cooked nothing!





I am listening to Harley snoring and it’s time for me to sleep.

Nite all.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

A Little Bit

I was a little bit productive today.

I did some washing - that was a pretty desperate requirement. With three adults in the house, it can be tricky, between days we are not at home and days when the other two are washing clothes, bedding, towels and bathroom linen etc., finding a day where the machine is not in use is a test of my luck.

I made a batch of colloidal silver …

Colloidal silver is one of my many magic potions. On the weekend, the gum under my aching tooth became infected. The infection travelled down my neck into my glands and my throat. It hurt to swallow and to turn my head left or right.

My tooth was fine, it was just the gum giving me grief.

I swished and swallowed home made colloidal silver every couple of hours, rubbed clove oil all around the gum and put a poultice of caster oil on my neck for 4 hours. 

After two days, the pain and swelling were almost all gone.

Today, there is no sign that there was ever a problem.

Magic potions.

I did some more in my art journal …


I’m going to have to work hard to get these looking decent, but I think I can do it.

I received some lovely new pics of little Hazie …


I just want to give her the biggest squeezy hug. She is divine.

I baked a chicken and veg with home made gravy for dinner.

Of course I had lots of play time with Harley.

It’s time for me to sleep now.





Nite all.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Another Hump Day

It's 1977. My Mum and Dad are roaring with laughter and this is why …

Q . Paul, what is a good reason for pounding meat?

A. Paul Lynde: Loneliness! (The audience laughed so long and so hard it took up almost 15 minutes of the show!)


Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it?

A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn’t neglected.


Q. Do female frogs croak?

A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.


Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?

A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.


Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years?

A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.


Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?

A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.


Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?

A.. Rose Marie: No, wait until morning.


Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?

A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.


Q. What are 'Do It,' 'I Can Help,' and 'I Can't Get Enough'?

A.George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment.


Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking?

A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget.


Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?

A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.


Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year?

A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries.


Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score?

A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.


Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet?

A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom.


Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?

A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out.


Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do?

A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark?


Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?

A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark..


Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?

A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army.


Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do?

A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.


Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?

A. Charley Weaver: His feet.


Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed?

A. Paul Lynde: Point and laugh.


Had a couple of hours in the Bay before we picked up the FROG box and arrived home in time for a late lunch.

Harley play and quiz shows filled my afternoon and I didn’t have to cook dinner. BGWLBH was full of late lunch, Adoring Husband ate leftover curried chicken and I had melted cheese on toast.

I am feeling a bit weary so it’s sleep time for me.







Nite all.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Twoday 😋

Spent Monday in The Bay doing a decent grocery shop and finding other goodies from Office Works, Petbarn, Nana’s Pantry, Spotlight, Bakery, Newsagent, Butcher and Su Jus Cafe.

On the trip INTO The Bay, we came *this* close to dying in a car accident!

Some crazy fool decided to overtake us at high speed playing chicken with an oncoming cement truck. It was close enough to make my heart attempt to leave my chest and cause physical pain in my belly. I honestly don’t know how he missed. There was only inches in it and if he’d hit, there would have been carnage with multiple cars involved, including us!

Idiot.

Curry chicken for dinner that night.

Today was meditation day. Unfortunately, there was an unplanned blackout halfway through so we meditated in the dark and without fans so it got warmer by the minute and we were pleased when time was up and we could step outside into the fresh air.

We all decided to give Qigong a miss. It would have been very unpleasant in the warm hall. Instead, The Gypsy, Heart of Gold and I sat outside and chatted for a couple of hours.

It was great to catch up with Heart of Gold who had just returned from a 2 month road trip. There was a lot to talk about.

I was home by lunch and took Harley out to play before I made myself a sandwich and cup of tea. My afternoon was spent in front of the TV and planning my next artwork.

Taco Tuesday.

Tomorrow might be swim day. The pool water is lovely.








Nite all.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Day of Rest

It was a late start for me.

Harley didn’t wake me until 7.35am and Adoring Husband had already started cooking breakfast so Harley and I went straight outside to play around the pool.

After an hour, I came inside to do some art. Almost finished …

I watched a couple of nice fluffy Netflix movies and dozed on the couch.

Chicken Pot Pie for dinner.

Sunday done and dusted.

I’m up for an early night.








Nite all.