Footy Time

Footy tipping this week - I am two from two and I’m the only person in the tipping comp who selected Roosters to defeat Bulldogs. With 6 minutes to go Roosters are winning 26-12. All going well, I’ll be three from three and 16 points ahead of my nearest rival!

The neighbours across the road have a dog that has been barking all night. It’s a big dog with a loud, fierce bark, that becomes as annoying as hell after a while.

😩

BGWLBH did a solo trip into The Bay today.

I listened to Adoring Husband snore until about 11am and it was loud enough to send vibrations through the house. Almost as annoying as the dog across the road!

😩

I caught up with some episodes of The Block and watched an Adam Sandler movie.

Good Harley play.

No rain today. Blue sky and sunshine so I did my washing.

On Wednesday, I poached 5 chicken wings and then stored them in the fridge, sealed in the poaching water. All the goodness in the bones and skin of the wings, turned the poaching water into gelatin. I reheated it all and added onion, mushrooms and snow peas. OMG that poaching water turned onto the most delicious broth! I could have drunk a litre of it!

I’ve been watching the footy since 6pm and enjoying it very much!

I think I’ll grab some sleep now.

Nite all.

It’s Been Days

Today (14th August) would have been my father’s 85th birthday. He’s been gone from this world for 28 years and I can’t believe it’s been that long.

My days have been much the same as usual.

Sunday was mostly in front of the TV watching the football, both AFL and NRL. Monday and Wednesday in The Bay. Tuesday was meditation day and two hours sitting by the river chatting with The Gypsy.

Lots of Harley play.

A fair bit of rain.

Plenty of healthy food, teas and supplements.

Nothing else to report.

Nite all.

Words You May or May not Know

A Round of 100 Essential Words for Adults

1. Absquatulate - to sneak away quickly

2. Argle-bargle - loud or silly arguing

3. Balderdash - ridiculous talk

4. Blarney - smooth nonsense

5. Bibble to sip food noisily

6. Blatherskite - one who rambles on senselessly

7. Bloviate - to talk for too long

8. Borborygmus - belly grumble sound

9. Brouhaha - noisy fuss or drama

10. Bumfuzzle - to completely confuse

11. Bumbershoot - another word for umbrella

12. Cahoots - secret teamwork

13. Cantankerous - cranky or moody

14. Cattywampus - crooked or off-center

15. Codswallop - pure nonsense

16. Collywobbles - nervous belly

17. Crapulous - sick from eating or drinking too much

18. Curmudgeon - cranky old soul

19. Dillydally - to waste time lazily

20. Discombobulate - to mix up mentally

21. Donnybrook - intense fight or clash

22. Doohickey - unnamed object or tool

23. Doozy - something impressive

24. Doppelgänger - a look-alike person

25. Dulciloquent - sweet talker

26. Firkin - little wooden barrel

27. Flabbergasted - totally shocked

28. Flibbertigibbet - silly chatterbox

29. Flummox - to completely baffle

30. Folderol - unimportant nonsense

31. Foofaraw - showy fuss

32. Fuddy-duddy - old-fashioned or boring

33. Gallivant - to wander around for fun

34. Gardyloo - heads-up warning shout

35. Gazump - to outbid sneakily

36. Gobbemouche - someone who believes everything

37. Gobbledygook - confusing talk or jargon

38. Gongoozle - to stare aimlessly

39. Gubbins - random small items

40. Higgledy-piggledy - in messy order

41. Hobbledehoy - awkward teenage boy

42. Hodgepodge - jumbled mix

43. Hornswoggle - to trick or fool

44. Hullabaloo - noisy uproar

45. Impignorate - to pawn something

46. Jabberwocky - made-up silly language

47. Jackanapes - cheeky or mischievous person

48. Kerfuffle - minor commotion

49. Kerplunk - splashy thud sound

50. Klutz - clumsy person

51. Lackadaisical - low energy or careless

52. Lambent - softly glowing

53. Lollygag - to waste time idly

54. Malarkey - silly or fake talk

55. Mollycoddle - to overprotect

56. Moxie - bold determination

57. Muckety-muck - self-important big shot

58. Nitwit foolish person

59. Noggin - your head

60. Nudiustertian - the day before yesterday

61. Oxter your armpit

62. Pandiculation - yawning while stretching

63. Panjandrum - someone who acts all-important

64. Persnickety - picky about small details

65. Petrichor - earthy smell after rain

66. Piffle tiny nonsense

67. Pogonotrophy - beard growing

68. Poppycock - silly nonsense

69. Quire 24 sheets of paper

70. Rigmarole - overcomplicated process

71. Salopettes - waterproof ski pants

72. Schadenfreude - joy in others' pain

73. Scuttlebutt - gossip or rumors

74. Shenanigans - playful pranks

75. Shilly-shally - to hesitate

76. Sialoquent - spitty talk

77. Skedaddle - to run away fast

78. Skulduggery - sneaky trickery

79. Skinkersnee - large knife

80. Snollygoster - clever but shady person

81. Snuggery - cozy place

82. Sockdolager - a big blow or win

83. Tarradiddle - harmless fib

84. Tatterdemalion - person in rags

85. Thingamajig - forgotten item's name

86. Tintinnabulation - bell ringing

87. Troglodyte - cave-dweller

88. Ultracrepidarian - one who gives advice on things they know little about

89. Vomitorium - stadium walkway

90. Wabbit - tired or drained

91. Whatchamacallit - you forgot the name

92. Whippersnapper - young upstart

93. Whirligig - toy that spins

94. Widdershins - counterclockwise direction

95. Winklepicker - pointy shoe

96. Woebegone - very sad-looking

97. Yertz - to gulp loudly

98. Yarborough - bad card hand

99. Zoanthropy - thinking you're an animal

100. Zonked - totally worn out

Nite all.

During the Rain

This is a post that I forgot to publish on Saturday …

It has been raining quite steadily for 24 hrs. It has to be around 40mm, probably more.

Harley and I played in the light rain this morning, but this afternoon we stayed undercover playing soccer with the tag ball. The problem with that is the neighbours dogs bark non stop at the fence while we play and she does nothing to stop them. Harley doesn’t bark back. It’s freaking annoying.

We watched a movie called “Jesus Revolution” on Netflix. I enjoyed it. I made Adoring Husband watch it with me and he didn’t fall asleep, which is VERY unusual.

I didn’t even get out of bed until 10am, so by the time I had Harley play and cooked my breakfast of pork and fennel sausages, then watched the movie, it was almost time for the footy to start.

Everybody tipped one game incorrectly today, including me, but right now, I am still in the lead by 12 points! Wahoo!

I’ve been searching for new slow cooker lamb shank recipes and found one done in coconut cream and sweet potato which I’ll try tomorrow. If it’s delicious, I’ll share the recipe here tomorrow night.

Our temperature range was 15°C - 19°C today, but right now, I feel a chill in the air so it’s time for me to slide under the covers.

Nite all.