Goodreads

Have been quiet on this blog, but nothing much happens around here, honestly.

Nothing I want to talk about anyway!

Have joined a new site called Goodreads. It's a bookreaders social networking site.
Apparently I can invite friends to join by giving them this link.

Better late than never

I didn't realise it's been two weeks since my last post. Time does fly. I have been threatened with dire consequences if I say how lovely it was to have a weekend without "piano practice" while Sis and Ganeida were away camping, but I will anyway. I think the piano is the worst instrument in existence, I even prefer plastic recorders. I have suggested that Ditz brings her flute or violin in- stead, but that only worked once. Maybe earplugs will help.

Our cricketers beat the Indians again, tho neither side got a big score.

Played darts last wednesday. Barneveld I am not. Think the wheelchair is a trifle low for the job, but it was fun.

Wallpaper

Putting Ditz's dotty painting on my desktop reminded me of my hunt for my previous theme.

I was hunting for an andy warhol theme as I am hoping to see the exhibition at the cultural centres art gallery (if Sis an Ganeida make it back after camping. lol)

The warhol theme reminded me of a painting I had always liked but didn't know the name of. After describing the painting in google discovered it is called "American Gothic" and was painted in the 1930's.

Have found a theme of it and, until I put Ditz's picture up, was alternating it with the warhol theme. I get bored after a week or two and change the theme.

Recovering

Having pulled myself together due to the win in the 20/20, I decided to write again. The only interesting happening lately is seeing an insect that looks exactly like a live leaf. I thought it was a leaf at first as we had a stiff wind blowing, but his Lordship was too interested for it to be just a leaf, so took another look. It was remarkable how like a leaf it looked. The body was the colour of a live green leaf and even the legs were painted a twiggy colour. It was on the front door mat, and the coirlike texture helped the leaflike illusion. I couldn't get Sis's camera phone to turn on, so had to wait for it to charge. Sis being the arty one the picture will be on her blog when she has painted it.

cricket loss

Am in mourning. Yesterday the Oz cricket team were beaten by India. Ok, I know we lead the series 2-1, but a loss is a loss. And they were on target for their 17th straight win too. I will just have to watch the "Yes Minster" dvd set I got for Chrissie and wait for the next game on thursday. Hopefully it was just a setback and we can take the Series out. Here's hoping.

Books

Added blogspot blogs to my yahoo page. Easiest way to keep up with my favourite blogs. Then discovered Creation On The Web has a rss feed, so added it too. Bad move! They had a couple of articles on C.S.Lewis, so everything stopped while I read them. Don't like his novels, but find his non-fiction interesting. Same with Dorothy L. Sayers. Strangely, books I enjoy I usually don't like as films or on T.V. but books I don't like I sometimes find make good viewing.

Another Dead Jug

Jug we were given has died. Suddenly and without warning. Starting to think it might be the powerboard actually. Will have to wait for next shopping trip, today week. Until then its back to the microwave :(