Aging Gracefully!

No, it's not about me, but I came across a youtube site where 3 centenarians were interviewed about their age, and their life.

Interestingly enough, one of them was from Eastbourne, and they showed the beach and pier etc.

Please look at the side, on my link list, and go and listen to these people.....2 men and 1 woman. None of them look their age, and are still very active.

Saboteur at work

Yes, it's Henry who is the culprit. Just because he looks all sweet and furry, and likes being petted....don't be fooled!  Show him a cable of any sort, and he will chew it to pieces. The other day he chewed up Amelia's phone charge cable, and last night, he really outdid himself, and chewed through the cable that went into the modem that gives us  the internet.

At first Angus didn't think he could fix it, but after a bit of fiddling, he managed to cut the cable, re-solder all the wires, and cover it with heat-shrink.  Lo and behold....good as new. So they will have to be very wary from now on, as you only have to take your eyes off him for a second, and he finds something to destroy.

But I guess this is part of being a rabbit!!

It's all very well looking so sweet and beguiling, but beneath it all there lurks an assassin's heart!!

Summer is here

Here is a picture of the front of our house. We have had Agapanthas along the fence line ever since we moved here over 30 years ago. They make a good barrier, and are supposed to be slightly fire retardant. Certainly, the stems are full of thick sap. which can turn your hands brown when cutting them.
The display is always beautiful, but then comes the unenviable task of dead-heading them all, to try, as best we can, to prevent the millions of seeds from taking root anywhere.

Not only that, but the heads and stems are deceptively heavy, and usually I end up struggling with barrow-loads to put on the bonfire.
Still, no grumbling....it is only once a year, and the display makes up for that.

Here they are...a good mixture of blue and white. I like the unregimented look!

Happy New Year

Well, here it is....2018!  Where do the years go?
We had a lovely Christmas lunch...actually on Christmas Eve. The weather was cool but sunny, so it was out in the garden, and the bonus was, barely any flies to bother us. There was plenty to eat and drink, and the conversation went on for hours. This year there was no turkey and traditional food, but loads of glazed baked chicken wings, courtesy of Amelia, and salads, followed by the inevitable pavlova and trifle....especially for Jim.
 So all in all, a very enjoyable day.

On Boxing day, Angus and Amelia went off on holiday for a week, and I baby-sat Henry the rabbit. They stayed 2 nights at the Canberra zoo. Not actually in the zoo, but with rooms adjoining animal enclosures. Their's overlooked the giraffes, as you can see!!

Nosy Giraffe

Likes the taste of Amelia's dress!

I had a few photos too from Summie and Fraser, and they went to Southbank for New Years' Eve to watch the fireworks. I also had a picture from them as small children. How charming. Have they changed at all?  Just a tad I would say.

No prizes for guessing who is who!

Here is a picture of them both (as they are today), when bringing in the New Year at Southbank. There was a beautiful firework display as always, all along the Yarra and incorporating all the buildings in the CBD.

Here is just a small part of the firework display, as taken by Summie.