Got told today that the place where I work is basically closing down. Even made the news…So, means I need to brush up the CV and get myself another job. Unless I sell the car and put it all on the dogs. Yes, it’s just got to work! Oh, maybe not. Miffed as I’m sure [...]

Got the sad but expected news that the legend that was my Great Uncle Herbert has passed away. You may remember my last visit with Cousin. A great character and the last of that line. You will be missed Darky…

Today was the final tidy up of loose ends before 4 glorious days off and a pay day.  The disaster recovery went to plan which is cool as you never really have the time or kit to do it yourself.  Nice to know that in 24 hours and lots of caffeine we would be back [...]

Well I finished work at about 3 Saturday afternoon starting to feel the onset of a cold and got home just in time to shower and shave then be round at Mom’s before I was a dead man. Today was the day of the summer party that had been arranged semi in our honour to [...]

Well here we are again, jetlag has kicked in after a deep sleep has left me wide awake at 3am. Our flight was thankfully uneventful but the length of Millie is very noticeable when she lies flat as a board between the seats and left me with about 6 inches to arrange myself into for [...]

There’s a lot to be said for watching a poor film, dubbed poorly in a language you don’t speak at the end of a long day. Mills and I bowed out early from the reception and I drove on my first freeway. Hairy for a bit when the gps got confused but otherwise an eventless [...]

Words just can’t describe the meaty joy that is grandpa rons tri tip beef slowly bbq’d.  I think that I am currently 30 % beef as a result. Today we hung out having fun in the sun and picked up the tux for Saturday which turned out to be the wrong colour but hey. Tonight [...]

Well Heather is off to Vegas baby for the night and mills and I are having a wonderful time in the yard at rons drawing chalk pictures all over the place and playing hop scotch.  Just felt our first quake 5.4 which as always is a little disturbing but not damaging. Tonight we are playing [...]

While my girls sleep upstairs, I have been up since 5 and have read the morning paper, drank coffee made with coffee mate French vanilla (a flipping taste sensation) and chewed the fat with Ron. Life is good people. Yesterday we mucked about at terri and jims playing in the pool and eating delicious bbq’d [...]

About to hit the hay after a flipping long day. It’s about ten at night here that’s five in gmt so its been a long time since we slept. Flight was great apart from the in flight entertainment being broken and random films shown instead of what you wanted. Watched loads and mills was very [...]