Drifting through life

 I saw something that made me sad, One of our beautiful rainbow lorikeets has died. I don't ever see any cats in that particular street, and a cat wouldn't leave a whole bird behind. Possibly it was hit by a car. I hope it died quickly and didn't suffer. Edited to add this picture from the internet: For Hels: live rainbow lorikeets so you can see how pretty they are.

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. A short selection today of photos from the twins recent birthday party, where guests were asked to wear their best or favourite "onesies". I don't have one and wasn't going to ride the bus in my pyjamas! Wackadoo, the twins are two! Bluey and friends decorated the room the kid size table loaded with small presents fruit salad to nibble while other things got cooked suasages and onions to be eaten with bread and tomato sauce

  The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by Charlotte and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. building 2. tailfeather 3. trees 4. metal 5. cloak 6. linen  and/or:  1. boots 2. ring 3. spirit 4. opera mints 5. phone 6. whole Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: light ivory Here is my story. The light ivory linen curtain was yanked aside rather roughly to reveal a slightly wobbly stage setting with artificial trees in pots fronting a cardboard building decorated to resemble a castle. The foreground “lake” looked

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. blog friend Iris posted recently about the colours of the 70s with all the oranges, lime greens and sunshine yellows, so I hunted up this old photo from 1977, with the orange curtain, the orange bedspread over the orange sofa (much easier to wash a bedspread than a couch) and the orange and pink and white cushion. That's my older son M. this beautiful clock which I saw in an episode of "White Collar" has some orange and this h

  The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by Charlotte and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. harvest 2. golden 3. moon 4. gentle 5. cut 6. stones  and/or:  1. order 2. panic 3. quince 4. roses 5. solilioquy 6. table Also including Charlotte's colour of the month which is light ivory. Here is my story: It had been a good growing season and the harvest had come in just right, enough to feed the family, enough to store for the coming winter and a bit left over to sell or trade. Jethro looked over his fields with pride, the w

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. Read this text before scrolling down please: "Gen went up to J and said a heap of stuff in toddler language, then said ok?  When he said ok, she said ok back and went off to hang the washing.  She must have been asking if she could first." It's a big job but mum could use the help this is fun almost done last one In my garden: the Jades (Crassula) are flowering the aeoniums are so dense only one of the three planter pots is vis