Dune and Doris!

Huh?

Dune and Doris, lady hell!I didn’t recognize or understand it either time Nanny said it, but when she pointed her cartoonishly tiny hand towards the living room door when repeated, I got it-and shut it. It being, the door ( Read more... )

This is something we have been saying for several years. I was, however, unwilling to pay some dirtbag breeder who sees animals as a commodity, and while I love the idea of rescuing, I'm also aware that some rescues are traumatised to an extent that makes it really hard to socialise them to hoomans and other dog persons. Or to a happy life. I'm ( Read more... )

The last of the good-bye meals was last night. The 3 suitcases are nearly packed; ditto the two carry-ons (yay for Gold status and extra luggage allowances). There's also the final load of laundry, tidying up, a quick grocery shop so Himself has some food when he gets back next week from his Dad's in Ireland. Then it's off to the airport late this ( Read more... )

It was, as it turns out, the quietest Eurovision party we've hosted. I, for one, appreciated everyone having a comfy chair and being able to move about. Six of us in total. The pot luck was its usual plethora of food, little of it healthy (nom nom nom). The company? Era stupendo!

We did a few things a bit different this year too. With such a small ( Read more... )

Another day, another semi-final. Woo hoo!  As I did for Tuesdays event (where I was spot on, first time evar), here's my predilections for tonight.

Sure qualifiers
Serbia - amazing performer with a huge diaspora behind him singing a very good song. There are 5 ex-Yugos in tonight's semi-final: how the fook did that happen?
Sweden - the hot favourite ( Read more... )

'ere me now mon. There be a lot join' on in me life ri' now. So no fancy dancy sidewalk social scientism is in da cards.

Thus, here's my cheap and cheerful predictions for the qualifiers from today's first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Easily qualifying:

1. Ireland - because team Jedward makes an effort and they understand it's all about: 1 ( Read more... )

Now you're just somebody that I used to blow.

Somebody.

I used to blow.

Somebody.

Yup. Definitely. 

Pas par pas, heure par heure, jour par jour

And the plot thickens...