SUNDAY CHATTER

 

Hello everyone,

I had a day off yesterday as I`m was feeling just a bit down, most likely it was just one of those days, what with the gloomy weather we`ve been having.  It`s been so very grey, with no sign of the thing they call the sun at all.  I feel much better today, the sun was in evidence and it was unseasonally mild.  Not that it lasted very long, a cool wind started blowing and brought cloud cover and coolers temperatures, but it was nice while it lasted.  I walked Jake past the vet`s surgery with my CV clutched in my hand.  I didn`t expect them to be open but I thought they might have an external mailbox but they didn`t so I`ll have to drop it in tomorrow.  We walked on through the alley into Church Lane where we came across an almost tame blackbird.  It didn`t move until we were almost on top of it and then only into the hedgerow, it sat on a branch, no more than two feet away from me and regarded me with his beady eye.  I find blackbirds fascinating, I know they are plain and very common but they seem special somehow.  I see them in the garden all the time and have to laugh when they fight over who has the biggest worm. Last week I saw two of them tear a worm in half during a squabbel!

Danny stayed here last night and he wanted a break from his flat.  Now he has to move he has been spending time cleaning and making sure there is no damage.  He doesn`t want the landlord saying this or that needs doing and then knocking the cost off of his deposit.  Yesterday I checked through the flat`s inventory with him.  Jim repaired the wall where the curtain rail fell down and today he is going back to fix the curtain rail back again.  Danny says it doesn`t feel like home anymore and can`t wait to move out now, which he will do at the end of next month.  The area he lives in is more expensive to rent than if he were to so here.  But he needs to be close to his workplace and his girlfriend Salina.   I do worry about him but he`s told me there`s no need, when has that ever stopped a mother worrying about her son?

I`ve put a new counter on my journal as I thought it would be nice to have one that I like.  Jeannette sent me a site some time ago and I completely forgot about it.  In future J`ll keep an eye on the hits in case I lose it again or even want to change the style to suit the occasion.  The decorating is coming on, slowly because Jim is removing the varnish from the door surrounds and that is taking the time.  The smell of the varnish stripper is vile and the fumes get a bit much for Jim after a while, despite having the windows open.  It doesn`t bother me if it takes a while to get finished because I know it will get doen and there`s more light in the hallway now that hideous wallpaper has gone.  Perhaps I can start a new trend and leave the walls as they are....perhaps not, the walls have seen better days and a plasterer is out of the question this time.  I have ideas and it`ll look great when it`s finished, mark my words!

Well, I`ll say goodbye now. I have dinner to prepare and journals to read.  I hope you`ve all had a good day up till now and are enjoying what`s left of the weekend.  Take care. :o)

 

 

Men versus Women Giggles

How do you get a man to stop biting his nails?
Make him wear shoes.

How do you keep your husband from reading your e-mail?
Rename the mail folder "Instruction Manuals."

How does a man show he's planning for the future?
He buys two cases of beer instead of one.

How many men does it take to open a beer?
None. It should be opened by the time she brings it to the couch.

How many men does it take to tile a bathroom?
Two. If you slice them very thinly.

What do men and mascara have in common?
They both run at the first sign of emotion.

What do you instantly know about a well-dressed man?
His wife is good at picking out clothes.

What's the best way to force a man to do sit ups?
Put the remote control between his toes.

Why do little boys whine?
Because they are practicing to be men.

Why do men like smart women?
Opposites attract.

Why is it good that there are female astronauts?
When the crew gets lost in space, at least the woman will ask for directions.