THUNDERSTORM...A BIT OF RAIN!! IN A MESS!! AS USUAL..

HI LADIES....WELL WHILST WRITING THIS LITTLE BLOG...THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A THUNDERSTORM HERE IN OLD MELBOURNE TOWN...AND LOOK AT THE WATER..LITERALLY GOING DOWN THE DRAIN...
WITH THE WATER RESTRICTIONS/DROUGHT ETC...ONE WOULD THINK THERE COULD BE SOME KIND OF PROVISION TO CAPTURE THIS WASTED RAIN WATER??

ANYWAY...NICE TO SEE RAIN ... AND SOME THUNDER & LIGHTENING.. I KNOW THIS IS QUITE USUAL FOR YOU LADIES IN QLD...BUT A MUCH RARER EVENT IN MELBOURNE..

SO WHILST SITTING AT MY LITTLE LAPTOP LISTING STUFF ON EBAY..AND PROBABLY NOT DOING MY TENNIS ELBOW MUCH GOOD RE THE TOTALLY NON ERGANOMIC TABLE MY LAP TOP IS ON...

I HAVE JUST GONE TO MY "EBAY ROOM" AS I CALL IT...AND JUST LOOKED AT THE MESS!! THE STUFF I HAVE TO GET MOTIVATED TO LIST...
AND THEN I LOOKED AT THE ROOM NEXT DOOR...

THIS ROOM USED TO BE MY HUBBIES STUDY...MANY A YEAR AGO...I HAVE REPAINTED IT A RICH APPLE TYPE GREEN...HAD NEW WHITE BLINDS INSTALLED..PAINTED THE BOOKCASE WHITE..
BUT NOW I JUST STORE HEAPS OF BOXES & OTHER JUNK RE EBAY...
I HAVE ALL MY CROSS STITCH GOODIES I SEWED MANY A YEAR AGO FRAMED ... AND HAVE TO GET MOTIVATED TO SELL THE PATTERNS FOR SUCH...!!
PLUS IT HAS LOTS OF MY SONS CERTIFICATES RE THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS ETC...

SO IT DID START OFF AS A STUDY FOR MY HUBBY!! BOOTED HIM OUT TO HIS OFFICE..REPAINTED ETC..AND NOW IT HAS MY CRAFTY STUFF...SONS' CERTIFICATES..
BED FOR A GUEST!!?? AND LOTS OF MY EBAY BOXES (NOT VISIBLE) FOR POSTING STUFF!!!

I THINK EBAY IS QUITE LIKE A CREEPY CRAWLEY MACHINE...IT GRADUALLY SPREADS THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE..! UNLIKE SPREADING ACROSS/& CLEANING A SWIMMING POOL..IT IS GRADUALLY SPREADING ACROSS MY HOUSE!! BUT NOT CLEANING!!

ANYWAY...NICE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE RAIN IN MELBOURNE...AND HAVE BEEN WATCHING ..ON CNN...THE "HORROR" UNFOLDING IN INDIA OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS..

THANK GOODNESS WE LIVE IN AUSTRALIA!!!

TAKE CARE EVERYONE...XXXX ANDREA

IN A TOTAL MESS!! WHAT IS NEW..& A BIT OF RAIN!!

HI EVERYONE...AGAIN!!

I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT MY LAPTOP LISTING LOTS OF BITS & BOBS ON EBAY...IN BETWEEN HAVING MY PHYSIO RE MY TENNIS ELBOW...WHICH I THINK IS GRADUALLY IMPROVING!!

AND COOKING DINNER FOR CHRISTIAN..AND WATCHING FOXTEL CNN..RE THE HORRIFIC BOMBINGS IN INDIA..WHEN WILL ALL THIS EVER END??? MY RAMBLINGS ARE JUST SOO INCONSEQUENTIAL RE WHAT OCCURS IN THIS WORLD...BUT THEN AGAIN...I GUESS WE CANNOT ALL JUST LISTEN TO GLOOM & DOOM?? I THINK WE SHOULD ALL JUST BE SOOO GRATEFUL WE LIVE IN AUSTRALIA..
WHAT A WONDERFUL COUNTRY WE SHARE??!!!

SOOO...BEFORE I HEAD OFF OVERSEAS..I FIGURED I MUST TRY TO LIST AS MUCH OF MY GOODIES I HAVE SITTING IN MY "EBAY" ROOM OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO..

BUT OH MY!!! MY EBAY ROOM IS FULL OF STUFF..SUCH A MESS!! WHERE DO I BEGIN??.AND THEN I HAVE INCLUDED A FEW PHOTOS OF THE ROOM NEXT TO THAT...WHICH USED TO BE A STUDY...SOLD ALL ANTIQUE DESKS/BOOKCASES OFF...REPAINTED GREEN..NEW WHITE BLINDS...RE PAINTED THE BIG PINE BOOKCASE WHITE..AND NOW INSTEAD OF THIS BEING A NICE PEACEFUL PLACE FOR GUESTS TO ENJOY...(MY SON HAS HAD A FEW JAPANESE FRIENDS STAY IN THIS ROOM)...i HAVE TURNED IT INTO A KIND OF ANOTHER ROOM JUST TO STORE BOXES...ETC....GOODS SOLD ON EBAY...
IT STILL FEATURES ALL MY CROSS STITCH GOODIES I DID MANY A YEAR AGO...AND LOTS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS FROM MY BOYS...FRAMED AND HUNG..
BUT THE BIT I HAVENT SHOWN IS EMPTY BROWN BOXES & STUFF EVERWHERE!!

THIS EBAY THING KIND OF CREEPS OVER THE HOUSE!! IT IS LIKE A BIT OF A DISEASE!! WELL IN MY MIND AT LEAST!!

WHILST TYPING THIS...WE ARE ACTUALLY HAVING A THUNDERSTORM IN MELBOURNE...AND JUST LOOKing AT THE PHOTOS OF THE WATER .. IT LITERALLY GOES DOWN THE DRAIN!! BUT NICE TO SEE RAIN NEVERTHELESS..

JUST ANOTHER LITTLE POST..

TAKE CARE...XX andrea

PARKING TICKET!! TENNIS ELBOW..LISTING ON EBAY!!

HELLO LADIES...OKAY..I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT GRUMPY THE LAST FEW WEEKS AS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PLAY TENNIS!! I HAVE A ONE HOUR LESSON..3 X TIMES PER WEEK WITH MY GORGEOUS COACH "DANE"...

I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 15 YEARS .... SO IT IS A RITUAL/ROUTINE..BUT I WAS PLAYING 3 WEEKS AGO AND MY RIGHT ARM "CARKED" IT...
SO I HAVE BEEN HAVING PHYSIO SINCE THEN...WENT BACK LAST WEEK TO SEE IF I COULD PLAY...BUT VOILA!! I COULD NOT!!

I COULD HIT BACKHAND OKAY...BUT FOREHAND WAS NON EXISTANT!! NOW I DONT NORMALLY LIKE TO BRAG...BUT I AM QUITE GOOD AT TENNIS..I HIT VERY HARD...(MY COACH ACTUALLY WANTS ME TO ENTER THE "VINTAGE"..OVER 50'S GAMES)...BUT HELLO!!!

I DO IT FOR MY OWN FITNESS!! I DONT NEED TO COMPETE AGAINST WORLDWIDE PLAYERS..BESIDES...I MIGHT LOSE!!..............

SO INSTEAD WITH MY TRIP COMING UP TO JAPAN...I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY LISTING LOTS OF GOODIES ON EBAY...

AND I FOUND LOTS OF LOVELY GOODIES TODAY...WHICH I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF LISTING...AND OF COURSE I GET CARRIED AWAY FIGURING OUT WHAT I WANT TO BUY ETC...AND WHEN I JUST GET BACK TO THE CAR....THE PARKING GUY IS BOOKING ME!!
$58.00 DOLLARS LATER!!

I HAVENT HAD A PARKING TICKET..OR ANY OTHER KIND OF FINE FOR 10 YEARS AT LEAST..SO I AM KIND OF FEELING LIKE A BIT OF A CRIMINAL!! I KNOW THAT IS SILLY...BUT I JUST HATE DOING THE WRONG THING...AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COSTS MONEY!!!

HE WAS ACTUALLY PLACING IT ON MY CAR AS I WAS WALKING BACK TO LEAVE!! OH WELL!! C'EST LA VIE!!

ANYWAY HAVE INCLUDED SOME PHOTOS OF THE LOVELY BEACHY GOODIES I AM LISTING ON EBAY...

SO I AM QUITE BUSY RE EBAY...GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS LUNCH...GOING TO JAPAN..AND MOST IMPORTANTLY...GETTING BACK TO TENNIS!!

XX ANDREA

PARKING TICKET!! YUCK!! OH WELL EBAY & TENNIS GOES ON!!

HI LADIES...WELL I AM ONE GRUMPY LADy!!////......
I SHOULDNT COMPLAIN..AS MY COMPLAINTS ARE MINOR..

BUT I LOVE MY TENNIS..WHICH I DO 3 X TIMES PER WEEK...AND I HAVENT PLAYED/HIT FOR 3 WEEKS WITH A "TENNIS ELBOW"...

HAVE JUST BEEN TO THE PHYSIO AGAIN TODAY...SO SHALL TRY TO HIT TOMORROW..!

I LOVE SPORTS...BUT I HATE TO SAY I ONLY EVER PLAY SPORTS WHICH I AM GOOD AT..YES I AM A "NASTY SPORTY PERSON"...I ONLY LIKE TO PLAY/HIT SOMETHING WELL...HATE LOSING!!

I TEND TO BE LIKE A "MCENROE" type person WHEN THE CALL DOESNT GO MY WAy!!

ohhh!! BUT I AM STILL A NICE PERSON PER SE..!! BUT I JUST LOVE MY TENNIS...LOVE TO HIT WELL...AND WHEN I DONT...I YELL A LITTLE BIT!! EVEN FOR A 51 Yo!!

OKAY...i BLAME MY TENNIS COACH..HE KEEPS TELLING ME I SHOULD PLAY ON THE INTERNATIONAL OVER 50'S CIRCUIT...HE TELLS ME I HIT AS HARD AS ANYONE!! JUST NOT QUITE AS CONSISTENT YET!!

BUT AS IF!!??> NO WAY...FORGET IT...

SO INSTEAD I HAVE BEEN BUSY LISTING GOODIES ON EBAY....
AND FOUND SOME LOVELY FRENCHY CHIC...BEACHY GOODIES TODAY..WHICH i AM CURRENTLY LISTING...

BUT I JUST GOT BACK TO MY CAR...AND HAD A PARKING TICKET (HE WAS STILL ;PUNCHING IT OUT WHEN I GOT THERE)...
oh..i KNOW HE IS DOING HIS JOB!! BUT THAT IS MY FIRST TICKET IN AT LEAST 10 YRS AND I FEEL LIKE A CRIMINAL!

OKAY ANDREA...GET OVER IT!! BUT STILL...

XX andrea

TENNIS ELBOW! SELLING ON EBAY! & OTHER STUFF!!

HI EVERYONE...WELL HAVE BEEN A BIT GRUMPY RE MY TENNIS ELBOW!! I PLAY TENNIS 3 X TIMES A WEEK...BUT HAVENT PLAYED FOR 3 WEEKS RE A TENNIS ELBOW..

SO I HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM ANOTHER PHYSIO SESSION...SHALL TRY TO HIT TOMORROW..AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE ALL GOOD..

OTHERWISE I SHALL RETURN AS A GRUMPY OLD YOU KNOW WHAT??!!

I HIT WITH MY TENNIS COACH THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR AN HOUR EACH TIME..AND i DONT LIKE TO BRAG..BUT I AM PRETTY GOOD!!
MY COACH CONSTANTLY TELLS ME HE WANTS TO ENTER ME IN THE "WORLD OVER 50'S CHAMPIONS" GAMES ETC.

OKAY..I MAY HIT REALLY HARD .. BUT I AM NOT ENTERING ANY COMP..ANYWHERE..EVER!!

SO THAT SAID...I HAVE JUST BEEN LISTING LOTS & LOTS OF BITS & PIECES ON EBAY..PRIOR TO MY TRIP OVERSEAS...

I FOUND LOTS OF GORGEOUS SHABBY FRENCH CHIC BEACHY TYPE GOODIES TODAY....WHICH I HAVE LISTED ON EBAY..

BUT!!! I GOT MY FIRST PARKING TICKET IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS!!! OOOOhhh!@!@ THAT HURT SO MUCH...

ANYWAY...THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW SOME OF THE NICE GOODIES I HAVE LISTED ON EBAY...BEFORE I GO AND TRY TO COOK A CHICKEN STIR FRY!!


XX ANDREA

LISTING LOTS OF STUFF FOR EBAY...PARKING TICKET!! OHHHH!!

BUSY AT THE PHYSIO RE TENNIS ELBOW! BUYING STUFF FOR EBAY & PARKING TICKET!!!

HI LADIES...WELL I HAVE BEEN A BIT GRUMPY FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS...AS I PLAY TENNIS 3 TIMES A WEEK...AN HOUR EVERY MONDAY...WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY...
KEEPS THE "OLD GIRL" FIT RUNNING AROUND...AND I HATE TO ADMIT IT..BUT I AM PRETTY GOOD!!
MY COACH WANTS ME TO ENTER THE WORLD "OVER 50'S" GAMES RE TENNIS...COUGH COUGH!! EXCUSEZ MOIS?? I DONT THINK SO!!
BUT I HAVE BEEN SIDE LINED FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS WITH "TENNIS ELBOW"...I HAVE BEEN HAVING PHYSIO..AND AM HOPING...FINGERS CROSSED..TO BE ABLE TO HIT TOMORROW..

I HAD MY ANOTHER PHYSIO TODAY...SO I SHALL SEE WHAT EVENTUATES WITH MY 10.30 LESSON TOMORROW..

ANYWAY..I HAVE JUST BEEN BUSY LISTING LOTS OF GOODIES ON EBAY...AS I SHALL BE HEADING OFF TO VISIT MY SON IN JAPAN! YES...I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT....STILL A BIT RELUCTANT...BUT IT IS ALL BOOKED NOW..SO JUST GET OVER IT ANDREA AND ENJOY THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO WINTER!!!???

I FOUND A LOT OF GORGEOUS SHABBY CHIPPY BEACHY GOODIES TODAY...I THINK THEY ARE FANTASTIC FOR THAT BEACH HOUSE EFFECT...

BUT I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE SWEETHEART GOODIES I FOUND...WITH THEIR SIMPLE ONE WORD SAYING...HEART SHAPE...BEAUTIFUL BLUE RIBBON TO HANG...!! I JUST LOVE THESE..

THE ONLY DOWN SIDE WAS I BOUGHT THESE GOODIES...JUST GOING BACK TO MY CAR...AND VOILA...THE PROVERBIAL PARKING TICKET...
I CANNOT HONESTLY REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I GOT A TICKET..AND I FEEL LIKE A CRIMINAL!!

POOP!!!

OKAY..OFF TO COOK CHICKEN STIR FRY....WELL THAT IS THE PLAN!!

XX ANDREA

OKAY! OKAY!! YOU TALKED ME INTO IT! & OTHER THINGS!!

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS SUPPORTING MY DILEMMA RE THE JAPAN TRIP!! ALL WERE UNANIMOUS FAVOURING ME GOING...AND GUESS WHAT???> YOU WERE RIGHT..!!

BEFORE I EVEN KIND OF CONTEMPLATED IT...MY SON MANAGED TO "HACK" INTO MY FREQUENT FLYER POINTS SITE...AND BOOK MY AIR FARES TO AND FROM JAPAN..AND I HAD TO LAUGH..HE KNOWS HIS OLD MUM THROUGH AND THROUGH!! HE SAID IN HIS EMAIL HAVE BOOKED IT ALL..AND WE SHALL MEET UP WITH OLD FRIENDS (FROM HIS SCHOOL DAYS..I KNOW THEM ETC)..AND THEN YOU CAN CHECK OUT CATH KIDSTONS STORES..AND THE LAURA ASHLEY STORE..!!

HE CAN READ MY MIND LIKE A BOOK!! PLUS I KNOW HE HAS A KIND OF GIRLFRIEND HE WOULD LIKE ME TO MEET!! SECRET MUMS BUSINESS!! I KNOW..I DONT THINK HE KNOWS I KNOW..IF YOU GET MY DRIFT..

ANWYAY...SO YES!! I AM GOING...!! STILL WRESTLING WITH IT ALL...BUT IT IS ONLY FOR A WEEK..AND I SHALL ENJOY IT..EXCEPT THAT IT IS VERY COLD NOW IN JAPAN..WINTER..SO I HATE TO THINK OF WEARING HEAVY WINTER CLOTHES...BUT I AM SURE I WILL OVERCOME THAT LITTLE HICCUP QUITE QUICKLY!!

SOO WITH CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT MY HOUSE..I HAVE TO GET REALLY ORGANIZED VERY QUICKLY!! I AM NOT IN THE MOOD TO SET UP A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE THIS YEAR..I ALWAYS PUT UP A BIG TREE...WITH PRESSIES UNDERNEATH...BUT WITH MY COUSIN NOT HERE THIS YEAR...DEAR DEAR SUE PASSED AWAY IN APRIL...I CANNOT QUITE DO THE SAME THING...SOOO I HAVE DECIDED JUST TO HAVE A FEW LITTLE LITTLE FAUX TREES AROUND THE HOUSE...DECORATED..WITH PRESSIES UNDERNEATH...
A KIND OF A BIT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT...BUT STILL SOMETHING I THINK SUE WOULD APPROVE OF!!

SO I BOUGHT THE FIRST LITTLE TREE TODAY...I HAVE PLACED IT ON THE TABLE TENNIS TABLE..yes IT IS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS ROOM!!...JUST STUCK IT THERE..WITH NOTHING ELSE ADORNING IT YET.....BUT WITH THE FIRST PRESENT UNDERNEATH...YES!! SMACKOS FOR SOOTY~!~!!

I HAVE THE PAPER AND CARDS READY TO WRAP GOODIES UNDERNEATH...AND I FOUND A LOT OF "JAPANESEY" TYPE GIFT CARDS...I THOUGHT THAT WAS APPROPRIATE...(THEY COULD BE CHINESE...BUT WHATEVER!!)...

I AM GOING OUT SHOPPING TOMORROW MORNING TO TRY TO FIND A NICE LITTLE WHITE CHRISTMAS TREE...AND I WANT GORGOUS BLUE/SILVER LITTLE DECS...WELL!! THAT IS THE PLAN!!

AND I KNOW I GO ON & ON ABOUT DRIED ROSES/FLOWERS ETC...BUT I HAVE JUST PUT THE LAST LOT OF ROSES I DRIED..PLUS THOSE MY HUBBY BOUGHT FOR OUR 22ND ANNIV BACK IN JULY...IN A LOVELY CONTAINER...IN MY LOUNGEROOM...SO SITTING WATCHING TV...LOOKING ACROSS THE FLOWERS OVER TO MELBOURNE IN THE DISTANCE...
I THINK THEY LOOK GOOD...AND THEY SAVE ON FRESH FLOWERS!!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST..THANKS KERRYANNE FOR MY FIRST EVER PRESSIE FROM A BLOG SITE...I HAVE PLACED THESE GORGEOUS FAUX GOODIES IN A COVERED DOME IN MY LOUNGE...BUT HAD TO WARN MY 85 YO DAD...WHO EATS EVERYTHING!! PLEASE DAD DO NOT EAT THESE GOODIES...THEY ARE FAKE..FAUX...YOU WILL SNAP YOUR TEETH!! DO NOT TOUCH!!

OKAY..FORGOT TO SAY TOOK A NICE PHOTO OF SOOTY GUARDING HIS "LION" PLASTIC TOY!!

I THINK THAT IS ENOUGH FOR ANYONE TO READ...

SO HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND EVERYONE...

XX ANDREA

SHOULD I?? OR SHOUDNT I?? THAT IS THE QUESTION??

WELL HELLO AGAIN EVERYONE!! YES I CONFESS!! I HAVE BECOME A BLOGAHOLIC!! BUT I BLAME GORGEOUS "MEL" FROM "MELSROSEPLACE" BLOG...SHE INSPIRES ME WITH HER ENDLESS BLOGS...SO I DONT FEEL TOO BAD WRITING ANOTHER ONE..

HEY i LOVE READING EVERYONE ELSES BLOGS...LYNS...SARAHS...KATHRYN...GAIL..MANDII. SHANNON ETC.SOO WHY SHOULD I FEEL GUILTY WRITING ANOTHER ONE SO SOON??!!
WELL I KIND OF DO...BUT I HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK....I KNOW WHAT YOU ALL WILL SAY..AND YES I KNOW..BUT I KIND OF JUST NEED SOME RE ENFORCEMENT..I AM ALWAYS A DITHERER RE THIS DILEMMA...I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO...AND I SHALL PROBABLY DO IT..BUT I STILL FEEL GUILTY!!

SO THIS IS THE PROBLEM...(AND I MUST SAY I NOW FEEL GUILTY SAYING THIS IS MY DILEMMA WHEN THERE ARE SOO MANY REAL DILEMMAS OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD..!!)..
COME ON ANDREA...!! GET TO THE POINT!!

AS YOU ALL KNOW MY ELDEST SON IS AT UNI IN JAPAN..AND HE WANTS ME TO COME AND VISIT HIM...HE HAS FOUND SOME FREQUENT FLYER POINTS (OF MINE)...WHICH I CAN ACCESS AND GET A "GOOD" FLIGHT OVER...AND BACK...FOR A WEEK...FROM END OF DECEMBER...FOR ABOUT A WEEKS STAY...

I WANT TO GO...BUT AS ALWAYS...I AM WORRIED ABOUT LEAVING CHRISTIAN (WHO IS 19YO) INDEPENDANT...SOOTY OF COURSE..JUST HATE BEING AWAY NEW YEARS EVE IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED?? MUM & DAD TAKE SOOTY...CHRISTIAN IS FINE...HUBBY WILL BE WHEREVER?? WHY DO I HAVE THIS DILEMMA??
IT ANNOYS THE YOU KNOW WHAT OUT OF ME...IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO DECIDE TO VISIT BYRON IN ENGLAND WHEN HE WAS ON HIS GAP YEAR...AND I MUST SAY I WAS AWAY FOR 3 WEEKS (GOT SICK..SO DELAYED MY FLIGHT BACK)...BUT IT IS LIKE I NEED APPROVAL TO DECIDE WHAT I NEED TO DO...I FEEL KIND OF GUILTY DECIDING FOR MYSELF..

AM I A BIT WEIRD?! LEAVING EVERYONE...INCLUDING THE DOG..MAKES ME FEEL GUILTY??
EVERYONES OPINION/COMMENT WOULD BE MOST WELCOME..

BUT TO MAKE THIS POST A BIT LESS PERSONAL .... I BOUGHT SOME YUMMY FRENCH CHIC TYPE FRAMES TODAY...AND A CUTE BASKET...
INCLUDED A PHOTO OF MY HALLWAY/ENTRANCE...LIGHT FITTING...
I JUST LOVE THE WIREY/FRENCHY CHIC TYPE OF GOODIES ONE CAN NOW BUY FOR DECORATING..

XX ANDREA

OH WELL! LIFE AFTER ANDRE RIEU! CLEANING!!

WELL LOVELY LADIES...THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVELY COMMENTS RE MY MUM & I...I WISH TO MOVE ON NOW FROM THAT BLOG...AS I STILL FIND IT A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASING WITH PHOTOS OF ME ETC...

BUT BEFORE I MOVE ON...I HAVE TO THANK MY WONDERFUL 21YO SON...STUDYING LAW AT A JAPANESE UNI..FOR BUYING THESE TICKETS FOR MUM AND I..I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT..BUT PROBABLY NEVER PURCHASED TICKETS..SOOO ALL CREDIT TO MY SON FOR BUYING THESE FANTASTIC TICKETS...THANK YOU DARLING FOR GIVING YOUR OLD MUM A LOVELY LOVELY EVENING!!
AND I HATE TO BE BORING...BUT I DO HAVE TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR COMING 3RD IN HIS JAPANESE SPEECH YESTERDAY...COMPETED AGAINST 15 OTHER UNI STUDENTS (MOSTLY CHINESE AND BEEN AT THE JAPANESE UNI FOR A FEW YEARS..BYRON HAS BEEN THERE FOR 2 MONTHS..AND CAME 3RD...SO I KNOW I AM BEING A BIT OF A PAIN!! BUT I AM JUST SOO PROUD OF HIM!)..

OH WELL!! WHAT ELSE...I HAVE BEEN GIVING THE KITCHEN ANOTHER GOOD GOOD CLEAN....THE PANTRY/FRIDGE/MICROWAVE...EMPIRITE CUPBOARDS ETC..
MY KITCHEN GETS SOO DIRTY RE THE GRIME FROM WHATEVER!!??

PLUS...I HAVE BEEN HANGING LOTS OF GORGEOUS ROSES....TO DRY...I JUST LOVE BUYING THESE GORGEOUS FLOWERS...HANGING THEM TO DRY.,..AND THEN PLACING THEM IN VARIOUS CONTAINERS AROUND THE HOUSE!!

PLUS I LOVE THE GORGEOUS FRENCH CHIC TYPE NAPKINS I BOUGHT THE OTHER WEEK...HOW LOVELY ARE THEY?? I THINK THEY ARE TOO GOOD TO USE??
and just another gorgoeus view Of a big conTAINER SHIP PASSING BY MY FRONT WINDOW...SPECTACULAR .. TO SAY THE LEASt!! I TEND TO TAKE THESE SHIPS PASSING BY EVERYDAY FOR GRANTED..BUT HOW BEAUTIFULLY ELEGANT ARE THEY??

ANYWAY...I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL YOU LOVELY LADIES....WHO SUPPORT ME..AND LEAVE ME A MESSAGE..AND i DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT I AM DOING??

PS..MY SON HAS JUST SKYPED ME FROM JAPAN...I ANSWERED..AND TOLD HIM TO BUZZ OFF!! I AM DOING A BLOG SITE...WHICH IS MY 3RD ATTEMPT??!!

XXX andrea