Just watched Wallabies 🇦🇺 Pumas 🇦🇷 🏉 anthems. And I'm astonished, as I always am, that banal ditty was chosen (who chose it? Everyone I talk to and all of social media says, "Don't blame us, we don't know anyone who voted for it") to be our anthem. A third rate high school English teacher would be sacked for coming up with it.
@Cheery Gardener do you know there's also a climbing Cecile Brunner?I have one growing by my letterbox that desperately needs pruning. It's well over 2 metres high. The bloke who cuts the grass hates it because it's difficult to mow under. I think I will try to propagate some cuttings, Some tokeep and some to give away or sell at next years Open Day at the Community Library Open Day. I also have cuttings of Perle D'or, which is the apricot version of the Cecile Brunner and grows well from cuttings,
Commiserations to @Zappa. Football of all varieties is a fickle thing.
Very large proportion of the locals are hoping that the Green Machine stays switched on for the whole match later today!
Meanwhile Mr WitG and I are safely returned from our trip to Newcastle, which although its timing was triggered by the funeral of WitG junior’s partner’s grandmother, turned out to be a very enjoyable trip.
As the lady in question was several years into her nineties, it was actually quite a gentle and peaceful occasion at the Anglican church where she had been a regular parishioner. The clergy person was excellent, guiding the whole occasion without dominating it.
We saw our son’s partner who had managed to come from the UK, and also lots of other members of her family.
Also we were warm for four whole days which was lovely after a winter with a lot of cold nights.
The day after the funeral we had an excellent mini meet with @climacus at the Maitland Regional Gallery.
The only fly in the ointment was that rained (sometimes very hard) all day on Wednesday while we were driving back. @Huia and @Cheery Gardener, I hope you enjoy those new roses. Mr WitG is hoping to prune his this week while the nights aren’t too frosty. @Tukai congratulations on a new granddaughter. I hope the little family is all getting along well.
Wow @WormInTheGrass, you have had a really busy time. Very glad you managed to catch up with @Climacus, that sounds great.
I am feeling bad that my roses at the front of the house have been a bit neglected, I think maybe tomorrow should be their pruning day. I hope all goes well with Mr WITG's pruning as well. I haven't made it to the garden centre to look for the Cecile Brunner, maybe tomorrow.
We are babysitting 2 cars this afternoon, as some family members have made their way to the Stadium to watch the Green machine play. All of them suitably attired in supporters merch. The family members range in age from 1 to 55 and Great Niece is hoping to see Valda the Viking this afternoon. I'm a bit concerned because every time my sister goes to the footie, the team does not do well. I've told her she's banned if they lose today.
Cheery husband will collect family members after the match and they can come back to ours for a pit stop and then head home. We thought that was easier than them trying to find parking (or end up parking illegally and incur a big fine).
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Very large proportion of the locals are hoping that the Green Machine stays switched on for the whole match later today!
Meanwhile Mr WitG and I are safely returned from our trip to Newcastle, which although its timing was triggered by the funeral of WitG junior’s partner’s grandmother, turned out to be a very enjoyable trip.
As the lady in question was several years into her nineties, it was actually quite a gentle and peaceful occasion at the Anglican church where she had been a regular parishioner. The clergy person was excellent, guiding the whole occasion without dominating it.
We saw our son’s partner who had managed to come from the UK, and also lots of other members of her family.
Also we were warm for four whole days which was lovely after a winter with a lot of cold nights.
The day after the funeral we had an excellent mini meet with @climacus at the Maitland Regional Gallery.
The only fly in the ointment was that rained (sometimes very hard) all day on Wednesday while we were driving back.
@Huia and @Cheery Gardener, I hope you enjoy those new roses. Mr WitG is hoping to prune his this week while the nights aren’t too frosty.
@Tukai congratulations on a new granddaughter. I hope the little family is all getting along well.
I am feeling bad that my roses at the front of the house have been a bit neglected, I think maybe tomorrow should be their pruning day. I hope all goes well with Mr WITG's pruning as well. I haven't made it to the garden centre to look for the Cecile Brunner, maybe tomorrow.
We are babysitting 2 cars this afternoon, as some family members have made their way to the Stadium to watch the Green machine play. All of them suitably attired in supporters merch. The family members range in age from 1 to 55 and Great Niece is hoping to see Valda the Viking this afternoon. I'm a bit concerned because every time my sister goes to the footie, the team does not do well. I've told her she's banned if they lose today.
Cheery husband will collect family members after the match and they can come back to ours for a pit stop and then head home. We thought that was easier than them trying to find parking (or end up parking illegally and incur a big fine).