Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog, page 46
October 17, 2014
Needles and pins
“I had to run away, And get down on my knees and pray That they’d go away. And still itbegins” (Anyone remember that ? Oh, never mind …) Let us accept that ‘they’ are the 20 kilos I am determined to shuck off, yes ? If we do that, we can draw a somewhat long bow with the rest of that verse and interpret it as having been written for today– the beginning of The Smallening !:-) You can make a mental note of this hideous fact – but you don’t need to, as it More…
October 15, 2014
You are not being good about this !
Why is that ? Why on earth should you be reluctant to tell me the day and the month of your birthdays ? It’s not as if I’m asking for the bloody YEARS, for heaven’s sake ! I will readily admit that my purpose is somewhat nefarious – or would appear to be, in light of the significant absence of cooperation !!! Grrrrrr … Is there a problem with people knowing when your birthday is ? OK: what is it ? …. . . … . ………… .. . …….. That’s PATHETIC ! – you More…
October 13, 2014
I am more important than …
OK. The M&O Clinic is full until next April. That’s how it goes: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is grossly understaffed (as is every hospital in NSW) and the Clinic is bulging. Like its patients. (That’s what you get under a Federal AND a State Liberal coalition.) So if I’m to trim down (I chose the phrase deliberately, of course) it’s going to be up to me. But not ONLY me. Heh heh … Guess who else is going to have to step up to the mark …? [M-R chortlesfiendishly and rubs her hands] Seeing as...
October 12, 2014
WeightWatchers Oz
Are they nice people, WeightWatchers ? – I don’t think so. Here’s why … Some years ago, when I was as fat as I’ve ever been (I think !), and […]
Black & White Sunday: Within
Paula’s back ! I don’t know if I can speak to her, what with the jealous rage choking me … She’s just spent two weeks in Tuscany, the lucky thing […]
October 11, 2014
Today being …
… the birthday of my mate H, down in our second-most southern State (i.e., Victoria), I suddenly thought how much I would LOVE to have a calendar of birthdays ! […]
October 10, 2014
Be happy for me :-)
My younger sister Paula is coming to Sydney ! The trip from Tasmania to New South Wales, with her having a high-level|part-time University positionand giving a handin the running of […]
October 9, 2014
Trailer for forthcoming post
Adearfriend who lives up in Queensland is a mad keen bushwalker. I know, I know: you’re wondering how she could bear to be friends with me, who has not walked in the bush since roughly age 10 … Well, we once worked together, here in Sydney; and she’s been good enough to keep in touch […]
Bloody email ! :-(
You have NO IDEA what’s happening with my email. Nor do I, in truth. All I DO know is that it ain’t working. I’ve attempted to do two things: create a new email account via Outlook.com delete the endlessly troublesome one on my ISP’s server I was able to complete no. 2 without problem, thinking […]
October 8, 2014
The sucker of all times
I just came across this one, and thought it would amuse you to know what a slave I was to one of the most loved cats we had. This was Captain Navarre, a pure-bred Russian Blue whose real name was … I have entirely forgotten, of course (see “Pam – thank-you, ma’am !“). Even at […]
