Come on in. I’ll put the kettle on. Coffee or Tea or Hot Chocolate?
If we were having coffee I’d tell you I have absolutely nothing to tell you. Well not anything you’d want to stick around and hear. Happy Easter by the way. Easter has traditionally been a time of flooding rains. Every year the campers set out on Thursday night or Friday morning. Usually they get to set up camp in fine blue conditions but Friday night the deluge arrives only to see most of the campers not too happy and ready to pull up camp. This Easter they were given a nice Saturday and the rain came today, Sunday. It hasn’t affected me any as all week I have been culling words, not only from my exegesis but also a book chapter that has now become a journal article for reasons too long to go into but nothing to do with my chapter.
If we were having coffee I’d tell you I’m saving all these words that are being discarded. What for – goodness knows. They just add to my already cluttered computer but as in life, I’m a hoarder and struggle to throw anything away. You should have felt my anguish when I discovered a laundry tub I’d been saving in the trash can. The powers of control I had to exert to stop myself from pulling it out and rescuing it were immense. I know that all my treasures are Roger’s nemesis and I feared for his sanity if he were to find the stainless steel beauty back in the shed.
If we were having coffee I’d tell you that Hail Caesar had gone from Noosa by Thursday which was when we were planning to go and had in fact been looking forward to a night out just the two of us. Most cinema we do is in the day so that my Mum can come with us but this was to be a romantic evening with popcorn. Instead we both went to sleep in front of the TV.
If we were having coffee I’d tell you Muffin’s wound has not healed. The vet is blaming us. I don’t know whether we are blaming anyone yet but it certainly is nothing we have done. Bed rest for a six month old is nigh on impossible.
My nothing week also had no photographs taken apart from the sky on Friday so I have none to share today. Blogging too has been minimal (I really do have my head down which is why I’m so boring at the moment) but the new Times Past will be out this week on Friday so you still have 5 days to contribute your grainy memories to the rich mix.
Now you must have more to tell me than I had to tell you if we were having coffee. How has your week been? Any signs of spring …or winter depending on where you live? Thank you Diana for hosting our weekend coffee share. Pop on over and say a quick hallo to her and the others who share over coffee.
Saw Hail! Caesar last night. Not as good as I’d hoped from the directors and cast. Some laugh out loud stuff but a lot of padding too.
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That makes me feel better Geoff. Thanks for letting me know.
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Another smiling face to greet the day. Sorry to hear about Muffin. I hope that wounds fast now.
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Thanks Bettylouise. It is getting better now and hopefully she will soon be able to play again. She is like a coiled spring she has so much energy and no outlet for it. Hope you had a happy Easter.
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Another smiling face to greet the day. Sorry to hear about Muffin. I hope that wounds heals fast now.
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Happy Easter, Irene. I love your coffee shares. I always make sure I’m having a cup while reading this weekly article!
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I love to have you visit Diane. Nice to think of you having a coffee with me (in spirit).
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I’m eating a chocolate bunny as I catch up on your adventures! Yummy! Happy Easter!
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Hope you had a Happy Easter also Jan and enjoyed that bunny.
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Happy Easter. 🌷🐰🌿🐥
Hope things start to get better. Sorry to hear about Muffin. Take care of yourself. 💗
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They will get better and Muffin has certainly got better. Thanks.
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You sound a bit down, Irene, probably too much that’s not pretty, what with Muffin’s injury, all the “slog” work on your writing, and not enough relaxation. I hope the new week affords you some fun. Time to get that old tub out and fill it with earth and a few seeds, see what surprises grow.
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Sounds like a long week, Irene, with that tiresome job of culling words. I hope this week improves and the cull lightens your load. Take care.
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One is out of the way. The other will be soon as well. Thanks. Take care.
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Sounds like progress is being made. Yippee!
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Sending you sunshine vibes in your coffee!
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Thank you Charli. Those vibes are being soaked up. Yum
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I love the relaxed tone of these posts and the sheer ordinariness. I might just have to put the kettle on 😘
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Hope you got that cuppa. Yes the sheer ordinariness of it is good and very relaxing to write. I am reading Clive James Unreliable Memoirs at the moment and I feel it should have been called unremarkable memoirs as it is his “sheer ordinariness” that makes it an enjoyable read for me at least and I think most Australians who would relate to the places and things he talks of.
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We should perhaps review some of the memoirs we read in an ordinary way in 100 words! Take the pressure off.. I’m always after an authentic recommendation 😀 What do you think to another hashtag?! In fact #MemoirReview has only been used about 5 or 6 times since 2012… I might just do that with “When Breath becomes Air”.. Hmmm.. Thinking aloud here LOL xx
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I’ll be in that. I have had to read so many memoirs for my exegesis and when I don’t have to read them I will enjoy reading them again. I will join in the #memoirReview. Keep me posted when the thinking out loud turns to twitter action.
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Will do – I have one playing on my mind xx
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Another thing I will wait for impatiently.
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Stamp your feet Matilda!
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I’m stamping….
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I’ve done it – or at least the invitation. Still writing a review http://wp.me/p45xAV-Cq
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Invitation accepted and I’ve done my first review.
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