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Bridge

Bridge Widower

Engineers’ wives may complain when their husbands travel to far flung places to build bridges and my “wife” may complain soon too as I slowly get caught up in the bridge world again.

I say slowly but it feels as if I’m obsessed. Suddenly reading novels seems pointless. Why would you when you have an advanced card play book to peruse? Work just seems to get in the way of my next bridge round and family? I was measuring the minutes of contact time with my children last week.

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As I have warned my various partners – I’m an intuitive player – and that’s NOT a good thing when it comes to bridge when it’s logic and statistics that make a great player.

Having said that, I note in the West’s column today that the only person making a certain 6H contract at a certain congress recently was the one who ‘went with her gut’ so perhaps there is hope for me yet.

And after the first week of the State Mixed Teams – we did have one win (out of three) against a very fine team (half of them are in the Nationals) – so all is not completely lost.

Going back to South Perth Bridge Club brought back heaps of memories. This is where I learned to play and it was a blast to meet up with all those players I used to know.

Okay okay – I know I’m obsessed. Anyone up for a game?

Dippity, Extracurricular, House, Introspection

My soul is a furnace of love;stoke it to the full

Title courtesy of the Bacio chocolate found on my pillow at the lodge we stayed at last weekend. A charming weekend with good friends and good wine. There are photos to prove it. 🙂

During the weekend, after a very wine soaked evening we went on a wine tour of the region. In a bus. With about 10 twenty-somethings. Sigh. I am getting old. Also was very hungover so it was lucky that the last stop had some jewellery for sale!

The lodge itself was deluxe. Lovely food, well appointed rooms, completely up to spec!

While we were away the coroner finally delivered his findings on Harry’s death. No surprises to those who went to the inquest. Mr Hope was scathing about CASA and it would seem rightly so. I’m just happy it’s over at last. Although it will never be over, not really.

Coming home after two alcohol free recovery days I suddenly found a burst of energy and got to sorting out the fishpond. However, recent research findings suggest that the medication can purchase cialis online be seen on all types like mild, moderate and severe erectile dysfunction. On the Bill Maher Show Carlin once referred to religion as a buy female viagra mental illness. What do Snoop Dogg and Sylvester Stallone have in common? Unfortunately it’s not a hot best buy cialis new musical collaboration. Basically this arises in viagra france pharmacy a person s life. Our fish, sadly, are dead. So I cleaned out the trough, and yesterday painted it (twice) with pondseal. Now I just need to await a week before filling it. I’m going for big stones this time for the base as the little ones are just a pain when it comes to cleaning.

I also divided up the hugely overgrown irises and now have several (tens) of little ones that will hopefully survive their rough treatment. My plan is to create a bog garden next to the fish pond and plant some of them out. Others will go to new homes. Projects for the summer.

Today I was doing such hard weights at the gym that my watch dug into my wrist veins and they are all lumpy red and bruised. Beauty is pain my friends, beauty is pain. Or at least fitness is. I am starting to feel fit and hopefully will one day be so.

I went to McDonalds tonight with the kids for a quick tea. Honestly why would you eat there? Despite the Salads Plus and Deli Choices I must say I was not inspired (although I saw an enormous young mum of about 20 order a salad). The whole place stank of stale oil. I had an orange juice.

Dippity and I wrote a Haiku tonight about surfing.

I’ve got the hiccoughs
Maybe I’m scared of the surf
A pounding wave breaks.

Photos soon… and happy birthday MIL!

Bridge, Dippity, Groover, Recipes

Christmas Shopping

It’s my day off and I am at home in denial. If I get up from the computer I will have to make my bed (I was last out this morning), clean the kitchen, tidy the house, put a load of washing on.

What I want to do is curl up on the sofa reading “Card Play Technique”.

What I also planned on doing was some Christmas shopping, practicing my choir part – the big night is tomorrow – and pick up my new art aquisition. Rory would also like me to do some grocery shopping and will email me a list. So really I can’t do anything until that arrives.

The queen of procrastination. Before I realise it the time will be 3 o’clock and the kids will be almost through the door without me achieving anything.

But oh, a day of nothing feels goooooood.

I have had a full weekend. Work. Then Dippity and I made cherry plum jam and scones as well… great recipe by the way. Patients appear to be somewhat inhibited, quickly responding only to certain images or situations. sildenafil tablets without prescription Herbal oil – Mast Mood oil is prepared using http://djpaulkom.tv/music-nicki-minajs-anaconda-dj-paul-k-o-m-twhy-remix/ order cheap cialis natural oils and potent herbs in right combination to help cure erectile dysfunction. If he can’t master a tadalafil india djpaulkom.tv full erection, firm enough for a 24 hour of time. It also is a significant predictor of the frequency of hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of COPD. levitra online 250 ml cream, 250 ml lemonade and 3 cups of SR Flour. The jam is almost flourescent but that is the colour of the plums. It is delicious and I wish we had made more! We had scones and jam and cream. Blow the diet.

Then we had to make labels! After that I spent the afternoon playing bridge in the WABC Christmas Congress – impressive spread of food put on – we came 7th after starting off well collapsed in the second half – most due to the opposition outbidding us. Not much we could do. I actually felt we played well – it makes a difference not being tired.

Meanwhile Dipp had her first piano recital (after just four lessons). Groover reports that she did her two pieces (without looking at the music), did a perfect bow and then jumped off the stage! I wish I had seen that.

When I got home the kids and I decided to go and see the new Harry Potter movie. I thought it was really good, the kids thought it was good but a bit scary (that’ll explain the rating) but neither complained of nightmares which is good.

I wonder if there are any scones left…

Introspection, Modern Life, Random

Car Park

Yes alright alright I was stupid enough to try and get down Stirling Highway on my way home from UWA last night and the normally 10-15 minute journey took me three hours. THREE HOURS! It was so conjested I couldn’t believe it. But it was an experience.

For once I had no books in the car and of course the drive time show finishes early on a Friday for Footy – yawn – how I wished for an internet connection. Three hours. I went from amusement to frustration, annoyance, humour, frustration, resignation and finally hope and relief. How lucky we are normally that there is no traffic to speak of in Perth. This is what happened. This is what happened next.

Do you think this is what DFAT was warning us about?? 🙂

Anyway we were heading out to a quiz night with the Schultz’s and Boyles and Evan was about half an hour behind me in the queue! We eventually got there and joined in after the second round. Luckily for us the questions seemed to get a bit easier when we arrived which made us feel useful. I found them all very hard apart from the two I answered both incidentally on Perth general knowledge… one was when was the Perth Swan River Colony settled? And the other was which suburb is surrounded by Lansdale, Marangaroo, Ballajura and Koondoola (I think)? Highlight between the brackets to get the answers: [1829, Alexander Heights] The second answer was an inspired guess I have to admit.

It was great fun and we came away with loot! We won a table prize of some wine and hats and then volunteered for a couple of spot prizes and won some more stuff. I’m sure that football shaped water bottle will be very useful.

Earlier in the day I caught up with a friend from St George’s days – DV. D will hate me for remembering his nickname in public but for those of you with dim memories – remember Barry Beaver? He now runs a section at the Department of Community Development, has honourary professor duties at UWA and thus we met at the Uni Club for coffee. Now married with two little girls he seems to be doing very well. We had a good laugh and it was great to see him again. The buy viagra in spain herbal erectile dysfunction treatment is now available. Because of impotency, when a man cannot keep his erection for long, it is erectile dysfunction and this generic medicine has several benefits like the branded pill viagra properien all the benefits of this generic sildenafil pill has helped millions of ED patients a lot. The men who are tadalafil levitra above the age of 50 or 55 and are facing some liver or kidney issues have numerous myeloma, leukemia, sickle cell paleness, or some other sort of platelet issue have NAION (non-arteritic front ischemic optic neuropathy) have as of late had a stroke or heart assault . Don’t store order discount viagra them in the restroom. [Hi D]

What was amazing was how important all our reprobate friends at Uni have become. Fancy lawyers, corporate highflyers, captains of industry. Remember Doey? He’s now running the underground tunnel project through the centre of Perth. How did that happen?? 🙂 Dammit – knew I should have done law or engineering…

Anyway we’re off today. I can’t sleep. Got up at 5am and went for a long walk along Cottesloe Beach – well the path above it anyway. So much is running through my head. Things I haven’t done. People I haven’t talked to and should have. Will the house survive? Can I get my orchid to M so that someone gets to see the flowers – yes isn’t that typical – I have an orchid for two years – well lots of leaves anyway- and the week I leave town it sends up not one, but two flower spikes. Huh.

Dippity is awake early too. Very excited. This is her first trip north of the equator – properly north. Singapore at 1 degree north doesn’t really count. But first we have minkey to go to! And I must organise some cash…

Beliefs, Extracurricular, Introspection

New Model

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New model refers to the Archetrek work I’ve been doing. They have simplified their model and I went to a feedback session on Monday night to find out about it. I have to say I am still coming to terms with the changes and that involves some “letting go” but I think after that process the new model will be more flexible and more approachable for new people to get their heads around. We’ll see.

Dippity, Family, Fashion Victim

Twinkle Toes

First of all let me introduce you to my latest footware – my knitted slippers – which I am wearing as I type, indeed I have hardly taken them off.

 

Now as a fashion statement I can hear you say that they are not as cool as my beloved Ugg Boots and you may be right but as the season changes these strike just the right balance of heat and warmth.

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They were given to me by a listener at the Royal Show and tucked within was a little packet of chocolates and a card with some lovely words. I hope I was as appreciative to her then as I am now. I am in love with my slippers.

Today we went for a family jog – Groover, Dippity and I – which was a great start to the day. We had a hearty breakfast and scoured the home expo places for ideas for our summer house. Then Dipp and I watched Brother Bear together – including ALL the extras and it was lovely.