Time to check in...

Well I think it's time for me to check in. First James is still in Sydney with his mum. Her surgery went ok but there will still probably be some follow up chemo. James has been gone all week but comes home in the morning. I have missed him and it will be good to have him back in our home and even better to have someone to sleep next too. Max (the cat) has been trying to keep me company at night but he's just not the same.

Speaking of Max I'm surprised he still likes me at all. He recently got a scratch on one of his eyes from the next door neighbors cat whom he usually gets along with (lovers quarrel). Anyway, we've been giving him oral antibiotics everyday and then we have to put some ointment in his eye. By the time I'm finished shoving stuff down his throat and poking him in the eye he is pretty pissed at me. His eye is getting better but I think it's still a bit cloudy. The vet says it's doing just fine. I'm sure he'll live.

The only other thing still going on is the weather as usual. Winter has one more month to go and it has been pretty mild, but never sell it short as it was just a year ago that we actually had snow at the house. Both the camellia and rhododendron bush are blooming like mad and we also have jonquils and daffodils coming up. Once again I love this place because no matter the weather or time of year we always have something blooming in the backyard.

Well that's about it and that has to be one of the most boring post but it's all that is going on at the moment. I have found as I get older it's little things in life that excite me. So from our garden two pictures of the jonquils. Enjoy...

A close up...

Sherman...the evil step-brother

What will the religious right do next?



Click here to find out more about Norman's evil step-brother...

A bump in the road...

I know things have been quiet around here. So what's new with that? Anyway, I have been spending some quality time with James because I want to and can, but also because we recently found out his mum has bowel cancer. She is going to have her operation this coming Tuesday and James is flying to Sydney to be with her. I will stay behind and take care of Max (the cat) and the house. If all goes well James should be home in a week. If not then and if need be I will fly up to Sydney to support him there. We will just have to wait and see. I will try to write an update later. So please forgive my laziness in posting.

In the mean time enjoy these pictures of a couple of camellia blooms from our garden...

Born different...

Norman says...We're born the way we're born

32% of the population is born blue-eyed

25% of the population is born with attached ear lobes

15% of the population is born left handed

4% of the population is born with red hair

3% of the population is born gay *

No one chooses to be gay and if this was true ask yourself this one simple question... "When did you choose to be straight?" Source: borndifferent.org

Let's talk about sex...

Not really...Just kidding, but I got your attention. Why did I make such an effort to get your attention I'm not so sure as I really don't have much to talk about. It's winter down here in Tassie so everything is a bit bleak and drab looking. Although this is the time of year that both the camellia bush and rhododendron bush in our backyard come into bloom so it's something to look forward to... They have both just started to bloom so it won't be long before our backyard is full of pink and white flowers. I know that isn't very exciting but once again to get a bit of colour in the middle of winter it's bound to bring a smile to your face. I know it does to mine. As soon as both bushes are in full bloom I'll take some pictures.

To be honest winter this year has not been that bad. I have read in the local paper that it has been the coldest winter in 100 years. I don't think it has been as cold as it was last year but maybe we were just acclimating to our first winter down here last year. We have only had a few days with snow on the mountain but it was the first week in August last year that we had snow at the house. So who knows it may still happen and if it does I will welcome it.

As I said there's not much to talk about and I'm sure your thrilled with my rabbitting on about winter down here. We moved here to get away from the fast pace of Sydney and that's exactly what we got. As soon as the weather starts to warm up and the plants start to green back up we have plans to start exploring the north and northwest of the island which is supposed to hold some great treasures.

Ok, I'm going to put myself out of misery and also let you out of this mundane post (if you haven't stopped reading before now) and maybe next time I can come up with some thing new. Maybe I'll talk about sex next time. Hmm????

Going blind...

Well at least not at the moment. As I mentioned a few post ago I went to the eye surgeon recently to have him look at a growth on my eye lid which turns out to be a cyst and not a bit of skin cancer which is a good thing. While he was having a good look around he also did a check of the pressure on my eyes which turned out to be 25 and it should be around 15. Usually that type of pressure points to possible beginning of glaucoma. I went back today for a re-check and the pressure has gone down to 19 which is much more acceptable. So I won't be going blind any time soon unless I stare at the sun which i had not made any recent plans to do but I could get bored...

Anyway, I don't think I could have handled something like the beginnings of loosing my sight. I know I will turn 50 next year but it just seems that everything is rushing to break down in my body. Maybe it's my imagination. Maybe it's not either way I shall soldier on as I've had worse things thrown at me and I've survived. Besides this time it was just a fluke so some one is watching over me or maybe it's time for a bit of good luck for a change.

Oh brother I'm gay...

A new interesting report out of Canada says that the more older you brothers you have the greater likelihood one might be gay. So is that all it takes? I had a good think about all of the gay men I knew and also tried to remeber if they had older brothers or not and it was interesting. What do you think? Anyway, you can read the article here...