Quote & Word of the day...

Quote of the day

"It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong."

Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

Word of the day

prink \PRINGK\, transitive verb:
1. To dress up; to deck for show.

intransitive verb:
1. To dress or arrange oneself for show; to primp.

Time flys (especially when you're cold)...

It is amazing how time flies by when you're not paying attention. I mean it's been four days since my last post. I thought it was like only yesterday. I felt like I should write a little something but this isn't going to be a ground breaking post, just a bit of a hey there, hi there so I won't have such huge gaps between post and I also won't feel guilty for not posting. As I said this isn't going to be a ground breaking post full of items about the most intimate parts of my life basically because I don't do that and to be honest there isn't anything ground breaking or shocking going on in the intimate department of my life. Not that I would honestly tell you anyway :) Nope pretty boring here.

So, what is happening? Well as you know it's winter here in the land down under and everyone is kind of hibernating including me. I don't mind winter as I like things like snow, wearing jumpers (American translation jumper = sweaters) and I love a nice fire in the fireplace. It's just that our house, which I'm sure I've mentioned before, is over 115 years old and there is no central heating/air conditioning. We depend on couple of space heaters, 2 oil heaters and one reverse cycle system which is located in the kitchen. We also use the fireplace in the lounge room and occasionally the one in the dining room.

What I'm getting at is, we don't leave all these item on except for the one oil heater that is in the bedroom to keep the chill off that room. So by not leaving anything on to keep the rest of the house warm over night it can be pretty darn chilly if not down right cold first thing in the morning. The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is turn the reverse cycle on in the Kitchen. It has an automatic timer but I have never learned how to make it work. Occasionally I will turn on the fireplace in the lounge room but I hate to waste the gas. I guess I should be happy it is gas fuelled and not one that I would actually have to start with kindling and such because that just wouldn't happen. I never was a very good boyscout. It usually take about 30-40 minutes before it starts to really warm up and then it only does in this part of the house. The rest of the house stays cold. Anyway, that is the price we pay for choosing to live in a temperate climate, which is hard to find in Australia. At the end of the day I will take the cold over the heat because I hate it when I start getting all sweaty and can't seem to get away from the heat. I'm sure I will survive.

Well there you have it a riveting post on how I heat my home during winter. I hope you enjoyed the read. I think I'll go fix a nice hot cup of tea and try to warm up from the inside and leave you to ponder over this this very engrossing post on how I cope with the winter chill. BTW I am very well aware of the heat wave many of you are experiencing over in the states so maybe just maybe I can send you a bit of cool weather. I'm really all about the sharing.

One word blog...

This is supposed to be a one answer meme and I'll do the best I can, but like the person I pinched this from I can't promise I'll make it through with only one word. Anyway, here's some more mindless tripe about my life.

1. Where is your mobile phone? In the living room
2. Relationship? Yes, working on 9 years
3. Your hair? Short
4. Work? Retired
5. Your sister(s)? None
6. Your favourite thing? Shopping
7. Your dream last night? No
8. Your favourite drink? Chocolate Tea from here
9. Your dream car? Can't drive due to pain medication I have to take daily
10. The room you’re in? Kitchen
11. Your shoes? Brown
12. Your fears? Snakes
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? Alive
14. With whom did you hang out with this weekend? My husband
15. What are you not good at? Not worrying
16. Muffin? Blueberry
17. Wish list item? My mum to come visit my home in Australia
18. Where you grew up? Texas via - New Orleans - via Michigan
19. The last thing you did? Took shower
20. What are you wearing? T-shirt and lounge pants
21. What are you not wearing? Shoes
22. Your pet? Cat
23. Your computer? HP
24. Your life? Good
25. Your mood? Tired
26. Missing? Dad
27. What are you thinking about? Answers for this meme
28. Your car? Volkswagen Golf
29. Your kitchen? Needs remodeling
30. Your summer? Still 5 months away
31. Your favourite colour? Blue
32. Last time you laughed? This morning
33. Last time you cried? Last night
34. School? So long ago
35. Love? James

We will always have the dance...

I ran across this video and I realise it has been around for a while but I just had to share. Enjoy!!!

I Just Wanna F@#$kin Dance

Fourth of July...

I just wanted to wish all of my friends and family back in the states a very Happy Fourth of July. I know some of you are disheartened by certain things that are happening due to choices being made by the current leaders of your country, but remember it is you that can fix what you believe is not right. I say stand up for what you believe and take back your right to be free and who you are in a country that is so beautiful and has so much to offer. I did not leave the states because of the goings on of the current administration; I simply moved for love and I'm very happy with that decision. However, I am alarmed at what I see going on in the country I grew up in and believed in with all I held as true. I say to all of you be proud again and take back what has been lost and restore the faith of the world and yourselves.