dunesifter

Hi Andy As I was saying when I so rudely interrupted my own meanderings Andy, the storm assaulted us. It didn’t snow – it rained ‘ice-pellets.’ No, it doesn’t mean hail and it doesn’t mean freezing rain. These are distinct ice pellets. With freezing rain, the warmer (in comparison) rain freezes... Sign in to see full entry.

Hi Andy Sorry for the delay in answering, mate, but I’ve been busy doing bugger all. And I bet you were worrying about me all the time you were in Madrid – I don’t think. You sound like you had a wonderful time – for your age! You were asking what was happening medically, temperature and... Sign in to see full entry.

“What did you say?” I must have misheard. “I said that I didn’t expect you to come back.” Ed, my pool opponent repeated. I’m playing makeup games so that I don’t need to worry about games after tomorrow’s cataract op - (at 7.00 am, for God’s sake! Who’s awake at 7 in the morning?) So far I’ve played... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday I woke up to a world without edges; a white wonder world of shimmering intensity. Nothing was identifiable. It had been snowing for 16 hours. Sixteen hours of steadily falling camouflaged death. The previous evening had ended in a 46 mile drive of fear; a white knuckle, Jesus handle... Sign in to see full entry.

This tip only applies to those readers who live in a colder climate, but it is worth noting. If I can do my bit to…etc, etc, etc. During the month of February in a cold climate, do not decide to head for the billiard hall halfway through a shopping trip. It might so happen that you are asked to take... Sign in to see full entry.

It was in December that separate parts of my social? life overlapped in the locker room at the gym and caused my ego to be inflated. I was putting my outdoor gear on and talking to an acquaintance when an acquaintance from a different layer entered. As I left I bid adieu to both people. The corridor... Sign in to see full entry.

Is she losing it? Why on earth is she poring over her gardening and flower books to identify a flower on February’s page of the calendar? Her remark is an aside, “When you’re out the back, could you check the drier outlet for fluff?” I have no intention of going out the back or the front. I intend... Sign in to see full entry.

When next you are out shopping and receive a phone call from your beloved that a couple of unexpected guests have arrived and they have requested that you bring back some coffee, beware. On entering the house with a tray with 2 double doubles, and 2 medium double creams, do not place the tray on the... Sign in to see full entry.

According to a story in a national newspaper, a new atlas has been published, the ‘Atlas of Breeding Birds of Ontario.’ It is an interesting story. The atlas has 728 pages and over 900 colour maps. It costs a heft $92.50, but has 400 images of Ontario’s breeding bird species. The atlas uses... Sign in to see full entry.

I chide myself for having such a thought during the minister’s sermon. One of Azur’s latest posts comes to mind, the one about millions of ideas flitting through the mind, and the difficulty in freeze framing a particular one. I smile as I imagine all of my mind’s flittering, fluttering thoughts... Sign in to see full entry.