The Poo Book

I spent at least two hours trimming lawn edges. I estimate there must be 200 metres of lawn edge here particularly when you throw in intricate path designs and other stepping slabs with lots of sides.  Last time I did it before the battery ran out but this time the growth has been fierce and only in a few weeks.  I also went down to the beach which was a bit ugly but I did get a photo of an egret high on a hill. Today's main topic revolves around finishing the Poo Book.  I figured that I would do one activity in the book per poo, so after 52 poos I have finished the book.  Having done the business I notice there is no end to these books, like the fart edition, the sports edition and even the Learning on the Loo edition.  These could be my next present.

No Regrets

Just Egrets

Card Season

I started writing a few Christmas cards today after not sending any last year due to various medical conditions.  Then I thought, there did not seem to be any comment about missing cards last time.  So I will just concentrate on interstaters that I will not be seeing anytime soon.  That's my excuse. I just spent two or three emails catching up on Paul Stork's new address and it turns out he never moved house anyway and now there is no news to spill in the card.  I will send it anyway.

And if you don't get one then there is one here.  Happy 2020. This year should be quite an eye opener.

Cutting thru

We had a meeting with our Sydney Superman today. There are only three things to note, as currently we have

• Low interest rates
• Low unemployment
• Low inflation

Everything else is crap.  These mean the market is up and you should make over 10% on investments which we have done in the previous year.  Not that we had much to do with it as he gets his % to rebalance and reweigh.  He knows his stuff. The government have changed the licensing stakes big time after the banking Royal commission.  According to the Financial Advisers Act 2017, in order to stay in the business you really have to be good at it now and all advisers going forward need a new degree qualification of which he is sitting his fourth 3 hr exam in as many weeks in order to satisfy the finance police.

John Batman

I have finished reading the John Batman biography and how he started Melbourne by buying land from the locals with tools and a promise of yearly rent. This was never recognized by the authorities.  I never knew that this story spread wider than Melbourne. He landed at Indented Head and wandered all over the Bellarine Peninsula checking out Geelong as well.  I noted the references to Newcomb and Drysdale throughout this book.  He brought Miss Caroline Newcomb with him from Tasmania as governess to his 7 daughters.  She did not stay long. She formed a partnership with Miss Anne Drysdale and they went to Geelong and took over the whole Bellarine peninsula.  I have ordered a book which publishes Anne Drysdale'a diary. Four of the five volumes have survived and are edited by Bev Roberts.

Every one in Melbourne should know this story.

Tree Time

1st of December means Christmas decos which is mainly the tree so far as the weather is not allowing us to go outside. Last year  a lot of time was spent trying to decide on how to apply streamers to the top deck. The rain has been heavy and the temperature has not gotten above 16 today.  At least the the tree is finished and the two stockings are still hanging together even though they are over 50 yar old.

tree mendous

An Ex tree

                         Saw this the other day at Port Arlington. Last time I was there this was a tree.

Asher screws it up

Another birthday and this time the mother is out done by the daughter.  The last time I had this much action in a 24 hr period must have been the last rogaine I went on.  There was no gym session or even breakfast at the Mantra this time around. We just got up showered and headed out.  Having the bike in the room with us saved time in the rain last night and seemed to be good entertainment for a Chinese tour bus this morning as I attached the bike rack. Which worked OK except for the broken electrical plug that I left dangling on the ground when I drove off some weeks back. This is where Asher helped her dad get a replacement plug fitted.

Small flower for a small hand

Taking Tricks

The card school is back is session at least for tonight.  It has been a less regular occurrence of late maybe partly due to the spread of retirement residences from country Ballarat thru the Bellarine Peninsula and if we stretch it via Storky then even as far as Bowral NSW.  The next trick is getting there, as the car has been used for grand daughter sitting.  Easy, just ride to Port Arlington from 2:30pm catch the ferry at 3:45pm. Start the ride again from Docklands at 5:00pm get to Tullamarine by 6:00pm, get cleaned up, find some food, drive to Xsanguinator by 8:00pm.   No Problemo.

What a Joker!