Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Oh, hi. You're still there?

Wow. Almost a month appears to have passed since I last blogged. This is partly due to a certain amount of stuff that was going on that I couldn't really blog about and partly (mostly) due to my laziness/devotion to playing Scrabble with my Mum on Facebook. And now there is so much to talk about that I am reduced to bullet points. So: Stuff That Has Happened Since I last Posted
  • I turned 44. It wasn't too bad.
  • We discovered that bunnies and not slugs are munching all our vegetables down at the cottage.
  • We discovered you cannot buy Bunny Pellets at the garden centre.
  • Noted that Internet recommends scattering human and/or dog hair all over your garden to discourage the furry munch-monsters without actually harming them. Wondering (a) how much hair will I get if I shave the children? or alternatively, (b) where can I lay my hands on supplies of dog hair without upsetting my dog-owning neighbours?
  • Went into mourning as our friendly neighbourhood butcher over the road retired and went off to play golf instead of slicing bacon and making steak pies for our delectation. His shop has been taken over by a dog grooming business. Oh, wait.......
  • Covered a very hilly 6 miles in 1 hour 45 minutes with my Mum as we participated in the Race for Life last Sunday. Enjoyed embarrassing my Mum on Facebook as I told everyone how she left me with the bags after we crossed the finish line and went off to use the loos, and how she then got lost on her way back to me and had to go and ask the nice man on the stage to put a call out for me on the PA to come and get her. Said nice man then announced to the assembled masses (the 5k race was just getting ready to start) that Mum had been claimed by her daughter and suggested I should either put a leash on her next time or get one of those chips put in her ear.
  • Realised we leave for the annual Loth Family Canadia Jamboree in about a fortnight. That sound you can hear is the entire whale population of the north Atlantic getting ready to decamp the minute I set foot on a whalewatching ship. I don't care! I still can't wait!
Posted by at

6 comments:

  1. Maribeth21 June 2011 at 23:20

    Can't you get some cage wire to put round the garden? That's what I use and the little buggers can look in, but not get in.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous22 June 2011 at 00:26

    Oh, welcome back. I'm not Anon, I'm Isabelle but suffering from the dratted Blogger non-recognisey thing.

    Time for a coffee before you go a-whale-scaring?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Katney22 June 2011 at 01:10

    The dog groomer will have hair for you and the bunnies. Good going on the race to you and your mom both. I'm not doing my charity walk this year for a variety of reasons. Have a great time in Canada.

    I wish I could tell Isabelle to uncheck the Stay Signed In box and it will let her finish her comments.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Jennifer (Jen on the Edge)22 June 2011 at 02:35

    You might try having your boys pee around the edges of the garden every time you visit the cottage. It's my understanding that deer don't like human urine, so I'm guessing rabbits wouldn't either.

    ReplyDelete
  5. alison22 June 2011 at 15:38

    Welcome back! Good luck with the bunnies. Oh, and due to the reassignment of Canadian regional names due to the recent Federal election, Ottawa is now in Atlantic Canada. You need to visit. Will and Kate will be here for Canada Day. You should be too. I'll keep the cupboard under the stairs free. :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Shauna23 June 2011 at 11:23

    I HEARD YOU BEING CALLED OVER THE PA! Oh it was fantastic! :) I was there with some of the girls from Up & Running. Well done on your Race and a belated happy birthday!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)