SOMETHING FOR FRIDAY

WORD OF THE WEEK

Here we are at the word of the week and today’s word is “counsellor” not to be confused with councillor and different word with a different meaning.

A person trained to give guidance on personal or physiological problems.

Also a senior officer in the diplomatic service

AUDIOBOOKS LISTENED TO IN 2022

BOOKS READ/LISTEN TO IN 2022

DEAD CERT DICK FRANCIS

NERVE DICK FRANCIS

FOR KICKS DICK FRANCIS

THE DANGER DICK FRANCIS

PULSE FELIX FRANCIS

CRISIS FELIX FRANCIS

GUILTY NOT GUILTY FELIX FRANCIS

SERIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO LAUGH PETER FITZSIMONS

FROMELLES AND POZIES (IN TRENCHES FROM HELL) PETER FITZSIMONS

NANCY WAKE PETER FITZSIMONS

GREAT AUSTRALIAN WOMEN SUSANNA DE VRIES GREAT PIONEER WOMEN OF THE OUTBACK SUSANNA DE VRIES

AUSTRALIAN HEROINES OF WORLD WAR 1 SUSANNA DE VRIES

TALES OF THE TERRITORY TIM BOWDEN

AUSTRALIA IN ANTARCTIA TIM BOWDEN

BIG MEN BROKEN DREAMS TIM BOWDEN

TAIM BILONG MASTA TIM BOWDEN

THE WEST COASTERS TIM BOWDEN

PRISIONERS OF WAR TIM BOWDEN

MONASH ROLAND PERRY

ANZAC SNIPPER ROLAND PERRY

MONASH & CHAUVEL Q ROLAND PERRY

GREAT AUSTRAIAN AVIATION STORIES JIM HAYNES

GREAT AUSTRALIAN TRUCKING STORIES JIM HAYNES

GREAT AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK TEACHING STORIES BILL MARSH

GREAT AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK POLICE STORIES BILL MARSH

CHARLES BEAN ROSS COULTHART

ANZAC GIRLS PETER REES

MISS MURIEL MATTERS ROBERT WAINWRIGHT

WE OF THE NEVER NEVER MRS AENEAS(JEANNIE) GUNN

GALLIPOL(LAST MAN STANDING) JONATHAN KING

A SHORTER HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA GEOFFREY BLAINEY

44 DAYS MICHAEL VEITCH

PHILLP SCHULER MARK BAKER

MRS KELLY GRANTLEE KIEZA

RAAF BLACK CATS ROBERT CLEWORTH & JOHN SUTER LINTON

OUR VIETNAM NURSERS ANNABELLE BRAYLEY

THE SHIP THAT NEVER WAS ADAM COURTENAY

TO HELL & BACK SYDNEY LOCH AND SUSANNA & JAKE DE VIRES

SOLIDERS WITHOUT BORDERS IAN McPHEDRAN

SANDAKAN PAUL HAM

TUNNEL RATS SANDY McGREGOR & JIMMY THOMSON REBELS OF EUREKA CLARE WRIGHT

KINGS IN GRASS CASTLES MARY DURACK

BACK ROADS HEATHER EWART & KAREN MICHEALMORE

FLYN OF THE INLAND ION WINEYER IDRIESS

THE FORGOTTEN ISLANDS MICHEAL VEITC

THE BUSH DON WATSON & HAMISH HAMILTON

DEATH ON THE NILE AGATHA CHRISTIE

WATKIN TENCH’S 1788 TIM FLANNERY

BONY AND THE MOUSE ARTHUR UPFIELD

MAN OF TWO TRIBES ARTHUR UPFIELD

MAD MENS BEND ARTHUR UPFIELD

THE BATTLING PROPHET ARTHUR UPFIELD

THE WIDOWS OF BROOME ARTHUR UPFIELD

CREATURE DAY

On this here Tuesday we are taking a look at an assassin, as in the Assassin Spider.

This spider is a highly unusual spider in that it has a neck which is often very long, and a long jaw that it uses to spear other spiders.

They stalk and then stab their spider prey with their jaws which are tipped with venomous fangs.

Technicly they are called Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from 2 to 8 millimetres long, that prey exclusively on other spiders

FACT DAY

Here we are at another Monday a fine Monday it is but suppose to be another hot one which means I will end up drenched in sweat again. Anyway here are some useless facts.

The most abundant bird on Earth is the Red-billed Quelea, a type of East African weaverbird. There is an estimated 1.5 billion of them in existence.

There is a bird called the Antpitta avis canis Ridgley this bird that looks like a stuffed duck on stilts and barks like a dog. The bird was discovered in the Ecuador in June 1998.

Elephants can’t jump………….I didn’t think they could

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes yes open……yep knew this

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies toilet during a dance

WEEK 1 OF 2023

A new day and a new year here’s hoping it is a better year. Another hot day summer is really here,air con on early.

Answered a couple of letters will need Tasha to post them for me.

A hot lazy day.

An early start woke at 4am and wasn’t able to settle again so got up at 5am.

Managed to do a bit today which made me feel good, even starting to get on top of all my mail to answer.

Slept well woke at 5.20 to pee and decided to stay up.

Rang Tasha to open a new jar of plum jam which she did without complaint.

Both Tim and I are off to the optometrist,Tasha is driving us in her car as it is easier for me to get in and out of. My eyes are good no problems.

Up and sweating from 5.25am although not that hot at the moment. Although I expect that to change.

The 2023 calendars arrived at last. As well as some birthday gifts.

Received an email about a click and collect I am waiting on they are now shipping it to me from the warehouse, the store must be out of stock.

Sam has been here for a few nights.

Much cooler this morning although I was still dripping sweat as I looked for food for breaky.

Tim is in long pants and shirt, I am in short and tee shirt.

Sandy camel and collected the calendars and while here she washed my Cpap mask. She also straighten all the photos Sam had put on an angle.

I am having a good morning pain and mobility wise so decided not to stand and make breakfast in case it set off the pain. Tasha brought me Maccas.

Tim has been granted his loss of earns claim so will be paid via the driver’s CTP. The claim was back dated to the 1 December.

Leo is still here been here for 3 nights. To me is Leo but when I address him I call him Sam as that is what he wants.

Rained all bloody night thankfully Tim remembered to place the bucket with a towel under it to catch the rain. I found the bucket nearly half full with water.

Kathy coming this afternoon to shave and shower me and get me ready for bed.

No rain during the day.

WORD OF THE WEEK

Hello everyone well to the first word of the week, I am just going to pick a word in the dictionary and tell you what it means this will be a regular Thursday post and yes I know it’s Friday but I forgot yesterday.

Let’s kick with first word in my dictionary which is “aardvark” definition given: African mammal with tubular snout and long tongue.

CREATURE DAY

Good morning, here we are at Tuesday and that means it is creature day and today’s creature is the Gastric Brooding Frog.

The female swallows her eggs and they hatch inside her stomach, than they come out through her mouth.

This frog became extinct in the 1980’s but in 2013 scientists took the first step in bringing this frog back by creating a live embryo…………what the hell

FIRST FACTS OF 2023

Good morning all it is 6.35am on this lovely Monday morning and here are this weeks facts.

Grasshoppers have learned to hear with their legs,waving them in the air like little TV aerials feeling for sound waves.

Some centipedes really do have 100 legs, the legs a pill millipede has is 38.

America’s first President George Washington is reported to have false teeth made of wood, what a load of rot.

“Corduroy” comes from the French “Cord du Roi” or “cloth of the king”

Forget-me-not according to German legend this flower gets it’s name from the last words of a knight who was drowned while trying to pick some from the river side for his lady love.

WEEK 52 OF 2022

CHRISTMAS DAY

I fell out of bed and we had to ring Sam to help me up, I have had a shocking morning many tears and frustrating.

Tasha cooked lunch with help from Jess and her dad. I received no gifts just a hand made card from Jess.

All in all it has been a so so day.

BOXING DAY

Up at 5.20am found Tim already up he did go to bed early last night I have been a short temped bitch the last few days.

At 11.30 we went over to Kathy’s for lunch which was awesome great food and better company. They also gave us gifts.

Micheal helped me into the car with ease.

I was up at 5.20am found Tim up since 4am. Another stinking hot day I will be drenched in sweat all day.

Kathy and the girls came over and Kathy showered me. She also changed the sheets.

I closed the house up to block out the heat.

Wednesday already and suppose to be another hot one.

Tasha came down and helped me sort out clothes mine and Tim’s tossed out a bloody lot. As in donated.

Had a talk to Tim about how he complains I mumble or speak to softly but if I raise my voice he says I am yelling or I am angry, so I feel like I can’t win. He didn’t say much but I hope he gets it.

In for another hot day but not to bad at the moment which is at 6.45am.

Got hot enough for me to be drenched in sweat most of the day.

Tasha brought my scooter back.

Another good night till 4.20 when I needed to pee, I spent ages standing in front of the fan trying to pull my pants up. I had my knickers in a twist and was drenched in sweat, I ended up waking Tim to help me.

I got up for the day at 5.40am, going to be another hot one, but nice now with the doors opened and the fan going.

Kelli and the kids came over so I was able to give them their gifts which they liked.

Kelli also putting me to bed.

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Up at 5.20 feeling good hope it lasts.

Kathy came and showered me and that’s all she did, after she left I realised I should have asked her to fold the clothes.

Tim will help me into bed,no staying up to see the new year in for me or Tim.