NOT QUITE THE VALENTINES DAY I HAD ENVISIONED

Hi all,

A couple of days ago I experienced a nasty fall while at the supermarket. I slipped on some spilt milk, bumped my head on a trolley and landed on my hip. I'm sure it was quite a funny sight but it sent me into shock at the time. I have a huge lump on my hip and my neck and head are still causing me some discomfort.

Therefore, I will be taking it easy for a few days and resting up. I'll get around to answering your comments and visiting your blogs when I'm feeling a bit better. I'm thinking of posting a pic of my bruise soon as it's shaping up to be a real beauty. I'll see if I can get a pic of it which doesn't show too much of my bum, hehe. Least I still have my sense of humour I suppose.

Happy Valentines to me!

P.S. Why isn't my spell check working???? I can't cope without it...must have wine!

P.P.S. Least it's a good excuse to stay in bed and watch Super 14 Rugby all weekend.

F WORDS

The beautiful Whangarei Falls is one of the places we visited while on hols recently. The water falls over steep cliffs of a height of 26.3 metres. We followed a track down one side and back up the other, which took about 15 mins.



Whagarei is a Maori word; any word starting with the letters wh in Maori is pronounced as f. One of my favourite Maori words is Whakapapa....sound it out with me people... fok - a - papa. How rude. LMAO!

Followed closely by...Longest place name: Taumata-whakatangihanga-kōauau-a-Tamatea-pōkai-whenua-ki-tāna-tahu (Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as landeater, played his flute to his loved one).


Please let me know if I have spelt any words incorrectly, Marja.

WHAT WAS THE HOFF THINKING?

ANIMAL CRUELTY

I've been following Eve's progress since Christmas. She's a ridgeback puppy who was found locked under her owner's house without food or water. She was too weak to walk and was described as looking like a "chicken carcass". A spokesperson from SPCA estimates she hadn't been properly fed for FIVE weeks.

OMG, I'm crying as I write this. I remember seeing the horrific pics of her while I was at the supermarket and bursting into tears. How can people do this to animals? They should be shot! The heartless bastards still haven't been found but I'm happy to report, Eve is doing well and has been placed with a new family.

Click on the link below to visit her blog and read more of her story. There's a cute video on there too (makes me cry every time).

Eve's Blog

FAT BOY SWALLOWS COCO

Usually my girl comes rushing to see me as soon as I open the bedroom door. She was nowhere to be found this morning. I began to wonder if I'd drank so much wine the night before that I couldn't remember putting her outside.

I heard this little whimper and there she was sitting on my bean bag. Every time she moved, she sunk further into it so I had to lift her out. *giggles*

Hope the title didn't scare you too much.

FUNNY QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink."

Joe.E.Lewis


LMAO...here, here!

Cheers!

CREATIVE JOURNAL WRITING

I've been keeping a journal since I was a teenager. Some days I write page after page, others a few lines will suffice. At times, I think writing about my feelings is the only thing that keeps me sane. That's if I am sane of course. *giggles*

Photo: Pixabay

I'm reading an insightful book at the moment by Stephanie Dowrick called - Creative Journal Writing. I recommend a look to anyone who keeps a journal. Here are some of my favourite excerpts to date:

Journal writing is all about process - not goals of outcome.

It is freeing - not constraining.

Journal writing is also where you can retire the inner critic or judge.

How you write, what you write, matters only to you.

You are writing to please no one but yourself.

Creativity - better than fame and fortune

Many things are far better than fame or fortune.
Love is one of them. Living creatively is another.
Living creatively means tuning in to all your senses and really knowing what’s going on.
It means making quirky connections, and seeking out inspiration, beauty, humour, tenderness and absurdity.
It means liking the subtle as well as the magnificent.
It means valuing your experiences - and making something of them.
Creativity may be expressed through great works of art. But it can also be a way of living that is open, spirited, engaged, eager, curious and uplifting.

Curiosity - the drive to know more than you do now

One of the ultimate gifts of human intelligence (along with a willingness to have your mind or perspective changed). It makes inner growth possible. It rescues you from boredom. It expands you beyond yourself. It demonstrates to you what an awesome and infinitely fascinating universe you inhabit. It also makes you a more interesting and perhaps even a more knowledgeable person.

Stephanie Dowrick


I'm off to write in my journal now.

Later

KB
xxxx