tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post3917855300255473433..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: True confessions Thursday: I'm twitchyallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-15276221225787078422010-09-05T14:20:32.248+10:002010-09-05T14:20:32.248+10:00@Joy Midsomer murders! How could I have forgotten?...@Joy Midsomer murders! How could I have forgotten? That show deserves a post of its own. Stay tuned.allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-40329939979610431972010-09-05T02:21:47.864+10:002010-09-05T02:21:47.864+10:00This gave me a real laugh...and kind of nice to kn...This gave me a real laugh...and kind of nice to know I am not alone! My husband does often tell me that I am an 80 year old woman in an early thirties body. I look 30 and act 80. Where do I start? Talk back radio, ABC, LOVE gardening, can cook better than any CWA lady, love tea from the pot in a cup and saucer, sensible shoes, sensible PJs, love old lady hats in summer and already have to my husband's amusement) and buggy to push down the shops - it is red if that's any consolation? But SSSHHHHH! Don't tell anyone!<br />X Briohny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-72125574063726195492010-09-03T20:14:10.255+10:002010-09-03T20:14:10.255+10:00I'm right up with you Alison, what with the si...I'm right up with you Alison, what with the singing in the choir, crochet , cryptic crosswords, watching midsomer murders and making jam... don't start me on triangle sandwiches and fresh scones ...Joynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-67742479967627682932010-09-03T16:58:23.776+10:002010-09-03T16:58:23.776+10:00Yes, I embroider and crochet, though I don't h...Yes, I embroider and crochet, though I don't have as much time for it as I did BC. Actually, the beautiful woollen baby blanket I started when pregnant is still sitting half-done in my wardrobe. Maybe one day...Tenillehttp://www.helpmum.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-65174688765561639802010-09-02T20:25:35.277+10:002010-09-02T20:25:35.277+10:00I second Maxabella's comment. I can't say ...I second Maxabella's comment. I can't say I'm quite with you on the bird watching - although I did go and see a lot of stuffed tits yesterday in a museum (don't ask). there on the knitting, liking a cosy shawl on my knees, drifting off for a nice nap....<br /><br />But not sensible shoes. Never. I still love a tottering heel. Not so good for my corns.Deer Babyhttp://deerbaby.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-20007195278255428322010-09-02T11:25:12.975+10:002010-09-02T11:25:12.975+10:00For the last 10 years I've been living in the ...For the last 10 years I've been living in the god-forsaken deserts of WA where the only birdlife to speak of was crows, who are like the Beagle Boys of the bird world, and not particularly fun to watch.<br />But now we've moved back to the coast and I see new (to my eyes anyway) parrots, blue wrens, willie wagtails, a couple of ducks that have adopted my kids for the bread payoffs, and numerous other birds that I can't identify -- and we're going to put in a birdbath and some plants to encourage them.<br />I'm thinking my inner-Nana is going to love this spring.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561240096806868742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-2784947716435791212010-09-02T10:48:40.395+10:002010-09-02T10:48:40.395+10:00Australian scenery and wildlife is amazing, I thin...Australian scenery and wildlife is amazing, I think I might be persuaded living where you do. But no, bird watching is not really for me. If I get any free time then hiking, walking and taking photos is what I love to do.One Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793386254564806126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-6868617239421545612010-09-02T10:03:51.162+10:002010-09-02T10:03:51.162+10:00The quieter pursuits are what we arrive at when we...The quieter pursuits are what we arrive at when we have exhausted ourselves in the pusuit of the meaningless. I love my oldie past-times. They are all things I can contentedly do on my own.Maxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-18707489919521734862010-09-02T09:53:45.052+10:002010-09-02T09:53:45.052+10:00I'm quite partial to a bird watch. It goes wel...I'm quite partial to a bird watch. It goes well with bushwalking and relaxing in the backyard which are two of my other favourite pastimes. Most happy to look at them, not so happy with them flapping overhead. Nothing wrong with embracing your inner-Nanna!MultipleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621170366257326241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-84246922425658389832010-09-02T07:09:56.340+10:002010-09-02T07:09:56.340+10:00All so very reasurring.
Lovely husband often is a...All so very reasurring.<br /><br />Lovely husband often is amazed at my ability to name birds and plants. As I am too, to be ftank.<br /><br />I have no idea from where it comes, but I suspect via osmosis from my grandparents. Who I have aspired to emulate, since I was six.<br /><br />xxDiminishing Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072304081006798910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-10180964417486147712010-09-02T06:51:32.757+10:002010-09-02T06:51:32.757+10:00I loved that post! I feel as you do a lot of the t...I loved that post! I feel as you do a lot of the time...like my interests are a bore to so many others. I think their yawning is a dead give away:( Lewi, my son, is really into birds and has lots of Bird Guides he would reccommend you. He also wanted you to know that the black bird with the orange beak {do you find they trash your garden mulch? They are nightmares in my garden} is a Common Blackbird. Introduced species. LOL We've been seeing gorgeous blue fairy wrens lately in our garden - a first in 5 years. Birds are cool:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894025320777652313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-43123299936693600102010-09-02T05:54:08.124+10:002010-09-02T05:54:08.124+10:00Well I go to bed before 9 and get up with the spar...Well I go to bed before 9 and get up with the sparrows... does that count? A-M xxThe House That A-M Builthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870752194541203656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-43603123858307198102010-09-02T01:28:00.795+10:002010-09-02T01:28:00.795+10:00Oooh, I like a good ramble and as you discovered o...Oooh, I like a good ramble and as you discovered on Twitter today I like writing letters to people complaining about their services!<br /><br />Mind you- at my age my own Mum was a champion lawn bowler- so I feel distinctly rebellious!Misssy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499765849677367656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-83436850803751475432010-09-02T01:26:12.665+10:002010-09-02T01:26:12.665+10:00It's discernment Allison, pure and simple. Ha...It's discernment Allison, pure and simple. Have you ever read slightly cracked feminist theologian Mary Daly? She's a great one for skewering the foreground hootinanny which distracts the undiscerning from the fascination, majesty and relevance all around us.<br /><br />Of course SHE blames men... so seventies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-52436163467747299562010-09-02T00:01:09.306+10:002010-09-02T00:01:09.306+10:00I'm a bit twitchy myself. Never called it that...I'm a bit twitchy myself. Never called it that, but since childhood, I'd happily take my backpack, some snacks, my notebook, binoculars and a compact field guide and go cross-country or bush. <br /><br />These days, being naturally more sedate (read: old), I happily enjoy the vista into the trees from my elevated back verandah, with my Field Guide at my elbow. I sit and sip my cuppa, watching the honeyeaters and rosellas and finches leaping about the callistemon tree.<br /><br />I love a good cardi, am building up the vege bed for spring planting, and have had a lifetime diet of mostly ABC and SBS. Is that a retirement community you're building next to the Fibro?Tracy (ruddygood)http://www.thesuccessfulsinglemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-80319212684951616842010-09-01T23:32:59.527+10:002010-09-01T23:32:59.527+10:00Wow Kirsty, we're living the same life. You sh...Wow Kirsty, we're living the same life. You should just move next door to the Fibro and be done with it!allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-60035829181277065922010-09-01T23:27:30.331+10:002010-09-01T23:27:30.331+10:00I think I've become old-personish since becomi...I think I've become old-personish since becoming a mum. Crazy... u-huh.<br /><br />I've gone garden crazy, knitting mad, watch mostly the ABC and SBS (as well as some Foxtel) and would rather stay at home under my blanket than head out on the town.<br /><br />I'm putting it all down to my mothering instincts. Staying close to my next and looking after my master and husband.<br /><br />Embrace your inner oldie!Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850257978687830782noreply@blogger.com