APPLE PEELING MAGIC Just a Little Trivia

A Little Exhibition with our  Magic Apple Peeler,

with the help of my Hubby, and grandchildren Jakob, and Sarah

Welcome Sign

Arriving home last Sunday we knew that we had had visitors.

Just  loved the " Hi "  sign they had left us on our mat  Who could it be ?

So glad they came back     Lovely to see you,

Richard, Wendy, and little Lily and Lincoln

A Little Bit of Trivia - A Joke - BAGPIPER AT A FUNERAL

I think we all need a good laugh, every day,

 -  the experts say

Laugh away your worry's, 

 its good for the soul

Read the the following story, and if there's only a smile

Even a smile makes life worth while 

Bagpiper at a Funeral

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs.

Recently I was asked by a funeral directer to play at a graveside service for a homeless man.

He had no family or friends, so the service was to be held at Pauper's Cemetery  in the back country

As I was not familiar with the backwards, I  got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions

I finally arrived and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight.

 there were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch

I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late

I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place.

I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play.

The workers put down their lunches and started to gather around.

I played out my heart and soul, for this man with no family and friends

 I played like l'd never played before for this homeless man.

And as I played " Amazing Grace " the workers began to weep

They wept, I wept, we all wept together

When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for the car

Though my head was low my heart was full.

As I opened the door of my car, I heard one of the workers say

"I never seen nothin' like that before,  and l've been putting in septic tanks for 20 years "

Apparently, I'm still lost ---- Its a man thing !

Books and Shoes

 A very different way to display shoes

On Books !

My granddaughter would love this 

No on second thoughts she would have to use the whole 4 walls and wreck too many books

A short blog - Just a little bit of trivia

 

Trivia --- A present from our youngest son many moons ago A POEM

Kyle, our son gave us this poem when he was a young teenager
We all had a laugh and its hanging in the music room

Old Water Tower -- in Mooroopna -- LIT UP --

Doesn't the Old Water Tower look great !

Being so tall, and also in the medium strip in Mooroopna, it really stands out, from a long way away

I Iove the colours, and find I just have to stop and watch the changing colours,
Actually I might crash the car if I don't stop as the colours mesmerism me

Mooroopna, is in Victoria, Australia

GUNDAGAI --"Where the Dog Sits on the Tuckerbox "

My Mabel waits for me
Underneath the bright blue sky
Where the" Dog sits on the Tuckerbox "
5 miles from Gundagai

When I hear the name Gundagai, I think of this song straight away, and also the Infamous Bush Ranger "
" Ned Kelly "
Gundagai in N. S. W. Australia' is the Aboriginal word for --place of birds --
This town,perhaps more than any other Australian Locality, is, in reference to many stories,songs, and poems

   The Statue of the Dog on the Tuckerbox at Snake Gully is{ 5 miles from Gundagai }
The Statue was unveiled by the then Prime Minister of Australia --Joseph Lyons in 1932 as a tribute to pioneers of our land, as Gundagai is packed full of History

Our 2 beautiful fgrandchildren Jakob and Sarah, in front of the Statue

PIC of the WEEK, SNAIL TRIVIA

Isn't this just the cutest snail, -- if you can call a snail cute ?

I found this article  in the " THAT'S LIFE " MAGAZINE that I buy every week

Just a little bit of Trivia that I Like

Wooden Bollards in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

I shall make this a very short blog and introduce you to these wonderful ,wooden, life size, Bollards

One lady has made over 100 of these Bollards, but I shall tell you her story in installments, as there are so many of them

( Actually I have lost my booklet. Do you ever put something in a safe spot,and then forget where you put it ,

sometimes never to be found for many months )

 Wonderful wooden bollards along Geelongs Foreshore -- The Orchestra "

 My Husband Vince, with a Geelong, Footballer, Bollard

 Aint she cute !

The 'Tour Guide " Bollard "

Such detail goes into these Bollards

A MUMMIFIED MOUSE !

Just a Little Bit of Trivia -- Isn't this just the perfect Mummified Mouse!

Look at it's eyes, feet, and tail., in such great form

About 3 blogs back, I told you about how my husband had been given a Hofman guitar,

he loves it. 

To him it's like receiving buried treasure 

Actually I think it had been buried, in a shed, for quite a long time

It was full of straw, and rubbish, from a few decades

He shook quite a bit out, but  could still hear something rattling around in there So with a fine, pointy, long needle he spiked it, and bought out this mouse

After all the comments of Yuk, Revolting, -- I thought it quite Unique

THONGS, --A WAVE of THONGS

Strolling through Melbourne with my 3 girlfriends was a great adventure to us 4 Country Girls

We were in our glory in the Big City, everything in the shop windows was exciting

I think these 2 following photos, appealed to my sense of humour

2  Pair of Shoes with a Difference

For instance, this shoe shop with this wave of thongs

Does everyone know what " THONGS ".are ?

As you can see, its just a rubber flat sole, with 2 rubber strips, that fit between your toes

We wear them a lot in Aussie Land (Australia )

Isn't she beautiful, love her shoes

MORE CHRISTMAS TRIVIA

I don't know about you guys out there, but here in Australia to help participate in saving our Planet, we are given 3 bins by our Local Council (actually we have to pay for them in our rates )

One for recycling, Papers etc.

One for rubbish and
One for garden waste, to be mulched

 

Our garbage collectors do a great job.

We usually give them stubbies (beers) 

But this year we decided to give them a bottle of red. 

This red wine is great, and I think the name is very appropriate

A HOFNER GUTTAR

YES, A GENUINE 1956  HOFNER GUITAR

JOHN LENNON played this model ( and year ) guitar in his band "THE BEATLES "

I love the original lined guitar case, feeling like very soft velvet, and in excellent condition

This Hofner guitar is No. 924

We think this guitar and case is a work of Art, and my husband is very proud to own it

A little bit of trivia !! Did you know this Guitar was sitting on top of rubbish, on a trailer, ready to go to the tip?
An old man in his 80's gave this treasured guitar  to his son, later he seen in on the rubbish pile and rescued it back again

He was telling our friend Neil about it, and asked if he wanted it
Neil said " No, but I know a friend of mine who would love it for his Music Room."
He made the right choice, my hubby was honoured to own such a classic guitar
With a little bit of T. L. C .it now stands proudly in the Music Room
.

A New Invention --Strange but Clever

This was in our Herald Sun Newspaper last week ( November 2012 )

I had my laugh for the day

Time for some Bodily Trivia

DID YOU KNOW ?

When you sneeze all of your bodily functions stop,

including your heart, which usually skips a beat

1% - is the percentage of humans that have red hair 

and - Did you know ? The human brain is around 80 per cent water

200 -- The number of muscles used when taking one step

THATS ALL FOLKS !

                          

APRIL FOOLS DAY -- 1ST of APRIL

When hubby came home he said "What have you been up to to-day "

I said " Actually I have been arranging my tombstone

He looked at me with shock, horror, so of course I had to say,

BIG APRIL FOOL

(To-day is APRIL the 1st --APRIL FOOL'S DAY )

But I wasn't fibbing, I was finding a new spot for my small garden tombstone.

I think it is quite humorous, or maybe I have a weird sense of humour  can you read it, it says

ON THIS SITE
IN
1875

NOTHING
HAPPENED

 THERE COMES A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE HERE  AFTER AND MAKE A WILL !
We gathered our 4 children together to discuss this delicate subject.

Our oldest son Rodd would not even talk about it, saying you both have years to go yet.
So we dropped the subject and the discussion for another time.

A few months later Rodd said " What would you like for your Birthday Mum "

As Rodd was going to Shepparton (where I had a layby ) I asked him if he could pick it up for me, and that could be my birthday present.
Women are a lot more curious than men, I would have said
"Whats in the parcel , I'm longing to see it" but he, of course didn't ask.
When my Birthday came around he handed me my parcel

I said " Rodd, this is beautiful, I now have my own little Tombstone."
There was a lot of laughter that day as everyone knows Rodd hates to talk about Death?

It wasn't April Fools Day either.
How did April Fools Day come about ?

ENJOY THE HERE AND NOW -- BUT WINTERS COMING ?

According to the experts, Live for the Moment

Dwelling on the past could be bad for your health.

The happiest and healthiest people, are those who manage to enjoy the here and now.

I walked around my garden to-day, and was surprised to see my red winter Gladys were flowering,

almost overnight, and the little freshias had pushed through the earth and were about 4 inches high

My camellia is also flowering, One delicate flower hidden amongst the leaves.

My spirits drop a little,that means winter is coming and l have so much to do outside.

Then l think about what the experts have told us,-- to enjoy the here and now, --

after all we are only partly through Autumn ( 1/3 rd).

Daylight savings finishes to-morrow, so there is an extra hour of daylight in the morning.

Oh no, the roses are losing their leaves, these are the last roses until next Summer,

Get over it, - enjoy the here and now -

ART WITH A DIFFERANCE- "-FOOD ART" by CHRISTOPHER BOFFOLI

Christopher Boffoli, from Seattle, in America  is certainly an artist with a difference. His humorous  creations bring food to life, with tiny model miniature figures, representations of everyday scenes.

"Coming up with an interesting image is only half the battle, ( says Christopher ) - a caption that will make people smile is also a big part of my work "

These scenes require careful planning before being assembled in his home studio.

I wonder what he named his food sculpture above ?

BOTTLE TOP ART ----- MARILYN MONROE

ARTIST -- MOLLY RIGHT

MEDIUM --Bottle tops, have captured Marilyn Monroes beauty, unbelievable Art
What a clever,clever, lady Molly Right is, with so much patience, l would love to see it in person.

Spending months arranging the little metal tops.

Her artworks sell for up $17,000

 ( The photo might not look as clear as it should, but l took the it from a great magazine called
"Thats Life" = their pic of the week )

l shall have to find out more about Molly Right !

ST VALENTINES DAY - WHERE DID IT ORIGINATE ?

To-day is St Valentines Day.
Where did it originate ?
I looked up the internet, and google was very helpful.
There were a number of storys, but l'm sure this is the correct version.

The Real " Saint Valentine" was a Roman Catholic Priest

A defiant Priest,  from the 3rd Century A.D., named Valentine

The Emperor Claudius, was a Vicious Ruler.
His vast army of men, were away from there loved ones for months on end, and as a result were very homesick.

So the Emperor banned marriages, as LOVE was weakening his army of men

The defiant Priest Valentine would secretly marry young couples, as he thought Emperor Claudius
was unjust. ----           Eventually Claudius found out and the Priest was imprisoned,  awaiting execution.

While waiting in his cell, many young couples, and grateful people would push flowers, roses and letters through the cell bars.

During this time he fell in love with the Jailers Daughter.

The Priest Valentine was executed on FEBRUARY the 14th

Before he died he wrote a letter to the women he loved signed " YOUR VALENTINE "

I think this is a lovely romantic story and I shall appreciate St Valentines Day more,
as its not really a big day here in Australia, as it is in America.

 My husband says he doesn't believe in it, as its so commercial  But on the 14th of February every year, he places a lovely rose from our garden, ( preferably a red one ) in a vase on our kitchen table.
I don't care if it doesn't match the vase, or its not a bud and only lasts a day. I love it and look forward to it every year.