One to blow away the cobwebs

This is a song that I have not heard in a LONG time.  I love YouTube!




Agg79 mentioned an even older version of this song - I can't find a John Lee Hooker version, but this is rather good:

Weekend

Had a really good weekend.

Much of it was spent playing on my new guitar, which is even better than I thought it was - beautiful ringing clear tones and screaming sustain when cranked up for some ROCK!

I did manage to stop playing long enough to make the best pizzas I have ever made - not sure what I did differently, so not sure I can replicate it!  Ah well.

Sunday the weather was just amazing so we had a barbeque in the afternoon - sausages, burgers, pork steaks, chicken breasts and ribs.  At one point I wondered if I was cooking too much stuff, but we ate it all.  Moving was a little uncomfortable but hey, sometimes it just has to be done! 

My daughter came back from her Geography trip to Wales and had had a great time.  She stayed at a farm in the middle of hills and mountains - one house and thousands of sheep.  It was so remote that she had to climb to the top of one of the hills/mountains to get a phone signal!  She loved that the animals got priority over people - one of the boys disturbed some sheep and the farmer (shotgun under his arm) told him to stop or he would shoot him!  She would move there given the chance...

Have a great week!  More soon.

24 years ago

My first daughter was born.

Good Charlotte was one of her favourite bands:



She had a major crush on the singer. One year we convinced her that we had kidnapped him and were going to give him to her for Christmas. 

"I know you haven't REALLY got him."

"Have you seen him on TV recently?"

Christmas came and went, but around New Year she suddenly remembered.  Mrs RC acted all shocked - "Oh, he's still in the shed, I hope he's alright, I haven't fed him for weeks!"

That had her crying with laughter!

Miss you, baby!

Feeling good on Friday!

Yes, it is Friday again - where did another week go?

Well I guess I can't complain - this has been a great week!

We won the war on the cats.

We paid off our debts.

It looks like my Canada/USA trip in 2013 is a runner.

My daughter is having a good time in Wales with the school.

I just bought a new guitar - watch out for more on this, I love it...

Not the most expensive guitar in the shop, but certainly one of the best IMO.  A high price does not guarantee a great guitar, just like most things I guess.

And they finally posted a photo of me collecting my prize at the wargames tournament!

Don't know why it is in black and white - maybe they thought I was too scarey in colour?  On further reflection, I think I look like something from Sesame Street (or as TZ pointed out, Animal from The Muppets) in this photo!

Well, best get on!  Have a great weekend!  I know I will...

All Quiet on the Western Front

Last night passed without incident.  Late night patrols returned without encountering "Charlie".  Hopefully the war is coming to an end, and the troops will be home by Christmas.

My daughter has just set off on her Geography fieldtrip - off to Wales for a few days looking at cliffs, beaches and mountains.  She is really looking forward to it, and took plenty of supplies for midnight feasts with her friends.  They are so organised!  They have sorted a list of who is responsible for what drinks/snacks/chocolate/etc.  I bet the boys aren't as prepared.

Of course, we are a bit nervous about this trip - this is the furthest she has ever been from us!  Hah, most of you are parents - you know what it is like...

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Today is a big day for us!  We are now officially debt-free! 

Woo hoo! 

Feels SOOO GOOD!

New guitar - here I come!

And I also know I have the funds for my trip in 2013!

OOOOH YEAH!!!!

Winning....

I am hoping that I am not being premature in saying that we seem to be winning the war with the cats.

Monday night was the clincher - Mrs RC had spent most of the day trying to make the garden cat-proof, but we were awake most of the night repelling invaders - at least 3 different cats, at one point 2 coming in at the same time. 

Last night there were no invaders - a combination of having seen where the weak spots in our defences were (and fixing them yesterday) and perhaps the cats being traumatised by seeing me charging down the garden in my PJs (I think I was wearing them anyway) wielding a metal pole and screaming obsenities. 

No, there are no photographs or videos! Some people!  :-)

Monday....

Yes, it is another Monday morning.  Where did the weekend go?

Saturday was spent buying some new camping gear in preparation for next month's trip.  We are all really looking forward to it now, especially after we put up the new tent that the kids will be sharing.

Sunday morning was not so good.  We were woken up at 5am by the gut-wrenching sound of screaming rabbits.  Yes, the murdering b$£%&%d cat had found a new way of getting another of our baby rabbits. By the time we got outside both the cat and the rabbit were gone.

The rest of the day was spent on further reinforcement of the rabbit run (we are not sure how the cat did it) and also adding netting extensions to all of our garden fences in the vague hope that this will keep the cats out - or maybe stop them escaping so quickly...

We hardly slept last night, laying there listening for sounds in the garden.  One encouraging thing is that at one point we looked out of the window and saw a cat moving away from the run, apparently foiled by our latest improvements to the run.  Less encouraging is the fact that our nets did not seem to have made the slightest difference!

So we are now on constant guard, just hoping that the remaining babies (Houdini and Panda) will soon be too big for the cats to kill.