Badger Galore
Staying ‘Up Over’ for a while.
'Location, location, ejection!'
So........you may remember that last year they filmed part of a Hollywood Blockbuster just up the road at Archerfield Airfield. The film was San Andreas and we went to see it the other night. We did spot the few scenes they did film near us but you could have blinked and missed them......and they were filming here 3 days for that!The film, about a massive earthquake, has not had great reviews, but then the lead actor used to be a wrestler. It was very tense, however and I wriggled in my cinema seat like a small child with ADHD hardly able to watch at times. I doubt it will do the San Francisco tourist industry any good.....but if you must go make sure your hotel or apartment is on Nob Hill.Coincidentally they are filming another huge film here at the moment......Pirates of the Caribbean 5 with Johnny Depp and (spoiler alert) Orlando Bloom.....who we thought died in one of the previous films. 'Captain Jack Sparrow' has been popping up on the news every night happily greeting waiting fans after he comes back from filming out on Moreton Bay. My guess is he is trying to garner favour here after recently sneaking his dogs, Pistol and Boo, into the country.When the illegal immigrants were discovered there was a great hoo-ha with the Agriculture Minister, Barnaby Joyce officially stating on the 6 o'clock news "It is time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States," threatening that if they weren't they would be put down.Of course they did leave......by private jet, quite soon after. It was not made clear which of the pair piloted the plane.Heck! It would seem that some Hollywood actors don't think international quarantine laws apply to them.
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Return of the Foot Elf!
At least there was some sun for Dulcie to sit in on this chilly morning.The phone rang and it was Lindy from Blue Care coming for Respite. She'd been given the wrong address and wanted to know where we were. I expect she was on Celtic St. I told her it was Celtis St."See you soon," she said.I was cleaning the kitchen Formica top with bicarb when there was a knock on the door.I opened it and briefly thought it was a small child standing there but it was 'Lisssssssa the podiatrissssssssst'."Hello, how are yoooooooouuuuuuuuu?!' She beamed. "My name is Lisssssssa."We knew that.She heaved in her box of nail files, clippers, scissors and sand paper and settled down at the foot of Dulcie's reclining chair and slipped on some rubber gloves."Is it still $35 Lisssssssssa?" I asked."Yesssssssssss, it is, thank you."I went back to my scrubbing and left them discussing the arrival of winter."I had to get out my flannelette sheets at the weekend," said Lissssssssa, "it was so lovely to get into them. Yesssssss, people will be getting out their winter clothes now."Come on, let's face it.....these people don't know they're born. Winter clothes?!........it's called a flippin' jumper."Who's this?" said Dulcie as another car pulled up outside."This will be Respite," I said. "It's not Riona today, it's someone else," I couldn't remember their name.I opened the door to someone whose face had all the vivacity of a funeral director."You found us!" I smiled."Yes. Hello Dulcie, nice to see you again.""I'm sorry I don't remember you dear," said Dulcie.I wasn't sure either but the bottle bottom glasses seemed familiar."Hi, I'm Lisssssssa the podiatrissssssssst!" said the Foot Elf, snipping away at Dulcie's toenails.Thank goodness I was able to escape!
Winter is come!
So.....Winter is here.It is a very dull day here as befits the season and we are wrapped up as the temperature is a cool 19 degrees Centigrade.There was no sun for Dulcie to sit in this morning and she was not happy.Looking through the junk mail local supermarket catalogues she opined;"Meats expensive Nick and milks gone up. Ugh! Dried apricots.......and they come from bloody Turkey! .........Wombog? What's that? Never heard of it.""It's wombok," I corrected."Looks like cabbage..........Salmon! I hate salmon...................Oh! Who wants a bloody taste of Asia?!I found her some tennis to watch instead.....she's a bit happier now.