In The Pink

I have been thinking about rituals today, and in particular Sunday rituals. I love Sundays and there are several activities I like to do that really enforce the feeling of relaxing at the end of the weekend, but one in particular I am missing this Sunday morning is The Waltons! Now say what you will but I have always loved this show, which I watched with my sister as a child, and as I grew up and it was moved to Sunday mornings I carried on watching it. Without out being blasphemous it was kind of like going to church! A healthy dose or moral fibre with the added bonus of characters you loved and had grown up with. An old flat mate a I used to get up in our PJ's on Sunday mornings, make a cooked breakfast and then curl up in our duvets on the couch to watch the show. It has not been on for some years now and I do miss it. I may have to treat myself to the box set one of these days as I am sure it is something you can buy now. When ever I see one of the actors in another f...

Ok, I am not sure about the video, its a little wierd for me, but I love this song.

I take it all back! Sorry You Tube! Well I don't take it all back as I do think things change too quickly however I have found the embed button!! To celebrate here is a fabulous clip of Frank Skinner dancing in his underpants. I could watch this all day! Simple things...

I have begun to feel a bit left behind of late, in terms of my PC. I have noticed since the development of social networking sites that Blogging is being superceded by Twitter and the likes and utilising an online function on my blog seems to be harder and harder. I don't think Twitter is for me and love Blogging however the most recent insult seems to have come from You Tube which in the last few days (unless I am being very stupid) no longer gives you the option to embed a video on your blog and does not show Blogger on the sharing option. I was going to post a song by a rock band I like called Tool, its a hard, angry style of rock that suits both good and bad moods and I was looking forward to sharing it however I no longer can. I can still post a link to You Tube but its not as convenient for me or visitors who may be tempted to watch a video and listen to a song. I have only been blogging for four years and my method of global communication is already out of date! The new Blog...

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Well the new pond is now complete and the old one defunct and low, we have five frogs! We had to introduce them to the new pond by gentle force (transportation in the net) however they are now all in, have had a good explore and are hanging around at the edges. I think they were waiting for us to go inside so they could get out! Once they have explored we think they will be much happier, its a bigger pond and there are bigger and better rocks, nooks and crannies for them to hide in. Also now that all the plants are in around the pond there is plenty of cover and they have safe passage to the rest of the garden. We know they move around the garden as they turn up in odd places when we are weeding and once discovered make a bee-line back to the pond! They have also been spotted coming out of the pond when it rains to sit on the path and enjoy a shower. It's too dark to take a picture of the pond tonight but I will get one tomorrow and post it.

This is Kamrita (pronounced kaa -am- rita ). She is a Bengal Tiger estimated to be between 7-8 years old. She lives in Chatwan National Park, southern Nepal. We are now her proud sponsors ! Find out how you can sponsor a Tiger or other wild animals here .

Ok I know that is a cruel way to treat such a beautiful phrase as the last line from Hamlet's famous soliloquy, and I use it in a literal sense, but it suits my needs perfectly. I cannot sleep! It does not happen to me often and has occurred much more in recent years, predominantly as a result of worrying about work, but when it does happen I am very soon aware that while the bed may be comfy and my eyes may be closed, my brain is not going to switch off! I hate lying there for hours, as the time passes both quickly and slowly, and bed (one of my favourite places to be) becomes a slow torture. I usually give myself a certain amount of time to try and relax and shake of my train of thought. I try focusing on the story of my current book, or daydream off to lands I have discovered through favourite TV programmes or books form my past and this is often successful. However every once it a while it proves futile and my only other proven treatment is to get up for a while, have a cup of ...

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It is my fellas birthday on Tuesday however as we have four days off for the Easter Bank Holiday I asked him if he wanted to start celebrating early and he chose today to be his 'un-official' birthday. We have therefore planned four days of birthday spoils including todays event of purchasing and digging in a pond! The weather has been kind and the rain kept at bay until the last half hour. As such we have a shiny new pond with plants in situ! We put a small pond in a couple of years back using a liner and our resident frogs moved straight in, the new one is bigger and we can't wait for them to venture over and take a dip. We currently have three frogs, that we know of, and one newt. When we put the first pond in they were in the water before we had finished tidying away so I don't expect it will take long. They may have to fight for space with the dogs though! Roxy is a water baby and I have no doubt will give it a go at some point.