Tulip Cheeks

Bring back Glow Worms!

You can imagine my joy this morning when I spotted the very same glow worm I used to own - tied to the tow bar of a ute.

This glow worm forged a friendship with my still to this day best friend Riesen. We were on brownie camp and her evil twin was bullying her in the other dorm. She moved into mine and I squeezed my glow worm - who in turn lit up to give a very comforting glow across the bunkbeds as if to say - 'its ok, Im here for you'. Her glow work glowed back in gratitude and relief.

That same brownie trip we got to decorate the next doors scout leaders body with Brown Owls make up (at her request). Alarm bells werent raised until my Gran received a letter from me telling her what id been up to on brownie camp. i think it went something like this....

Dear Gran,

Thanks for the five pounds you gave me for brownie camp. I bought a frizbee.

Having a great time. Today we decorated the scout leaders body with Brown Owls make up. Catherine painted lipstick faces on his knees and I put mascara on his leg hair.

Love TC

P.S. Why do you sing so loud in Church?

Brown owl shoulda been a bit nicer to me had she known that Grans cousin was actually the Chief of Guides for the whole of Great Britain. Yeah, Cous got a call and then Brown owl got a visit.  I didnt stay at Brownies too long after that and turned my attention to May pole dancing instead.

I think with all this nostalgia trend and people looking to their past for comfort during times of recession and hope for the future they should bring Glow worms back. Even the little ones (which I still have one of).

Third one in from the left at the top. And my niece (whos only 3 years my junior) had the one middle bottom. We used to heat them up on the bulb of a lamp and pretend to iron our clothes. Our family love ironing and swear they were washer women in previous lives. nice.

Im off to look on ebay for one.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Its my Daddy's Birthday today so i thought I'd share with you his camera collection - SOME OF IT! He collects Exakta cameras or should i say - they collect him - they are like iron filings to his magnet - they just reproduce - right under Bloody lovely's nose!

My Dad also has a fantastic workshop full of lathes, milling machines, you name it - he's got it. He's very clever - he's made grandfather clocks X 7 (everything but the faces), mini steam engines, he fixed my first car when every garage owner said it was unfixable, in-fact, when he was a boy my Gran got called into school to see the headmaster because Dad's IQ was so high. When Bloody Lovely was expecting me apparently the word on the street was that if: I had Dad's brains and Bloody Lovely's looks then i would be amazing, other way round then UH OH.

I look like my Dad - so what does that tell you!  :-/

I cant remember ever not celebrating one of Dad's birthdays with him, and i must admit I shed a little tear when I posted his card. Emigrating isn't great for stuff like this.

What a beaut!

 

How much fun! And theres 2 seats in the back for when we have midgets over! Or paralympians?

Only kidding. We made sure you can fit inlaws, family and friends of all shapes and sizes in the back...no-one in the front mind. (again, another joke!)

Luna Park

 

Spooky huh! This is the entrace to the theme park which we can see (and hear) from our room. When i say hear - not in a bad way, infact quite amusing. Screems galore!

Paul and I popped in to have a look yesterday, it was heaving and not even a patch on good old Light Water Valley as far as rides go. The atmosphere was good, and the rides were so retro they were lovely to watch. You could pay individually for rides, or alternitively $40 which is about 20 pounds for a day pass - ouch!