Happy Birthday Jayne

With the postal strike on and off like a nun's draws, I wondered today if sister-in-law Jayne actually recieved her birthday card!!!! I doubt it! so Happy Belated Birthday Jayne!!!!xxxxxx

Amy Winehouse-Tears Dry On Their Own (Music Video)

Those who know me will understand that I do not generally like "Popular "music! but I have to admit that I love Amy Winehouse's latest single! Ok she looks like the wreck of the Hesberus: a cross between Devine and Tracy Emin!!!

Autumn

Cold today but bright and sunny,so have repainted one of the hen houses, and have cleared all the loose hay,grass and feed from the enclosure.
Instead of the beach could only fit in one long walk on the old farm road behind the Gop.it was creepy walking up there in the dusk, especially as I was remembering the serial killer from last nights film!.There is a chill in the air so the fire has been lit early tonight .
Think Chris wants to go to the pics tomorrow night, George Clooney is starring in MICHAEL CLAYTON at cineworld in Llandudno. Looks like a good bet!

Jindabyne

I sort of knew that I would enjoy Jindabyne (Theatre Clwyd), when I read the blurb on it, after all I loved director Ray Lawrences' previous film Lantana in (2001) . This film, (his first in 5 years ),turned out to be a wonderfully complicated and menacing piece of work .

In the austere landscape of New South Wales,a fading and emotionally weak ex rally driver Gabriel Byrne lives for his yearly fishing trip with his fellow 40 something small town friends. The men find the corpse of young Aboriginal woman in the river - the victim of a serial killer. Rather than spoil the trip, they decide to leave the dead woman where she is, heartlessly tethering her by twine to the riverbank, and delay reporting the body until Sunday night. The reason for this behaviour is never totally explained as the film concentrates on the ramifications of the men's actions which start to shatter the lives and relationships they have with their womenfolk.
This strange, almost dreamlike story is further complicated by the character of Byrne's wife Claire (Laura Linney), who already is nursing terrible psychological problems and family dysfunction. She had a breakdown after the birth of her son, and is way too bright and intelligent for her shallow and uncommunicative husband . Claire cannot cope with the coldness of the men's actions and through her eyes we see great yawning differences between women and emotionally isolated men, the white townsfolk and the Aborigine community, and the banality of small town life and the strangeness of the Australian outback. Add to this mix a touch of native spiritualism, a truly frightening serial killer and a small girl obsessed with the death of her mother, and you have a weird,menacing and totally interesting film. Linney is wonderful as the brittle Claire as is Deborra-Lee Furness, (right pic) her life worn and damaged best friend. After nights last night and no sleep today, I was glad that I had made the effort and drive to Theatre Clwyd to see it.

Battles won ?

Nursing a hangover from a great meal, it was nice to check the coops this morning to find that the tide seems to be turning in the war of the mites. A few of the dirty little buggers remain, so I have given the houses another deluge of bug killer. Let's hope it is the end of the story as bugs don't make exciting blogs

When we are out last night the cottage wall was given yet another clack form a large wagon or lorry, that makes three bashes in one month. Plan for this week is to paint my own warning sign to be put up on the corner telephone pole, well as the council seems impotent in its powers! I shall take matters in my own hands.

Lots to plan this week, as all my early shallots, garlic,onions and broad beans need to be planted.

Life imitating art and gay soldiers?

Chris being at home today allowed me to have a whole 4 hours sleep after night shift. It was a lovely day, so took the dogs up the Gop before re launching another attack to the now boring red-mite issue.
The little buggers are back with the another vengeance, despite tough chemical measures. I dragged myself to the farm shop and bought the strongest possible topical treatment, and in a scene like the one in yesterday's Tenko, I have now quarantined hut one. (Marion Jefferson had to find it within her to marshall the prisioners to move the sickbay and clean the prision huts). For three hours I have scrubbed and squirted every inch of the coop. At least we are off for a nice meal at the Bistro later, which will make up for bug city this afternoon.

On my break I read this article on the BBC website/Science and Technology, with great amusement:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7026150.stm


"Pioneering research into a "gay bomb" that makes enemy troops "sexually irresistible" to each other has scooped one of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes.
Other winners included work on treating hamster jetlag with impotency drugs, extracting vanilla from cow dung, and the side-effects of sword swallowing.
The awards, founded in 1991, mark achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".
The prize ceremony took place at Harvard

University, US.
Genuine Nobel Laureates handed out the much-coveted awards to the winners, who took away no cash, but instead received a hand-made prize, a certificate, and, of course, the glory of such an illustrious win. "
I was tired and it took a moment to realise it WAS a light hearted award!!

Handbags

Fighting on you tube has been much in the news recently, and quite rightly "HAPPY SLAPPING" ought to be removed.....this fight is obviously different!

CITIES - New York - 42nd. St

Had a New York moment today as I found this video taken from the New York Helmsley Hotel on 42nd street where we are staying!