Pitch Black Vegemite Spiders

Ummm. So, I took this bat photo of Kayloo at 5:30pm on Saturday night. Aside from the issue that the most exciting thing I did on a Saturday was take pictures of my dog... there is something else wrong with this picture...

IT'S 5:30PM AND IT IS PITCH BLACK OUT!!!

From this photo you might think I was kickin' it up at the North Pole, but no, on no, I live much further south than that. I live in Canada, yes, but I DO NOT hang out with polar bears and this whole not-being-able-to-see-my-hand-in-front-of-my-face thing bites.

Which, for some reason, makes me think of Australia. Did you know that water goes down the drain THE OTHER WAY in Australia? It does. They also have big hairy non-poisonous but COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY TERRIFYING spiders that are the size of the palm of your hand. I AM NOT KIDDING. My friend found one in the bottom tray thingy OF HER TOASTER. Can you imagine that? Peanut butter? Check. Jam? Check. GREAT BIG FREAKING HAIRY SPIDER? Yeah, check the shit out of that one too.

They also have Vegemite which is basically like spreadable salt. Mmmmmm. Spreadable salt... Most non-Aussies hate Vegemite because they eat it wrong and Vegemite is HEINOUS when you eat it wrong. When you it it right it is spectacular, when you eat it wrong it is disgusting, horrible, gag-inducing, grossness and the taste never ever really goes away. You're stuck with it forever. I'm pretty sure scientists have proven that. Pretty sure.

Moral of this post: Check your toasters for spiders just in case, don't mess with vegemite and bring a flashlight on your next outting. That's all.

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Happy Tree

I took this photo in July on a camping trip. It was so hot and lovely... I am looking outside and it is raining right now (sigh). I don't remember anyone consulting me about summer ending (yes, yes my Australian friends, I realize summer is just about to start for you. Good for you, rub it in already- enjoy your slip, slap, slop and half-melted Tim-Tams!).

Here is another favourite photo from that trip (a photo of Mickey).

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Wine: Dodgy Little Penguin

This "Little Penguin" bottle, although sitting out by my front step for this photo because it is Oh So Artistic, generally sits on the counter in my kitchen by my stove. You'll notice that the label is slightly torn at the top. In my house, this is a VERY good indication that this bottle has been around for awhile because bottles of wine are NEVER around for long enough for anything to happen to their labels. Nosireebob. Wine enters the house, is corked & is drunk in one fell swoop (a quick shout out to all the small town folks! Yeeah!).

No, this bottle serves a very special purpose: I am thrifty (read: cheap) and, rather than throw out wine that has escaped my gullet and dared to get old, I put it in this bottle and use it for cooking. Is that weird? Does anyone else do this? Please don't write to me and tell me that I am violating some major health code and I am one step away from starting an Off Wine epidemic.

Overall rating: a very wary Thumbs Up because I have no idea what is in that bottle nowadays.