Jiggery pokery

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I have always found the expression "jiggery pokery" hilarious.

I share this amusement with a friend; so made him this card when I found this headline. An oldie, but a goodie.

The best I can muster as I deal with the First Head Cold of Spring.

To spare you trying to make out the handwritten addition at the bottom, it is: "and all of them are grubby".

The first day of spring

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The first day of spring is, undeniably, a day loaded with excitement and promise.

The King of Darlinghurst embraced the early morning with a marvellous bout of yodelling. He got up on the roof and let it rip.

The last day of winter

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The last day of winter seems as good a time as any to start a blog. The significance of September 1 is spring-loaded.

An amusing highlight of this weekend has been turning the Roman blinds in the bedroom and loungeroom around. What were they doing with all the workings exposed to the room? I guess it happened when they came down a few months ago to repaint.

Amusing, because the wonderful pulley system of Roman blinds is something akin to a mathematical challenge for me. Once I have taken all the cords out of the guiding loops, I am completely lost as to how to thread them up again. So I have to use the other Roman blind that is hanging up to show me how they work. Except one is wider than the other, so what should be simple is simply confusing. To me.

Enter Max the Duster (aka the King of Darlinghurst), who contributed to the situation by mistaking the cords as Excellent Playthings. Which turned amusing into hysterical.

Max has been hanging at the palace today, after a morning stroll around the kingdom.