Hester

(Thanks, Jenny. We heard the blast just before 4 a.m., and it rattled our windows -- but we just thought it was thunder and rolled over and went back to sleep.) Salad Prolific weeds rampant in my garden Phil via e-mail The other Phil

^Trying to talk my English Country Dance group into hosting "The Pirates' Cannon Ball" on Oct. 30, with all dances either from the GAoP or nautical themed. Rum balls at the tea break. Costumes admired but not required. < I'm unaccountably fatigued today. Hmmm.... mould allergies? V Pass the Q -- Hallowe'en plans?

kerplunk

"They all ignore me, 'cause they don't know, I'm really a spaceman from those UFOs." ~ Paul Weller (The Jam)

Mango green tea

Paul Weller, 22 Dreams http://www.paulweller.com/

The new Fratellis album. And the hot air popcorn popper -- it's movie night! (We're gonna watch Stargate Continuum, which just arrived on DVD in the mail today.)

Sun's peeking out this morning -- timidly.

Oh no! I missed the party too! Happy Belated Birthday, Rumba!

Ray Winstone

Masonry saws ripping up the cement walkway in the front yard of the neighbours across the street. Good morning!

Cool, damp -- feels like October, not August!

Yikes, Christine! That sounds nasty. I hope you feel better soon. I had a really bad migraine on Wednesday afternoon. I think it was from all the stormy weather we've been having. Unfortunately, it did make me sick to my stomach, and my digestion still hasn't fully recovered yet.

Pizza bun Massive propane depot explosion 8 km north of me: http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_25611.aspx My mom My nephew

"Space Manatee" http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=GIu4NDG5j4s

Fleet Foxes: http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

Peppermint tea for my tummy ache.

Getting ready for bed.

Hanging http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9AlH2oYedfk

It's Pimm's o'clock, Ransom! Oh wait, no it's only 10 a.m. ... But then again, as my mother says, "It's noon somewhere!" No, I am not actually drinking Pimm's at the moment. I'm waiting for my computer to finish ripping a DVD to my new terabyte. And contemplating going upstairs to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

Life on Mars http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ep15vFleY_Y

^ Work? Definitely not. Play! On my own private Caribbean island. (Within rowing distance of Johnny Depp's.) < I've got a terabyte -- la-la, la-la, la-la! V Pass the Q.

Lamb chops Storm clouds LaCie K (my new terabyte and best friend) S.A.

O'eye, that's terrifying! What a great picture.

Yeah, I couldn't find a pic of Gene Kelly. The costumes are very similar. Except for Gene Kelly's T-Rex quadriceps Huzzah!