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Yesterday I took a fit of dancing whilst I was cleaning my apartment.   I had forgotten how spontaneous boogying can invigorate the soul.  A few years ago, I attended a fabulous wellness day held by Alison Canavan where she extolled the virtues of a home ‘Daily disco’.  I remember being impressed with the suggestion at the time and vowing to establish this daily discipline. Of course, I forgot about it.  Until yesterday.

I then decided that today was to be a song and dance day. Think ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ the ‘Sound of Music ‘or ‘Oliver’.  My 3 favorite musicals.   Whilst writing I had all of my favorite musicals playing on YouTube on my TV. Every now and then I would get up and dance and enjoy a singalong.

Buzz and Finn were looking at me like I had gone loopy loo.    They weren’t far off the mark.   Eventually they joined in by wagging their tails and doing their Meerkat impersonations to try and dance and get in on all of the excitement.

Whilst out walking them later on I considered doing the moon walk around my local park as inspired by my home disco. It was just a thought.   It did, however, bring a smile to my face.   I began to imagine the looks I would get moon walking my dogs around my neighborhood.

 

That’s all for now

 

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Adele

 

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‘You can get a woman to do anything if you say – at the end of asking her – wit yo fine ass ‘. What a line, it cracks me up.  The comedian ‘Lachlan Patterson’ at his very best discussing his ‘clean freak’ girlfriend.

During my childhood I was guilty of asking my brother to wash up the washing up liquid bottle after he had finished doing the washing up. In my defense it was covered in washing up liquid solidified gunk. I remember him telling me repeatedly what a ridiculous request it was.

He was the messiest fecker at washing up. Invariably there would be a pool of water beneath the sink that he would have created whilst washing the dishes.

I am by no means a ‘clean freak’.    I can be untidy at times but within a day or so I will need to return order to my home. Thank God neither Buzz nor Finn shed. I really couldn’t deal with dog hair everywhere. I would end up resembling Chewbacca if I sat on the couch.

Eco cleaning appears to be a new thing. Apparently, lemon and vinegar will clean almost anything in your home. Who knew? I had entirely limited their use to delicious seasoning on fish and chips. I do, however, need to clean my patio and beneath the table and chairs which have been covered for winter. I am afraid of what I might find?  A family of squirrels playing snooker? Or some mice playing darts?    Perhaps a fox on his iPad watching funny animal videos?

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Adele

I love this video. The comedian ‘Lachlan Patterson’ eloquently transports us to the future to see what todays twenty something year old’s will be like as pensioners. It may seem that social media and cyberspace may somehow stunt our real-life experiences. Who knew?

Growing old is an inevitability for most of us that will have the luck and grace to enter the winter of our years. I have every intention of growing old disgracefully. Why not?

Convention and anything resembling a disciplined lifestyle suck anyway.  I have always subscribed to anti-disestablishmentarianism. But to be honest only because it took me years to be able to spell it.

My subscription has – until now- been limited to spelling it. However, I fully intend to begin living on the edge any day soon.   Once lock down is over.

Who knows in my twilight years I may join a circus and become the ‘Zimmer Queen’? Conducting outrageous acrobatics using my Zimmer frame. I may become a DJ?   I wouldn’t be the first.

Apparently octogenarian DJs were all the rage pre Covid. The 90’s would be my set list (excuse the pun) and some remixed Hans Zimmer…. OK, I will stop now with the woeful puns.   I have no intention of becoming a grumpy belligerent ‘hardly able’. Where I complain constantly that I am ‘hardly able ‘to do this, or that.

 

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Adele

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When I heard that April 26^th would be the day that golf could be played, I was thrilled. Then I remembered that I do not play golf.

When I heard that tennis would also recommence on April 26th, I was over the feckin moon. Then I remembered that I don’t play tennis. I wonder when discus throwing, the javelin or curling will be re-introduced? As I don’t play them either.

I must stop writing and walk my dogs. Oh, I don’t………. No, I actually do have two little dogs. Buzz and Finn are the real rock stars of this blog.   I adore walking them on the beach. At least April 12^th will allow us to travel within our county without fear of the Gardai or tickets.

Myself and my two swimming buddies all got tickets a few days ago. Apparently, we were parked on the path.   But there was no double yellow line. We had our lovely swim and then as we were driving home, we all noticed the ticket flapping like an evil piece of parking confetti beneath our wipers. I must admit that I wished bedbugs upon the person who wrote us our tickets.

Enjoy the doggie escape video it is quite unbelievable.

 

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Adele

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My favorite April fools has to have been the BBC TV show Panorama with their ‘spaghetti harvest’. It happened in 1957.  This was well before I was born and successfully fooled the entire nation.

The fact that it took great creativity and meticulous planning made it all the better. It is often cited as one of the greatest April fool’s hoaxes of all time.

Spaghetti was seen to be growing from trees with ‘Richard Dimbley’ commenting on the rich harvest due to the eradication of the ‘Spaghetti weevil’. What makes it even more unbelievable is that they featured the Swiss harvest and not an Italian one.

I loved spaghetti as a young girl and can recall the BBC airing this 20 years after it had first been seen. I was immediately taken in as I had no idea that spaghetti was actually made and did not grow on trees.

Apparently, I was one of millions that believed the same thing. The planning and effort that must have gone into the report was astounding. Attaching hundreds of strands of spaghetti to several trees to create the illusion that it does grow on trees must have taken forever.

To this day whenever I eat spaghetti, I picture it growing on trees.

 

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Adele

Today whilst walking Buzz and Finn I decided to lie down in the grass in my local park. The sun was shining and the sky was blue.  I was blissing out. I felt something on my hand and looked down to see a little ladybird. It had 8 spots which meant that it was 8 years old.  However, upon further research it transpires that this is a myth as they only live for one year. Who knew?

Finn’s stick burial prior to ladybird experience had me transfixed. His burying skills are imperial to say the least as he had buried one that was twice as long as him. He was in his element.

As I was lying in the grass Buzz began to lick my face and I began to stroke him. His hair was very short and different to touch. Something was not quite right.   I stopped stroking him and looked up. There was a beautiful beagle staring down at me. It has been a long time since I have stroked something that I was unsure of.

The owner was very apologetic. I laughed and told him that I didn’t mind as his dog was really cute and really friendly. A bit like the owner to be honest.

We bade each other farewell and went off about our business.

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Adele

Following on from yesterday’s animal group names I would like to offer the following for your review and comments please.

Whilst walking Buzz and Finn we frequently happen upon several other dogs. This always brings a smile to my face.  To see their collective tails wagging.    The official collective noun is – a pack of dogs. My personal choice would be –Group of dogs- A Wag of Dogs

 

Here are some other suggestions.

 

1. Gathering of cats – A Meow of Cats (the three official collective nouns are – a clutter, a glaring, and a pounce)

 

2. Gathering of bees- A Buzz of Bees (the official collective noun is – A bike. Who knew? )

 

3. Gathering of Drag Queens a Bliss (As they are all following their bliss)-OK, I know I have gone rogue here as they are not animals. But I am sure that they would disagree with me when they are on a good night out.

 

4. Gathering of skunks- A pong. Self-explanatory really. However, the official collective noun is –A stench- which is rather good.

 

5. Ducks- A quack. Although the official one- a paddle – is rather apt.

 

6. Group of Giraffes- A Neck- The official one is – A Tower
7. Group of zebras- A stripe- The official one is ‘A zeal’, which I love.

And finally

A group of writers (I know. Gone rogue again). –   A scribe of writers? A chapter of writers? An imagination of writers.  A google search revealed the official noun is ‘A worship of writers. Not sure about this one…………

Let me know what you think.

 

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Adele

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♬ Merry-Go-Round of Life (From Howl’s Moving Castle Original Soundtrack) (Live (Remastered)) – Nuvo Orchestra

What a lovely informative, insightful clip.  In case you cannot open it.   Here are the collective pronouns for animals that are shared.

A group of rabbits- A fluffle  (too cute)

A group of Ferrets- A business

A group of vultures- A wake (possibly because if you are not awake when they are circling then you will be a stuffed, or ‘a- dead’. Which incidentally could be the collective noun for a group of people that are asleep beneath several vultures circling?

A group of porcupines- A prickle. No shit Sherlock for this one. Couldn’t have named them better myself. By the way, who thought of these in the first place…Hhhhmmmmm.

A group of sloths- A snuggle. Seriously?? Even cuter than ‘Fluffle’. Or perhaps they could have been called a ‘snooze’ of sloths?

A group of Armadillos – A roll.     Do people that smoke weed use this?    ‘Can you armadillo me up a big boy please?’

A group of platypus-  A paddle. Perfect. Just perfect.

A group of kittens- A kindle.

My least favorite. A group of crows- A murder

A group of Ravens- An unkindness

A gathering of larks- (Love this) An exaltation

A group of rattlesnakes- A rhumba

A group of parrots- A pandemonium

And finally – The process of an Alpaca giving birth- (wait for it….) An unpacking.

Tomorrow’s blog shall feature my very own home-grown collective nouns for your perusal.

 

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Adele

Warning- WPA- Woeful pun alert

The following blog contains a variety of puns that may cause the reader to wince and possibly gurn.

The writer assumes no liability for any such reactions and can only apologize for the overuse of such puns.

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I have become obsessed with the documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ on Netflix.  Buoy, but the revelations are extraordinary.  It is very current and most certainly makes waves in the fishing industry. Shell I share some of them with you?  From the dolphin friendly tuna labels being a farce to discarded fishing nets. Plastic paraphernalia dumped from trawlers also contribute to marine life death.

I wish that I could unsea some of the horrific scenes. The perpetrators of these horrendous marine crimes need to be held accountable.  Sustainable fishing is a joke. Merely a marketing ploy.

The New York Times emphasizes the rhetoric of the documentary but you cannot argue with the facts that are revealed. Corruption is the new pandemic. Global corporations and governments all benefit from plundering and pillaging our seas.

There is a ray of hope. There are solutions. The sole reason for the destruction of our seas is greed.  Pure unadulterated greed.  Fishing is compared to the gold rush. We don’t need to eat fish.  They belong in the sea.  We have alternatives. We have a choice.  Seaize the day.

 

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Adele

Recently I conducted some research relating to the best TV Sitcoms of all time. It was a fascinating study. To me the litmus test of a great sitcom was whether or not it had created a spin off series. Like ‘Frasier’ from ‘Cheers’ or ‘Young Sheldon’ from ‘the Big Bang Theory’.

Drag Queen TV shows are all the rage nowadays. What about ‘Cher’s’ instead of ‘Cheers’?  It could be a group of ‘Cher’ drag queen impersonators living together and their trials and tribulations? Some of my favorites were the UK ‘Only Fools and Horses’ and ‘Shameless’. The US bought ‘Shameless’ as it was so unique. But ‘Only Fools and Horses’ can never be replicated. The writing was amazing.

Over the years we have been treated to Aliens, Mork and Mindy’, medical war camps ‘Mash, (I know that I am showing my age here), questionable hilarious priests ‘Father Ted’, and probably the most famous ‘Friends’, from 1994 to 2004.

Many new soaps adopt the ‘Documentary style’, which I believe was very successfully pioneered by ‘The Office’.  ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Schitts Creek’ are the US modern day trailblazers.  Some of my all-time favorites are ‘Fawlty Towers’, ‘Absolutely fabulous’ and ‘Blackadder’. I am off to exercise my laughing gear with some ‘Schitt’s Creek’ this afternoon.

Giggles away

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Adele