My Birthday was yesterday

Something strange is going on with the tools for this blog. I cant choose font size, colour or style. The photos below were funny too ... I couldnt arrange them the way I wanted.
Anyway, yesterday was my birthday. I didnt want to have anything but Val and I knew the Rego's always come over. Dorothy and Randy was bringing over Tina (visitor from the U.K.) so I thought ... BUGGER IT ! I am taking the day off. Good thing I did. We had a very pleasant time. Tommy, Desire and Athena came over as well. We had Panthe Kowswe (Burmese) for lunch. Lucky Val made up some Mulligatawny as well so all those who stayed back had that for dinner. Finally wound up at about 9pm. Oh Yeah ! Daylight saving started yesterday as well.

The Photos

Finally, only the Rego's remained. I turned the music off and there was only Ken remaining .... sleeping by the fire.

Finally, only the Rego's remained. I turned the music off and there was only Ken remaining .... sleeping by the fire.

Val's Party ... a month early

Since it is going to be Val's birthday while we are in India, we decided to have a party for our friends here in Perth. Ken and Lorna as usual so sweetly came the night before. Lorna helped Val and Ken and I put up the lights. Of course our other friends helped with the cooking.



The food you see on the left was delicious ! A number of pasta dishes, salads, beef vindaloo, Christines famous korma etc etc.




Dorothy made a whole heap of pink cup cakes which was arranged upward and Val had to cut (one). The call for a speech went out but no way would Val give one. She thanked the people though.

It really was a beautiful balmy evening, but i had a couple of fires just in case... Also had marshmallows for the kids to toast and be entertained. So after dinner thats what was done. The kids loved it.

By 11 pm people started leaving. The music was turned down a tadd and we sat around the fire chatting and making jokes.

ENTER

The day before yesterday my computer suddenly started playing up and I couldnt do anything ..... Oh No ! I thought. All my music .... hours of recording and all my photos since 2002 .... ALL GONE !. Last night Shawn happened by and said he would take a look. He took one look ..... "Your ENTER button is stuck said he". I laughed in joy Everything is fine now. I am still going to buy that 1Tb external hard drive tomorrow to back up all my stuff.

PRANG !!!!!!!!!!

I am a bit sore but only mildly. Glen had picked me up to go to Emma's Seafood in Northbridge to get some more sliced meat and some stir fry Korean sauce. A beautiful day, and the first day in the 30's for the season. We were rolling along Newcastle Street when suddenly this guy pulls out from a parking bay and into our path. The collision was inevitable. I braced for impact and closed my eyes. The thud and jolt was a decent one. The car stopped. I collected my senses. Glen asked if I was Ok. The car filled with acrid white smoke and I coughed and spluttered, opened the door and got out with my bags of shopping. Lucky ! All living beings were unhurt. I called Abel at home and he came and picked me up. That ended the ordinary boring day I was having. A bit of stiffness is now starting. Lets hope it dosent get worse.