An email I recieved today...

Subject: Extreme Grooming

These are all poodles that entered in some contest named Extreme Grooming . Camel St. Patrick's Day Cock-A-Poodle-Doo Gone Fishing Ninja Turtle Vineyard Fallen Soldier (he is missing a leg to Cancer) Clydesdale Peacock Buffalo If you don't pass this along, a dog will come out and pee on your computer! (((((Poof! )))))

I couldn't resist posting this crazy bunch of photos...who would do this to their dogs, I ask you? Humiliation or extreme love or just plain nuts? I had to pass this on, couldn't take the risk of the above happening. :))

Love,

Just some thoughts...

Today...the first day of my second year of blogging! Its been the hottest recorded day in Victoria ever - 47C (117F) upstate and 46.+ (114F) in Melbourne. There are over 40 bush fires in this state alone, some under control; others not. In the last half hour there has been a break in the weather and a few rain drops. I sincerely hope we get some rain to help our firefighters out. The conditions out there are very dangerous. We have had extreme hot North winds as well as soaring temperatures. While Queensland is having more rain than they can handle with extensive flooding. Same country you ask? Sure is, just really big!

Hope you enjoy my mood lightener, people keep sending me funny stuff in emails, I save it and file it away for rainy days, when some tension relief is needed. Today seems like a good day for relieving some tension, least ways here in Australia. Enjoy! :)

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HOW TO INSTALL A HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

1. Go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of men's used size 14-16
work boots.

2. Place them on your front porch, along with several empty beer cans, a copy of Guns & Ammo magazine and several NRA magazines.

3. Put a few giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.

4. Leave a note on your door that reads: Hey Bubba, Big Jim, Duke, and Slim, I went to the gun shop for more ammunition. Back in an hour. Don't mess with the pit bulls - they attacked the mailman this morning and messed him up real bad. I don't think Killer took part in it, but it was hard to tell from all the blood.

PS - I locked all four of 'em in the house. Better wait outside.

~

Love,

For the love of...Mascarra!!!!!

Take a look to the right on my sidebar, a poet friend of mine had this on a forum and I think it's inspirational, well worth the watch and I love this song.

Hmmm...it's not on my side bar anymore, so here's the link:


for the love of Mascara


Love,

Eaton

Ah! So that's how it's done...

Ever wondered how twins are made?...here's the answer. LOL
























Love,

I did say it was hot here...

*click on the pic
it's worth a closer
look*










Just a little update on the weather... :)

Love,

This is hysterical!

Just received this in an email from my DH. As I work in a restaurant I nearly collapsed with laughter. Enjoy...

The spoon:


A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization.

Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.


It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I observed that he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket.


Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets. When the waiter came back to serve our soup I inquired, 'Why the spoon?'


'Well, 'he explained, 'the restaurant's owner hired Andersen Consulting to revamp all of our processes. After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour.


If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.'


As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he replaced it with his spare. 'I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now.' I was impressed.


I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly.


Looking around, I saw that all of the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies. So, before he walked off, I asked the waiter, 'Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?'


'Oh, certainly!' Then he lowered his voice. 'Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also learned that we can save time in the restroom.


By tying this string to the tip of our you-know-what, we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39%.


I asked quietly, 'After you get it out, how do you put it back?'


'Well,' he whispered, 'I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon.'


Love,

Wordless Wednesday

Love,

The Letter "C"

*Sweet* of, Sweet Cops Wife was offering a letter to anyone wanting to play along with a fun meme. I put my hand up for a letter of my very own and here follows my version of the game.

It's called “Brought to you by the letter…” game. Here’s how it works

You leave a comment on this post, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on. I suspect that everyone I know is doing this particular meme. But if there is anyone left who would like to play leave me a comment and I will most certainly give you your very own letter.


1...Obvious, oh so obvious. I wouldn't be a woman without Chocolate on this list. I didn't like chocolate at all until I was pregnant with my seventh baby. While waiting for my precious baby to be born I developed a taste for that delicious, nerve soothing, taste bud caressing treat. I wouldn't say it's an addiction, I can stay away from it without too much trouble. But I really enjoy it when I let myself go and indulge that particular delicacy.

2...Cherries are in season in Melbourne, actually almost at the end of their season. All that dark, dark red color and juice, along with the lovely sweet/tart taste of them is so refreshing to the palate. Such an exotic fruit.

3...I enjoy Color, all sorts of colors please me. I especially like soft muted oranges and greens. But then again I love the pink of Oriental Lilies, soft and romantic. Then there's red...oh the vibrancy and fire of red. I think red can overload the senses sometimes, but it is so worth it.

4...Clothes, am I woman? Yes, I certainly am and I adore clothes. I like to wear jeans and t-shirts as day wear, very casual stuff does me just fine. Going out at night black is always my first choice. Although I love a lot of color around me I am not comfortable wearing many colors. Black; sexy and slimming appeals to me the most.

5...Clean lenses on my glasses. I have to have glasses and I just love them clean and shiny so I can concentrate on the computer, reading a book or at work, or anywhere I have to write. I really have to have my prescription lenses. Sure I can see yah without them, everything is blurry though and I may see three 0r four of you. But those lenses gotta be sparkly clean.

6...Cell phone. Who these days is without one? No one I know. How did people ever contact us when we did not have them. Sometimes I love them and sometimes I hate them.

7...Cream, I forgot the cream to go with those delicious dark red Cherries. Cream is one of those things that make me think of my mom and my eldest sister in-law. They were cream ladies, cream on anything you could think of putting cream on.

8...Chickens, I got a thing for chickens. When we lived in the country on ten acres, we had a hen house full of chickens. And we called them the 'girls'. We also had a rooster who had himself one heck of a chicken harem. Different little lady for every night of a fortnight and some. That rooster's name was Graham. Those 'girls' laid the biggest eggs I have ever seen...110gms in one egg. That is impressive!

9...Champagne...Mmmmm! Chilled with lots of fizzy bubbles is the way to celebrate or spend a girls night in or out for that matter. Just got to watch out for the sore head in the morning.

10..Camera!!! I need my camera like air or water and I'm learning to take it everywhere I go, even it I don't think I will need it. I am learning to think of it as an extension to my right arm. Over the last six to eight months I have discovered that photography is addictive in the best way possible. And I have missed some great possibilities for photos because I left that Camera at home a few times.

There you have it, ten "C's" that are important to me and that I enjoy immensely.

Love,

I couldn't resist this quiz...

I went a visiting to Texas Red's blog and low and behold she had a cute quiz up about what kind of wine are you? Well it turns out I'm a Pinot Noir...could have fooled me I thought I was a Merlot or Rose. I got to thinking about not ever having had a quiz on this blog and thought, "why not!"

Had a wander through some quiz's out there in cyber space and found one I could not resist. Being a writer and all, it seemed like just the one for me and my writing buddies. Give it a go and let me know in comments what your WORD is, I would love to know.

Texas, thanks for the great idea!

Your Word is "Fearless"

You see life as your one chance to experience everything, and you just go for it! You believe the biggest risk is being afraid and missing out on something amazing. Sometimes your fearlessness means you're daring. You enjoy risky activities. And sometimes your fearlessness means you're courageous. You're brave enough to do the right thing, even when it's scary.

What's Your Word?

I don't always feel 'Fearless', let me tell ya! But I have had moments of utter fearlessness when it has been required of me.

Love,

Thursday Thirteen 168th Edition

Thursday Thirteen

Inspiring!


Thirteen things about Eaton

This weeks TT is a lazy one for me. My eldest daughter emailed me the unusual art pics below.
Grab a coffe, tea or glass of wine, relax, let yourself go; eyes googly and see what there is to see.



Something different to my usual TT. My favorite is no. 11, let me know which is yours. Have fun.

Happy TT :)


Love

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