Mexican hand gestures of the week

It was the size of footballs, so it was… it just melted while I tried to find the macro settings on the camera. Actually not even pingpong ball sized, but hefty all the same.

Graniza?.. Anyroad, hopefully it’ll destroy all the black widow spiders… like the one we found lurking yesterday. Hang on, what if they come into the house to shelter? That’s it… I’m sleeping fully clothed clutching a spray can of RAID EXTRA (the adverts for which show the insects actually EXPLODING after you zap them) and commending myself to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

I liked this: http://bertc.com/uselessCat.htm

rating kittens and competitively rearranging letters. Also put a few pix up from travels round San Jose’s Cinco de Mayo celebration and orchids on flickr. Rum old day at work. Much of a mixedness, swings and psychopaths and all that. Spend 75 minutes being worked on by dentists. Managed to fit a game of scrabble in on the palm, take some photos of my x-rays and my increasingly expensive mouth. They’ll be posted soon enough… If that doesn’t tempt you back i don’t what will. Cheersy.

We’re back! Sleep deprived by Continental but well cared for by Sally & Martin. Shall slowly get around to answering emails- thanks everyone. Atticus is grand, he’s off the fried eggs and back onto dog biscuits, but still has his Kirkland Premium Ham late suppers. The “buns” seem to be thriving. The garden looks grand and my Zire 72’s back from the repair shop and I’ve just reinstalled Scrabble. Life is good.

Sad to learn, however, that Stu and Anne’s hamster, Paulie (2003-2005) from Poole, passed away. He was the one that started the whole pet-owning thing round our way, opening Sita’s eyes to the joys of having non-humans around the house. Adieu, then Mr. Paulie, you had a lot of personality for one tiny rodent.