Choose your superpower!

I could write a long and tedious post on 'My holiday', but I'll just say it was great. Chris mentioned photos, and I did think about it, but I'm a scaredy cat about too much personal stuff online. If I find anything suitably anonymous, I might post it later. I think I have a nice one of a deer...

So let's get back to the cool stuff.

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?

I'm going for the ability to contract and expand time. Imagine. A little kitty under the wheels of a car. Superkoala expands time so that everything effectively stands still and strolls across to save the poor fluffball. Imagine. A root canal. Superkoala contracts time so it's over in the blink of an eye. Imagine. The doorbell rings. Eek! Mother-in-law! The koala babies are covered in Vegemite, the house is covered in dust and the dog's so dirty it's taking a voluntary bath in the toilet bowl. Superkoala expands time and by the time she answers the door the kids are in their best, the house is sparkling and a perfumed dog is trying to get the pink ribbon out of its hair.

Oh yes, and that whole finding time to write a novel thing. No longer a problem.

Choose your superpower here!

A missing boy - appeal

The meme is below, but first some sad news from Chumplet (Sandra Cormier), who many of you know. I discovered on Chris's blog that Chumplet's teenage nephew is missing. I know I'm a long way away, but thought I would post this and urge you to read the story at her blog. If you know anybody in the area where he has gone missing, please could you make contact with them and see if they have any information or can help in the hunt. Let's see if the blogosphere can help with this.

Who was right?

Feeling much more normal today, whatever normal means. Have ploughed through half of the holiday washing and am considering letting my clients know I'm back - a bit like letting the wild dogs out of the corral when there's a bit of raw meat in the middle of the yard. So before that, let's do the meme...

1. What do you do before bedtime?

Brush my teeth. To brush away the wine (Aerin). While thinking up ways to get other people to write my blog content for me (PJD).

2. What is your favorite sound?

Peace and quiet. But not silence.

3. What were your childhood fears?

The monsters in my wardrobe and the chest of drawers in the spare room – that was a monster in disguise and I was the only one that knew it.
(Aerin, Madonna didn't have to make a come back, she didn't go away! She is scary now, though. Those ropy muscles. Shudder.)

4. What place have you visited that you can't forget and want to go back?

I leave everywhere wishing I didn't have to.

5. What has made you unhappy these days?

Leaving my friends and family in Scotland.

6. What websites do you visit daily?

Too many. Evil Editor is one of them (FH). Janet Reid. Sydney Morning Herald. The Scotsman. Paca's quiz. Book Roast. Koalas r us etc (Aerin). Your blogs. More blogs. Although I don't always comment. That's my concession to spending too much time on the internet!

7. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

A melanin-challenged Celt. (Janey, it's as if you knew her...)

8. What’s the last song that got stuck in your head?

Well, now I've got 'Can't get you out of my head' stuck in my head, so thanks for that.

9. What’s your favorite item of clothing?

My fur. And if I ever have to cover it up, whatever I've bought most recently.

10. What is your dream for the future?

To introduce a new generation of koalets to the joys of writing....because of my prize-winning novels (Aerin)

I'm back

I'm fatigued. I'm tagged.

That naughty little minx, Janey, tsk tsk. However it does save me taxing my brain immediately by writing a well-thought out and intelligent blog post. (What do you mean, when have I ever posted one of those? Quiet at the back! I see you Paca. And you, BT.)

I'll answer when my brain catches up with my body. In the meantime, how about making up some answers for me? Let's see how accurate they are...

1. What do you do before bedtime?

2. What is your favorite sound?

3. What were your childhood fears?

4. What place have you visited that you can't forget and want to go back?

5. What has made you unhappy these days?

6. What websites do you visit daily?

7. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

8. What’s the last song that got stuck in your head?

9. What’s your favorite item of clothing?

10. What is your dream for the future?

The sun has got his hat on

The sun has got his hat on
Hip hip hip hooray
The sun has got his hat on
But it's freezing out today.

Soccer boy has been inspired by the ancestral home of the McKoala Dynasty to turn his attention from soccer to golf. I'm sure it will last a whole day. Princess rapturously happy hanging on to Gran's apron strings and refusing to go out unless Gran goes too. I'm full to the brim with curry and wine. Fish and chips tonight; it seems almost healthy.

Ah, the sweet rain of Scotland

Falleth almost every day. Baby McKoalas having a ball with the baby McHaggi and I myself am reliving old times with old mates. Cheers - more wine over here!

No writing, although much inspiration. More wine over here!

Hooray, hooray, it's a holi- holi-day

I'm packing up the baby koalas for a visit to the Ancestral Homeland this month, followed by five days in Singapore to warm us up afterwards (October - season of mists and freezing cold winds). So some dust may gather on the blog over the next few weeks, although I'll look in if I can.

I'll miss you!

Koala kisses.

Over and out.