Richard (of RBB) returns.

 

"Years ago Biro and Fontana had got the giggles when they found out that their grandson had been named after a slang name for a toilet."

I put this little joke up on Facebook and nobody thought it was funny.



No, John Inkpen is not a Presbyterian minister. All I can tell you is that he does something at an old people's home in Waikanae. We'd stopped at the residence to visit someone we knew on our way to Himatangi and, eventually, Palmerston North.

                                                                              Himatangi



Shelley had an appointment in Palmy with a guy from the Public Trust who is working to give her a leaky old building that floods when it rains.

Actually, the grass out front has been sprayed so it looks like this now.

We had quite a bit of time to fill in yesterday, before our meeting with the Public Trust guy, so we visited, among other places, the museum. That gave me a chance to post another slightly more popular joke on Facebook.

"I look good with a pipe."

Sort of like TC.

The more observant among you will notice that I'm carrying my violin. I always take it when I go away and don't like leaving it in the car when we are out and about.



So the pottery will soon be Shelley's. There is still a big clean up going on - we have hired a guy and his team. Then we have to try to sell the place. It's a big, expensive job.

Still, it gives us somewhere to go.

Sorry but I lied about being on a Presbyterian retreat. The only thing I know about Presbyterians is that they don't like graven images and Robert the quite a few different things doesn't approve of them but is happy to turn a buck cleaning their church.

I have to say that I thought the John Inkpen joke was probably my best ever. I was very excited when I saw his name and I thought I gave the joke a clever twist. It was wasted on Facebook - a place where good grammar is scarce and people seem more interested in what sort of mermaid they would be.



"Betty,
you are a strong, brave woman who is kind to animals
and people. However, watch out anyone who is cruel to
anyone you love. You will fight to the end!"



What scares me a lot is the female teachers I know who have proudly told us what sort of a mermaid they are. Come on ladies!



I'll leave you there for today. I'll be busy for a while trying to repair any damage to our blogging scene that Robert and Peter have done - they certainly need a leader and that leader is me!

Ciao tutti.