Back in the early 2000s there was a NZ horse racing in Melbourne named Richard Cranium. This was a translation of his kiwi name which was deemed unsuitable by the authorities in Melbourne. Quite a good horse too.

Oooh, I like it! Very appropriate for a racehorse.

Yes please. I don’t usually bet on the cup but this is too too tempting. Let the darts decide!

This one has been scratched - failed the vet check

Lips make sense in that context. For ‘hot blooded’ horses they are very level headed and trainable. Also about the right size and type to be plausible as the Nisaian horses that the Romans just loved for chariot racing. I’ve seen the stadium or what’s left of it at Arles, and yes it’s tiny compared even to Moonee Valley racetrack.

The Ben Hur chariot race sequence always gets me - the horses start off the race then get sweaty and magically unsweat themselves at intervals throughout the sequence. Then they get sweaty again, and then unsweaty. I did an analysis of it once based in what I knew then about horse physiology - and reckoned they filmed all the walk & trot sequences AFTER all the galloping bits going by the sun angles. Over at least a couple of days - as the charioteers swap around and drive different horses in different chariots for different bits of the race. Always cracks me up to watch it.

Glorious day, crisper drawer stew with chicken wings in the slow cooker for tonight and tomorrow’s lunch, glass of cold white whine in hand, laundry all done including household linens, nice music on the music machine. Nowt to do but eat, drink and be merry. Life is good.

Tortellini (genius idea!) with a nice seafood sauce rich in smoked salmon and oysters and a cup of tea please Chef.

And was your date yesterday enjoyable?

quiz

20/50 - missed a couple of easies (or shoulda been easies)

Yumm.

Me too. I don’t fully understand the grief people go through over allergies, as I don’t have any myself. I too credit my lax (by current standards) parents who turned us kids out of doors a lot so long as we stayed in a pack. Also many childhood pets, cleaning with soap and water only (no anti-bacterial shit). And home cooking by Mum, a survivor of the Great Depression and rabidly anti-waste of good food. Tea yes, but no coffee or lolly water for us kids either.

Pickle pikelets is doable, as there are recipies for gherkin filled cheese scones. They are very yum. Particularly with bacon or peanut butter on them.

Good luck! Hope you have a fun time!

Comfort! Max comfort. Also close to indestructible. I have strange shaped and very wide feet for their length, the beginnings of arthritis and so all fashion shoes are more or less painful to wear. I can’t wear thongs anymore so crocs are my summer go to. Lovely resilient soles, can’t be destroyed by water or walking, don’t rub or blister my feet (something I’ve had to deal with all my life due to fishbelly white skin) even when sweaty. So they look like shit - but who cares? It’s worth it for feet that don’t hurt. I do flip the backstrap forward and wear them as slides though. I like that the front bit protects my feet quite well from sunburn and tripping hazards. Only downside to crocs is packing them in a suitcase - they take up a shittonne of room. And they’re not really suitable for gardening as the soles are a bit squishy for using a spade (at least for me) and weeds/seeds tend to collect inside.

And waterproof. I love mine - they are ratty and worn out but putting them on is like coming home after a long journey.

It’s a secret we have sworn never to tell. You posting from the UK?

Will get there if I can. I like your music.

Chief, next month is YEScember! This month is MOREvember! Didn’t you see the email? Cos all the promo material is already at the design consultants.

Or the demand is greater than the supply. Given the cost of living pressures, I’d put money on that.

the teddy bears have their piiiiiiicnic ?