Australian Silky Terrier
My dog title the other day was the Australian kelpie, of which I had one called Silkie. And now, confusingly, today's title is the other dog I had as a child, an Australian silky terrier called Minnie. If only I'd had a mini dog called Kelpie to complete the circle.
Coles supermarket is doing a promotion at the moment, where you get so many points when you do your shopping, and you can use those points to "buy" a range of (actually quite good quality) cooking knives. This includes a pair of kitchen scissors, and, f-list, these scissors are good. Really good. We don't need any more knives so all our points would otherwise go to waste, so my mother used some points to get a pair of scissors. They were so good, she used some more points to get another pair to keep in the laundry. Her best friend, Colleen, lives in a town that doesn't have a Coles, so my mother used some more points to get her a pair. She liked them so much, she got my mother to use some more points to get a pair for her daughter. Then my mother used some points to get another pair for Kim Next Door. The thing is, the scissors are hard to get and are often sold out, so everyone else must think they're good too. So that's the City by the Sea: where everyone has the same pair of scissors.
January
25. How often do you stay up past 3:00 a.m.?
Rarely to never. I do have trouble going to bed. I sort of procrastinate about it. Not doing anything important, just pottering about. So when I was younger, I could easily get to two or three in the morning for a couple of hours sleep. I think I needed the time alone to recharge after being at work with people all day. These days I still need time alone but I also need a bit more sleep so I try to get to bed by 11:30, though it's often midnight by the time I turn the light off.
Coles supermarket is doing a promotion at the moment, where you get so many points when you do your shopping, and you can use those points to "buy" a range of (actually quite good quality) cooking knives. This includes a pair of kitchen scissors, and, f-list, these scissors are good. Really good. We don't need any more knives so all our points would otherwise go to waste, so my mother used some points to get a pair of scissors. They were so good, she used some more points to get another pair to keep in the laundry. Her best friend, Colleen, lives in a town that doesn't have a Coles, so my mother used some more points to get her a pair. She liked them so much, she got my mother to use some more points to get a pair for her daughter. Then my mother used some points to get another pair for Kim Next Door. The thing is, the scissors are hard to get and are often sold out, so everyone else must think they're good too. So that's the City by the Sea: where everyone has the same pair of scissors.
January
25. How often do you stay up past 3:00 a.m.?
Rarely to never. I do have trouble going to bed. I sort of procrastinate about it. Not doing anything important, just pottering about. So when I was younger, I could easily get to two or three in the morning for a couple of hours sleep. I think I needed the time alone to recharge after being at work with people all day. These days I still need time alone but I also need a bit more sleep so I try to get to bed by 11:30, though it's often midnight by the time I turn the light off.