Well it's sure getting colder over here. Must be somewhere about zero Celcius tonight.... Now I'm fine with that, I like the cold. My Aussie mates are all shivering as they read this I think !
I went off exploring my new town on my own in the Man's truck today ... and even managed to park it next to a sheriff's car without hitting anything ... Yep, I am surprised too.
Found a Jewellery shop ... *BIG GRIN* mmm purr I love jewellery. But I need to find a way to get people in shops to stop talking long enough so I can escape !! They all love the Aussie accent so much I can't get away for hours. (And no I am not related to Crocodile Dundee or Steve Irwin...)
But it's great so far. Have decorated up the outside of the house. I would like to get a few more pictures one night then post them.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Progress report
Nearly finished the Christmas Decorating....
Just have a few more things to add to the garden then I should have an outside of house picture as well.
It's been fun to put together a nice display. Taken a lot of work, and my back is not thrilled about that at all but otherwise, great !
There is a fair bit of garden to decorate, but we covered what we could in lights....
It's going to suck to go home :(
Just have a few more things to add to the garden then I should have an outside of house picture as well.
It's been fun to put together a nice display. Taken a lot of work, and my back is not thrilled about that at all but otherwise, great !
There is a fair bit of garden to decorate, but we covered what we could in lights....
It's going to suck to go home :(
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Christmas Tree Decorating
The first tree decorated in Kentucky
Now let's hope the cat has the brains to not climb it !
Friday, November 23, 2012
Words Have Different Meanings Here ....
Luckily I have not been caught out in any major blunders yet, though it will happen sooner or later I am sure.
Thong - not something worn on the feet in the USA (they are flipflops) but rather a piece of underwear aka G-String
Biscuits - Scones - Come in a can in the fridge at store, smack tin on kitchen counter til it pops open then bake for 15 mins. MMMMMM yummo !
Cookies - Biscuits
Shopping Trolley - Shopping Cart
Milk - does not go in coffee .. Creamer does - Comes in flavoured bottles in the fridge at the grocery store.
Note : Creamer is addictive, especially the Cinnamon one !
Aluminium Foil - Aluminum. Somehow they dropped a syllable here.
Food Servings - are HUGE. I am trying to remember to order a kids meal when I am out in a Fast Food place. Or a snack serve.
Transporting a cat from Australia - Is an interesting experience. And expensive. It costs more to send a cat one way than a human both ways. And then said cat arrives at "nearest" airport, a 3 hour drive away, but once we get there she can't be brought home, as the US Dept of Agriculture didn't rubber stamp her entry to Los Angeles. So a 3 hour drive home, no cat, to turn about and do it all again the next day. And pay $50 for her to be boarded overnight. Now cat is in a total mood with her humans, Shredded one of us, shat in the bathtub, and is currently on solitary confinement upstairs til she gets more calm. Though she did suspend hostilities to eat some Turkey from the Man earlier today.
Thong - not something worn on the feet in the USA (they are flipflops) but rather a piece of underwear aka G-String
Biscuits - Scones - Come in a can in the fridge at store, smack tin on kitchen counter til it pops open then bake for 15 mins. MMMMMM yummo !
Cookies - Biscuits
Shopping Trolley - Shopping Cart
Milk - does not go in coffee .. Creamer does - Comes in flavoured bottles in the fridge at the grocery store.
Note : Creamer is addictive, especially the Cinnamon one !
Aluminium Foil - Aluminum. Somehow they dropped a syllable here.
Food Servings - are HUGE. I am trying to remember to order a kids meal when I am out in a Fast Food place. Or a snack serve.
Transporting a cat from Australia - Is an interesting experience. And expensive. It costs more to send a cat one way than a human both ways. And then said cat arrives at "nearest" airport, a 3 hour drive away, but once we get there she can't be brought home, as the US Dept of Agriculture didn't rubber stamp her entry to Los Angeles. So a 3 hour drive home, no cat, to turn about and do it all again the next day. And pay $50 for her to be boarded overnight. Now cat is in a total mood with her humans, Shredded one of us, shat in the bathtub, and is currently on solitary confinement upstairs til she gets more calm. Though she did suspend hostilities to eat some Turkey from the Man earlier today.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
My First Thanksgiving
Well....
Hi All !
I've been in the USA about a week and a half now. I had desperately hoped to be here for Thanksgiving, and made it in time to settle into a house with the Man, and to get at least enough household items to have a proper Thanksgiving Dinner.
OMG - it was delicious but so much more food than we can eat. I think I need creative turkey leftover recipes...
Though I think a Turkey Lasagna is on the cards soon.
We had one guest and it was a great day.
I really liked learning to make pecan pie too. Trial and error. The first one was a little burned, but the second one looks great just that I am still too full from the main meal to try dessert yet.
Hi All !
I've been in the USA about a week and a half now. I had desperately hoped to be here for Thanksgiving, and made it in time to settle into a house with the Man, and to get at least enough household items to have a proper Thanksgiving Dinner.
OMG - it was delicious but so much more food than we can eat. I think I need creative turkey leftover recipes...
Though I think a Turkey Lasagna is on the cards soon.
We had one guest and it was a great day.
I really liked learning to make pecan pie too. Trial and error. The first one was a little burned, but the second one looks great just that I am still too full from the main meal to try dessert yet.
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