Hot Sausage Sizzle

Can you imagine Australia Day without a Sausage Sizzle somewhere, why it would be like going fishing and catching nothing, something would be seriously missing. But this young couple weren't missing out. I can smell the sausages and onions right now. What a great way to spend such a special day, then home a little later to watch Ricky and the Boys do us proud. You might have guessed I'm a bit of a cricket fan too. Have a Great Australia Day, and stand by our flag, just the way it is. You just can't improve on something so perfect can you. You can see more of my images by visiting www.margiparton.com and don't be shy about leaving a comment, I'd be over the moon, fair dinkum I would.

Australia Day, by the Bay 2010

G'day all, it doesn't matter how hot it is, if you're proud enough to drape our beautiful Australian flag around your shoulders when its 36 degrees, I say good on you mate. There's always a breeze off the bay and plenty of h2o to cool you down. In the park on the Esplanade at Manly, great celebrations were to be had on Australia Day morning. There was a free sausage sizzle and pancakes to be had, thanks to the hard work of the services clubs and their members. Greetings of "Happy Australia Day"! were flying through the air thicker than a swarm of starving locusts, and of course there was "That Flag", a loved and cherished part of our very being. Don't ever let me hear talk about changing our flag, it's simply blasphemy to even think of it. You can see more of my images by visiting my web site it's www.margiparton.com and if you'd like to leave a comment right here right now, I'd be as happy as a pig in mud.

Why are they calling me Freckles ?

Well we've had such hot weather lately that a decision was made to give me a good clipping. Now they're calling me Freckles. It felt a little strange at first, but I soon got used to it. It's me, Archie, yes I know you can't see my face, I do look 'different' and just check out what she's done to my tail, it looks like an artists paint brush ! However, because I look so handsome, the mistress thought it was time to give me a dancing lesson, I was so tired and full of Christmas food I just couldn't raise my sorry rear end from the kitchen floor. Have a Happy New Year everyone from me, 'Archie'. You can see more of the mistresses images by visiting www.margiparton.com I know she'd love you to take a look.

Happy New Year.

Well I just can't believe, Christmas and New Year have come and gone again. This festive season was much quieter in our home. Gifts were opened on Christmas Eve again this year, accompanied by Egg Nog. Who said "You have to be sitting around a log fire with snow on the ground outside to justify enjoying Egg Nog", certainly not me. Christmas Day was delightfully peaceful in the true sense of the word. A relaxing brekky, an afternoon paddle on one of our beautiful local creeks in the kayaks, (Foxies on board too), then home to more relaxation and more Egg Nog, with friends and family visiting from Boxing Day onwards. This arrived with one of our guests, yummy, yummy ! Thanks a million John.

Merry Christmas from the boss - Eddie.

Merry Christmas folks. Well you can see by my proud and noble stance that I'm the leader. I can handle all this fuss from the humans and anyone else for that matter, I just love it. I don't mind having bows stuck on me, everyone knows that I'm no pussy, and talking about Pussy, I'll just let you in on something....the reason why there is no photo of Puss on the blog. She has fallen from favour in a really big way. While the humans were just away for 5 minutes at a place they call the 'bottle shop', purchasing ingredients for the Christmas Egg Nog, Puss devoured one of three chicken pies which were thawing on the kitchen bench, waiting to be placed in the oven when the humans returned. It wasn't a pretty sight I can tell you, little bits of pastry and chicken gravy on the floor.... the humans weren't happy Jan. Anyway Puss has missed out this year, and there'll have to be some serious mouse catching before she'll be in the good books again. Merry Christmas from me Eddie.

Seasons Greetings from Scoutie

Yep ! it's me Scout, as you can see I'm about as excited at having this Christmas bow around my neck as I'd be having a bath in iced water. It shouldn't be allowed. I'll wish you all Seasons Greetings though, and perhaps agree with Archie below, that we always score a few good hand outs in the way of food at Christmas time, I'm pretty keen on my food as the humans will surely confirm. Have a great Christmas and I'll see you in 2010

Merry Christmas from Archie.

Have you noticed how the humans are really funny about putting ribbons and bows on everything that'll stay still for a split second. Well I hate to say it but the mistress has caught up with me too. But let me say, I really do like Christmas, lots of visitors, all saying what a lovely little chap I've become. Yeh ! it's o.k. There's always little treats and lots of cuddles. Yeh ! I think I could handle Christmas maybe twice a year. Woof... (that means Merry Christmas in doggie talk, from me Archie.)