NICKY! Good Morning!

[Nicky Hodge]

ALOE , ALOE, ALOE, ....... Hey Barbara, you've  been sitting back watching us like a "FRY on the wall", haven't YEW? WELL,WELL, WELL I welcome you with BRANCHES adrift, and quite frankly it's about THYME, as you are bound to have it in the GENES, with a Mom named FLORA etc. It can be quite challenging trying to get a particular word to fit into a meaningful sentence though. A little like a hobo wearing a tWEED suit .... Sometimes it just don't look right. Some ideas that CROP up have to be TURFED out. Wasn't sure if you were aware of it Barbara,but the topics have become somewhat of a HYBRID, incorporating both cooking and gardening. Good luck!!

Hello Michele, I haven't forgotten you, I've just been STEWING over some ideas. My brain is in a slight VEGETATIVE state at present, ever since our dog escaped from our backyard. I have been trying to fence him in with bits of timber, but Gabi reckons I should just buy a PROPAGATE. Oop's I am going to have to take an urgent LEEK now, as I have been drinking a fair bit of ROOIBOS tonight (think it's diVINE), so will try and catch up again toMARROW.

PS. A couple more stories to read to the OFFSHOOTS : 1. BANANAS IN PYJAMAS
                                                                           2. ZUCCHINI"S IN BIKINI"S

[barb (Fry)]

what a CHAIN of events,   

As GROUND BREAKING as this site is, renewing old friends who grew up as companions, it may just prove to GERMINATE new friends INTERTWINED in their habit of ORGANIC SPAMming, TRANSPLANTING new FIBRES into the social comment.

As INDIGENOUS Namibians many of us now find ourselves TRANSPLANTED in ALIEN lands, which as in my case is the land of my parents.  It has taken me many SEASONS and STAMINa to SPROUT and take ROOT.
   
Look at me BAYing and RAMBLING on, what about the fencing and DOG?
Which brings me to the necessity of stating that in no way do I want the LION share of any SPAM, I just can't resist a BARREN page.
 
My wheelie bin is filled and as a result needed to place the most recently filled black bag of  well MATURED waste on the top, only to come home and find the local WILDLIFE has had a go at it, SQUIRRELS!!
   
PAW PAW, how I miss real animals! and as WOODY as this may seem, together with the RED ROBINS that is my only experience of FAUNA.

So my LICHEN VANILLA PODS, (is that politically incorrect) let me go before I get even more SEEDy and CORNy.

BAY BAY till later
oh, on children's books - SQUIRREL MUNCHKINS and peter PAN.

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Welcome to the PACK Barbara, like I said I needed more BITCHES in here for back-up! I've just been HOUNDing my LITTER to BUDGIE their butts and get off the pc, as I couldn't wait to get my CANINES stuck into the webpage, might have to start taking my APPLE-mac home to the DEN of an evening.

You will have to excuse Nicky as he can be quite DENSE at times, as for Paul - he seems a bit SPARSE lately, but his BARK is worse than his BITE.

Did you guys ever play stuck in the MUD, HIDE & seek or SNAKES & ladders? Or watch PUMPKIN PATCH, GummyBEARS or Kermit the FROG? Luckily it is school hols at the moment, the kids are going to be making HOTDOGS with TOMATO sauce for FODDER at the daycare today. They have a WHALE of a time there with the rest of the FLOCK.

Where do you buy your tea Nicky - must cost a MINT if it is imported, do you take it with a slice of LEMON and a drop of HONEY? Must say I enjoy a cup of GREEN tea in the morning.

As for books, The Faraway TREE, by Enid Blyton - still have the book, enjoy LEAFing through it and reading it to the youngest. Favourite NURSERY rhymes will have to be Mary had a Little LAMB and BAA, BAA Black SHEEP, OWL and the PUSSYCAT.

Anway, will have to take my NOZZLE out of this and SCRATCH around the DEBRIS on my desk, before I'm too POOPed!

[barb (Fry)]

Michele,
Nikki is quiet as a church MOUSE and Paul as silent as the LAMBS no matter 

And so the story runs along, I am busy as a MUTT preparing for the bank holiday weekend with the PRIDE who will be TRANSPLANTING themselves in my spare rooms, a pack of mad DOG friends, in the midday sun up for a FEAST of CARCASS roasting.
Visits to the public WATERING holes have become an EXTINCT activity, as the BITCHES are all on HEAT and travel in FERAL PACKS. we prefer TAME house TRAINED fraternizing.
The only African FLAVOUR in our JUNGLE will be me and the boereWORS.
We have HUNTED and GATHERED provisions SCATTERED and HOARDED in the LIAR,
including HOPS, GRAPES, BARLAY and  GRAIN all FERMENTED and or distilled.
my WHELP will vacate his KENNEL which needs to be AERATED for human HABITATION.  He is tall as a BEANPOLE and enjoying his summer holiday running with his PACK. more like SPOT in the PARK. I think he has a ITCH that needs SCRATCHING. 

Walter the Farting DOG is amusing read for JUVENILE members, Lady and the Tramp is a old classic.
Artemis FOWL, is a good COLLECTION, for the LITTER if they are older.
 
roasted BEANS vs dried LEAVES – I do prefer my hot drinks full of KICK and with a BITE.

Got to go and SNIFF out the perimeter now, CHOW.

[Nicky Hodge]

Hi girls, great to see that the topic has now GROWN to include FAUNA!! Since my last tongue WAG, (after that binge of ROOIBOS), I have been marking my TERRITORY. Excuse my absence over the last few days, but things have been hectic. Our daughter added another year to the TREE of life on Wednesday, so we went out to GRAZE. I had RELISHed the thought of posting, but usually on a week night, time is of the ESSENCE. You see, I work twelve hour shifts at a PIGment plant, and only get home at around 7:00 PM. I get every weekend off though, with every second one consisting of a five day break. (It's like having an Easter Weekend plus a day, every second weekend). Awesome!! Today is the start of my long weekend ....... Stone the CROWS.

On all things Fauna, Oz have  their own unique variety, from the WEDGE Tailed Eagle, to the abundant MarSOUPials. ECHIDNA not ... ( I kid you not ..... CORNY), why only the other day we awoke to the laughter of an excited KOOKaburra. They really do "laugh", not like the "warble" of a MagPIE. Of course, of the water variety, one has to be aware of the SALT Water Crocodile. They are the worlds largest reptile, and have been known to reach lengths of 7 metres.Then there's the more timid looking Box JELLYFISH, which may look harmless, but if it stings you, the toxins are so potent that it  can stop cardio-respiratory functions. In fact they actually claim more lives in Oz than snakes,sharks and SALT water crocs. I like the "White Pointers" the best though. (Topless female sunbathers).HE HE. ( Hope that's not too politically incorrect .... ). Luckily we don't have any BOOMslangs here!

To answer your question regarding the purchase of the ROOIBOS, they sell it at our local WOOLworth's, believe it or KNOT. You can buy BOEREWORS at the buchers also. They also sell BILTONG, but it's known as "Roadkill" here. My daughter is having a party on Saturday night, so I will be chucking a portion of dead COW on the flames. Will have to see if my woman can whip up some MONKEY Gland SAUCE. This shall go down nicely with a local BREW.

Our dog is secure now, and is fully fenced in. He is a Golden Retriever (CHAMPAGNE in colour), and his name is CHABLIS ...... As in the white WINE. We also have two cats. One of them is a very talkative red point Siamese, but although very young has failing KIDNEYS.

I WOOD love to converse all day, but have an appointment at the "House Of Pain".( Dentist ). This is the only occasion in life where I get to be " Drilled " by another man ..... I shall leave you two KOOKsisters with that thought ....

ArRIVERderci

[Paul Alexander]

What a TREEt, this has completely SPIRALED out of CONTROL now, started with PUNS on TREEs but now we seem to have INCLUDED just about ANYTHING, to hightlight my CONFUSION as to the nature of the PUNS, I've have decided to CAPITLAISE random words in the hope that I get at LEAST a 20% hit with WHATEVER the PREVAILING topic is. CONSIDER this some sort of PROTEST action!!!!

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

CongRATulations Barbara, you must be proud as a PEACOCK! What FIELD is Finbar going to be studying in? Sounds like you're going to have a HOOT this week-end, hope you don't end up like a BEAR with a sore head!

You'll have to EGGScuse Paul, seems he and Warren will be DESSERTing O'mund this week-end for the big city of Cape Town. Lucky FISH! Seems Paul's lost the PLOT, will have to REIGN him in when he returns.

So Nicky, when can we expect you to be complaining about an EMPTY NEST? My two will be sleeping over at the NEIGHbours tonight so at least we'll have some PEACE IN THE HOME. Hope they don't HORSE around too much and have to count too many SHEEP to fall asleep.

Only until tomorrow when Mike will be PLONKed in front of the tv in support of his CHEETAHS, they play a friendly just before the SPRINGBOKS take on Scotland. Not sure which side EEL be supporting! Will have to ask Arthur about the BULLS and Yolanda about the SHARKS, WEATHER they are playing this week-end in the CURRIE cup.

I'm hope you don't PIG out on your COW, Nicky, Mike will probably SPIT a LAMB or CHICKEN. I'm not keen on MEAT eater, prefer SOYA.

Oh well, like a RAM to the SLAUGHTER, let me say:
See ya later ALLIGATOR, in a while, CROCODILE!

[barb (Fry)]

CATastrphe tamed by triumphANT  Nikki in the DOG department, VOLE done.

On the topic of my SUN, Michele,  yes I am BLOOMing APPLE but not exCATic, more reLEAFed after a summer of waiting – he will reconsider his choice (computer,media) and make a decision this week. (Maths and Literature).  As the ELDER, ION over the MOON.
The silencing of the BROODS persistANT  voices takes pAreNTs some getting used to but hell, let the WINDs of change blow.

IRIS CONIFER to loosing my last replay to where ever lost files go on the computer,  the CONSTELLATION of Pauls UBRA MAJOR response to my random postings on your clever pun site left me sWEaTing.  His BARK may be WOLFish but WhEATHER he RATifisies my edifiCATion or not the CRUX of the MATTER is I like the ORGANIC sophisticCATion of it.   

I must curtail the WATTLE can't YACCA all night, am RAVENous and must TITallate.  Have a weekend of POIRPOSE planned with my OAK.

ICE hoping YEW SHELL all be having a sMASHing time, over the weekend.  LETTUCE now PRUNE the  chat appropriRATely and dRIFT off
fAIRy bye...............

[Nicky Hodge]

WELL, hello again all. I hope you had a great bank holiday weekend Barbara and trust that your RAVENous TITilations were satisfied by copious amounts of " pleasure in the HEATHER", so to speak.
I see Paul was going to C APE Town this weekend ...... Has he gone to seek professional KELP? I have to agree with you Michele, he does seem a little confused by some of the postings. Paul, you can't protest, .... I KNEAD your support against these two FILLIES.
I hope your weekend was good MiSHELL. Sounds like you and Mike planned for a romanTICK one, FARMing the kids off to the NEIGHbours etc. CongRATS to Mike's CHEETAHS on a very conVINcing win.
I am sTILL enjoying my weekend, as I only go back to WOK on Wednesday. Had a great party on Saturday for Alexa our daughter. Plenty of FOOD, DRINK and music was there to be had by all. Lots of TEAnagers running aMUCK. I had to keep watch with an EAGLE eye, but there were no "awkward'' moments that I was aware of, but then I disappeared for two hours watching the BOKKE triumph over the HAGGIS. I can ASSure you, I aROSE very GINGERly on Sunday.

I guess I shall have to FLOCK off now and await your responses, and find out as to what may have been HERD on the TERRACE.

OIL be off.

[barb (Fry)]

sociaLICE duties are ended and fantasTICly even the SUN came out to play after spending days chattering like MONKEYS,  we had a WELL deserved day of  GRAZEing on leftovers with no KNEAD for cooking.

With a head like VIRUS filled hardware, i kept crashing. But my STAMENa got me through in the end or was it the iPOD ......
I blame the shots of CORKeys. (Gift from our norThERN friends), a  CREAM liqueur in STRAWBERRY and CHOCOLATE flavour.
during the jollifiCATion, the HERD were susPEAscious of my boereWORS, with only BILL, the GAMEkeeper, (what a job ?) on the broadlands estate WOLFing it.

KINDling was KNOT a problem as we back onto WOODlands and I learned dead IVY peeled from the BARK of trees makes exCELLant firelighter.
 
Michele, our BELLE I even threw some MIELIES on the grill in your name.
I saw the picture of your grill on the WEB where was your FODDER.   

FINbar snuck a shot of souFERN comfort and had difficELK moment raising himself from his PIT this morning.

Nikki your shift patTERNs sounds like HOLLYday camp, but you no doubt deserve the shutdown THYME.

Hope Paul shows some BALSAM and can LARK about after his weekend in the COSMOpolitan city of the south.
Have you heard about the new BREED - urbancentric metrohetero 21st century male?

SOW,  my cyberSPACE pun ters all in all, we seem to have all BEAN warming the COCKLES but I must 
continue my VEGETABLE impersonation and make like BROCOLLI, and go to SEED.

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

JELLO, JELLO my DEERS

Have BEAN PONDering what to do and thought I would KETCHUP on your NOOSE.

We also had a public HOLLYday yesterday, I had to duck into work so left Mike to SUPPERvise the GAGGLE of girls. He SHEPHARDed them off to the BEECH with the DOG and they all got SMOTHERED in COCOA-coloured MUD. Then he took them off to the CEMENTery to REED the graveSTONES.  Guess it BEET being at work!

SOW sorry to hear about all the sore heads, HOPfully tHAY are better today.  Perhaps you should STICK to WATER, or something with less of a KICK for a BIT.

At the moment I am wATEing for our Namib MILLS truck to TURNIP with FLOUR for the shop and tonight we will MEAT with our NEIGHbours for DRINKS and SNACKS at their PLAICE as it is Chris' birthday! He's not over the HILL yet, but will probably feel under the WEATHER tomorrow. Luckily Mike is on LEAF for two days so he can spend tomorrow in HIBERNATION if he overDOSEs tonight. At least we don't have to worry about DRINKING and driving, we just have to stumble home through the ALLEY.

WELL my SWEETIE PIES my STEAM has run out and my brain has GROWN WITHERED so I am going to say GLUTENbye until later! PEAS be with you!

[barb (Fry)]

SALuTations
By GUM, CAPERS and CROWS, sounds like the GAGGLE of family had a PLUM 
time down at the POND.
What a JENNY ASS as if I need help in the BAMBOOzling department.
After SLOEly spending today CUMIN back to reality, I can get on with the week, CURRANTly to DATE I am behind in my chores and will need to get the BROOM out and KARRI on with some household duties.
The FISH tank needs a good FIRm clean as its FOWL.
I don't want to be RUDDE but EWE will have to excuse me as I must SCAT now.

TALLYHO

[bobbysmith]

ate chicken yesterday,it wasFOUL,have you seen the price if venison in the uk,its DEER,Ive been asked to ask all you wynburg girls high school, girls ,is the tale of the BLUE LADY,still going strong?

[barb (Fry)]

WELL ALOE, Bobby and what a PHEASANT surprise.  Yes the CAPERS of the blue lady was still SPROUTed in my THYME there.
It FIGures, doesn't it there was a gray lady in the hospital where I trained.
TANK EWE by the WHEY for your kind words.

Must FOXtrot oscar now

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

I am SOUPposed to be working but JUICE wanted to say WELLcome to the ZOO Bobby!
I'm sure YEW will STIR things up a TRIFLE with your CHIRPS, RAISINg the BAR now!

Gonna have to make like a BANANA and SPLIT!
TOTsiens!