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Since the guys were talking about Slanty I, this post about a totem fridge from Kottke (via cribcandy) caught my eye.

Totem Fridge

Of course, then you wouldn’t have memories of colored milk.

This agricultural show was all it was cracked up to be. I finally saw my large marrow… so I went home a happy chappy. To top the day off, we saw cattle, large pumpkins, chooks, large onions, goats, large carrots, draught horses, large carrots, historic tractors, large leeks, classic cars and of course large marrows! (did I say this already?)

I found a brewery who were selling their ales named “Bob” and “Swift”. My father’s father was “Bob Swift” and we know how he liked a beer, so I had to try ‘em!

I also managed to purchase a new set of “wellies” or wellington boots. What we Aussies call “gum boots”. I’ve tried them out in the mud (there is plenty of that over here) and they are working just fine.

The photos are HERE all three pages but all worth a peek!

But here’s me and my marrow!

Plenty of stuff to see and do. We found cheap train tickets so we headed in the capital for a day. The aim was to eat food and see stuff and we succeeded. My favourite was the Rosetta stone in the British Museum. This stone is important because it was how we figured out how to read Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was amazing how much stuff is on display. We only spent a couple of hours there though, we figured we’d have to go back at a later date to look some more. Downside of taking the train to London is we have to ride home from the station (about 5 km). This isn’t a problem unless the rain is coming down… oh well, great day had anyway!

Selection of photos HERE

Rosetta Stone                                                                                                       Early notice “do not stand forward of the bus driver”

• I sing to the kid during the day.  For those of you that know how well I sing, don’t call Family Services.
• If I really wanted to know the caloric information for Shreddies, I’d keep the container.  I suspect its awful for something that is that whole-wheat looking.
• Kids got his first cold, so I have a good chance of keeping up to him today.