Happy Birthday to my Mam who is ** today!
We both know how old you are, so I thought it best that I preserved your dignity and refrain from telling the whole Tinternet world your age :-)
Hope you have all a lovely day in Greece and I look forward to speaking, and of course, seeing you very soon.
Lots of love.
xxxx
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Super Sports Sunday
The other Sunday we decided to have a sports-festival of an afternoon.
The 4 of us went to the pub nearby for about 12 to watch some boxing, met up with about 8 of our mates, got some pub grub and waited for the Ricky Hatton fight. Yes, the one that he got himself knocked out in about 3 minutes. Mmmm, the pub was full of brits who had only just arrived. In fact, Jon one of our friends arrived after it was all over!
Then we got the tram along to South Melbourne, sat outside in the sunshine in a pub 'garden' then headed to watch South Melbourne play football. It was a draw. And to be quite honest, a pretty boring match. (Even Macky said that!)
Never mind, we headed back to ours for a bit of group WII action, and looked forward to the last installment of the day - NUFC vs Liverpool.
Well the less said there the better. So the sports element of the day was pretty poor all round, fortunately the social element more than made up for it and we all succeeded in feeling pretty hungover going to work the next day.
The 4 of us went to the pub nearby for about 12 to watch some boxing, met up with about 8 of our mates, got some pub grub and waited for the Ricky Hatton fight. Yes, the one that he got himself knocked out in about 3 minutes. Mmmm, the pub was full of brits who had only just arrived. In fact, Jon one of our friends arrived after it was all over!
Then we got the tram along to South Melbourne, sat outside in the sunshine in a pub 'garden' then headed to watch South Melbourne play football. It was a draw. And to be quite honest, a pretty boring match. (Even Macky said that!)
Never mind, we headed back to ours for a bit of group WII action, and looked forward to the last installment of the day - NUFC vs Liverpool.
Well the less said there the better. So the sports element of the day was pretty poor all round, fortunately the social element more than made up for it and we all succeeded in feeling pretty hungover going to work the next day.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Chester-le-Street on TV
It was nice to watch the cricket from Chester-le-Street on Foxsports last night.
Shame the stands looked pretty sparse but with the cheapest tickets at £35 per day and with the Ashes coming up later this summer, plus the football season still being on, there is only so much people can afford to spend especially in the current GEC. Yet again though the ECB has missed a trick, we paid about £35-£40 each for a 5 day pass at the Test Matches in New Zealand last year.
Never mind the sun was shinning so the shots of the Lumley Castle and the surrounding area looked great. Apparently it was only 10 degrees though, but it looked warm enough on TV!
It certainly wetted my appetite for being back in the region soon.
Shame the stands looked pretty sparse but with the cheapest tickets at £35 per day and with the Ashes coming up later this summer, plus the football season still being on, there is only so much people can afford to spend especially in the current GEC. Yet again though the ECB has missed a trick, we paid about £35-£40 each for a 5 day pass at the Test Matches in New Zealand last year.
Never mind the sun was shinning so the shots of the Lumley Castle and the surrounding area looked great. Apparently it was only 10 degrees though, but it looked warm enough on TV!
It certainly wetted my appetite for being back in the region soon.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Last Months Shenanigans (April)
Early April, we went to see Snow Patrol who were great, and Andrew wrote a review for the site I work for, read it here http://melbourne.citysearch.com.au/music/1137651705566/Snow+Patrol+Review
It was great having the 4 days off over Easter, on the Thursday night we went out for a drink with a couple who have just moved to St Kilda, Maxi & Tash who are friends of Dan, Andrews cousin. They are trying to find work here as they want to stay for a year – but they are still looking, the job market isn’t so buoyant right now (where is it?) We took them to a few bars on Ackland Street which is about half way between us both.
On Good Friday we did a few jobs around the house, but really lazed around and watched movies. We nipped out for fish n chips late afternoon, and drank some rose. It’s a hard life.
Easter Saturday we drove down to Sally’s, Andrew went off to play golf with Simon and me, Sal and the kids went to their favourite shop – Bunnings. A DIY big warehouse store, we got some herb plants and Sally planted them up for me, so my next plant project is those, spinach, basil, lettuce, parsley & coriander. Fingers crossed I don’t kill these before we get some harvest! Sally made a lovely roast on the Saturday night and we settled down to play Trivial Pursuit, which I struggled with as the questions were pre-1992! (My team lost)
Easter Sunday we had a little egg hunt in the garden for the kids, then made our way with a pic nic to Mornington Racecourse for the afternoon – it was great, a family day and we had a great spot right near the finishing post. There was a food and wine festival on that naturally me and Macky had to sample.
Monday we went for a BBQ at a wildlife park, then headed home.
Its been a really warm autumn, just lovely sunny and warm without burning your retina. Although you can tell the weather is turning now, we are desperate for rain as our dams are at an all time record low. There is rain forecast for the next few days, so Ive briefed Sally on how this is good and never to complain to an Aussie about the rain.
Also in April we were invited to a wedding in Daylesford which is a town about a 2 hr drive north of Melbourne, there was about 6 of us that had a house for the Friday & Saturday night. We got up there about 7 after work and the stars were just amazing, it was like we were in a big dome painted black with bright stars everywhere. Other than Ayers Rock, Ive never seen stars like it. We had a great time in the house, playing on the Xbox, playing monopoly, eating, drinking and chatting. Oh and the wedding was great too!
Maxi & Tash moved in with us at the end of April as the lease on their short term apartment was up and they are still to find regular work. Tash is working on a Monday & a Friday in a Clinic dealing with drug addicts, I was aghast to learn that this clinic is only a 2 minute walk from our apartment!! I’ve told Tash to tell her parents that its miles away.
We’ve just bought a Wii, so we’re now gaming on the evenings when the telly is poop. (when?!)
It was great having the 4 days off over Easter, on the Thursday night we went out for a drink with a couple who have just moved to St Kilda, Maxi & Tash who are friends of Dan, Andrews cousin. They are trying to find work here as they want to stay for a year – but they are still looking, the job market isn’t so buoyant right now (where is it?) We took them to a few bars on Ackland Street which is about half way between us both.
On Good Friday we did a few jobs around the house, but really lazed around and watched movies. We nipped out for fish n chips late afternoon, and drank some rose. It’s a hard life.
Easter Saturday we drove down to Sally’s, Andrew went off to play golf with Simon and me, Sal and the kids went to their favourite shop – Bunnings. A DIY big warehouse store, we got some herb plants and Sally planted them up for me, so my next plant project is those, spinach, basil, lettuce, parsley & coriander. Fingers crossed I don’t kill these before we get some harvest! Sally made a lovely roast on the Saturday night and we settled down to play Trivial Pursuit, which I struggled with as the questions were pre-1992! (My team lost)
Easter Sunday we had a little egg hunt in the garden for the kids, then made our way with a pic nic to Mornington Racecourse for the afternoon – it was great, a family day and we had a great spot right near the finishing post. There was a food and wine festival on that naturally me and Macky had to sample.
Monday we went for a BBQ at a wildlife park, then headed home.
Its been a really warm autumn, just lovely sunny and warm without burning your retina. Although you can tell the weather is turning now, we are desperate for rain as our dams are at an all time record low. There is rain forecast for the next few days, so Ive briefed Sally on how this is good and never to complain to an Aussie about the rain.
Also in April we were invited to a wedding in Daylesford which is a town about a 2 hr drive north of Melbourne, there was about 6 of us that had a house for the Friday & Saturday night. We got up there about 7 after work and the stars were just amazing, it was like we were in a big dome painted black with bright stars everywhere. Other than Ayers Rock, Ive never seen stars like it. We had a great time in the house, playing on the Xbox, playing monopoly, eating, drinking and chatting. Oh and the wedding was great too!
Maxi & Tash moved in with us at the end of April as the lease on their short term apartment was up and they are still to find regular work. Tash is working on a Monday & a Friday in a Clinic dealing with drug addicts, I was aghast to learn that this clinic is only a 2 minute walk from our apartment!! I’ve told Tash to tell her parents that its miles away.
We’ve just bought a Wii, so we’re now gaming on the evenings when the telly is poop. (when?!)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Congratulations to Whitley Bay FC
Congrats to Whitley Bay for beating Glossop North End at Wembley Stadium yesterday to win the FA Vase.
Ness and I both know Whitley Bay manager, Ian Chandler, from our days at Sage Software.
Also great to hear Andy D and Dave were both at the match, but I am very jealous that they can say they have seen a Tyneside team win at Wembley!!
Well done to Whitley Bay FC, the best team in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Whats Going On Now?
Welcome to the new place for Macky & Ness, as you may have noticed, mackyandness.com.au is no longer working. This is because we havent paid the bill for this year yet and they finally noticed and flicked the switch on us.
Sooo, we decided that seeing as there were plenty of free places on the tinternet - and that we were already using Facebook for photos now, we'd leave mackyandness the website, and create Macky & Ness the blogger page. Means we will save quite a bit of cash - and you know in these hard times of the GEC thats very important.
Another advantage is that we can update this from anywhere in the world, so you may get updates whilst we are on our travels. Its just all good.
Forgive me any teething issues - and feel free to leave any comments so I know someones reading. :-) x
Sooo, we decided that seeing as there were plenty of free places on the tinternet - and that we were already using Facebook for photos now, we'd leave mackyandness the website, and create Macky & Ness the blogger page. Means we will save quite a bit of cash - and you know in these hard times of the GEC thats very important.
Another advantage is that we can update this from anywhere in the world, so you may get updates whilst we are on our travels. Its just all good.
Forgive me any teething issues - and feel free to leave any comments so I know someones reading. :-) x
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