Comments on Pea Soup: random snippets on a Monday

You have been tagged!! Please check out my blog! C...

2008-05-17T22:03:00.000+10:00

You have been tagged!! Please check out my blog! Cheers xo

I love the Patron Saint of Liars, but loved The Ma...

2008-05-16T08:29:00.000+10:00

I love the Patron Saint of Liars, but loved The Magician's Assistant even more. My favorite A.P. by far.

And I'm totally envying Eleanor's grapefruit tree. I'd be at her house every morning picking up my free grapefruit.

I just read a book called The Patron Saint of Eels...

2008-05-15T09:56:00.000+10:00

I just read a book called The Patron Saint of Eels, so we are both in a bit of a Saint-world.
It was a lovely little book. Set in Victoria.

My cat has just walked in carrying a mouse by the head and is looking for somewhere to hide it. Luckily she can't fit under the fridge, but I'm thinking the piano seems to be the haven of all rodents in the fifi house.

BTW I love grapefruit drinks, that san Vittorio Pompelmo is my favourite but I guess there is some distance between a grapefruit tree and an italian soft drink.

hey - do you read The Bird bath ?this post made me...

2008-05-14T20:57:00.000+10:00

hey - do you read The Bird bath ?

this post made me think of you:
http://wwwbirdbath.blogspot.com/2008/05/gumnut-beanie.html

dead mice are better than live mice foraging thru ...

2008-05-14T12:29:00.000+10:00

dead mice are better than live mice foraging thru your bags of snacks....but they smell more ;)

and those pink colours are beautiful!!! :)

Badly edited books can kill an enjoyable reading e...

2008-05-14T03:43:00.000+10:00

Badly edited books can kill an enjoyable reading experience. I had a college textbook this past semester that has to be the most dismal editing job I've ever seen.

My professor got an ear-full about the book when I completed my course review. After all, he wrote the book and the crap editing of the text made the man look like an idiot.

My kids LOVE grapefruit. Really truly.Congratulati...

2008-05-13T20:38:00.000+10:00

My kids LOVE grapefruit. Really truly.

Congratulations on your etsy shop ...

I'm looking forward to seeing some of your natural plant dying results.

BLAH to the dead mouse. That happens here too when...

2008-05-13T20:26:00.000+10:00

BLAH to the dead mouse. That happens here too when geckoes get caught in the windows and sliding doors. Truly disgusting.

That's it - I'm going to have to read everything b...

2008-05-13T19:54:00.000+10:00

That's it - I'm going to have to read everything by Ann Patchett now!

Love the idea of trees as plants, I gave my mum an apple tree last Christmas. Shall start droping some hints around here, I think . . .

Mice - yes, they do perish under whitegoods, in re...

2008-05-13T16:20:00.000+10:00

Mice - yes, they do perish under whitegoods, in revenge, I guess. We had one under the microwave this morning (white goods, see), and I still can't go into the kitchen by myself; I send my three year old in ahead of me, as a sacrifice to the monsters.

Grapefruit is a very overrated fruit IMO. I'd rat...

2008-05-13T14:04:00.000+10:00

Grapefruit is a very overrated fruit IMO. I'd rather the fish oil tablet I think.
You're a yarn dyeing superstar aren't you?
Colour reminds me of fairy floss.

I have a large, established grapefruit tree in my ...

2008-05-13T13:50:00.000+10:00

I have a large, established grapefruit tree in my backyard. We inherited it from the house's previous owners. I can send you some grapefruits if you like because we have a HUGE crop every year and NO-ONE I know, other than me, likes eating grapefruits.

I have even discovered, thanks to my neighbour, that many heart and cholesterol meds react badly with a chemical found in grapefruits.

I have left them outside front gate with a sign "FREE", and even that was unsatisfactory.

Ok, off my grapefruit soap-box now. Sorry. Have gone on. And on.

I'm going now.

Thank goodness the fish oil capsule isn't the only...

2008-05-13T09:06:00.000+10:00

Thank goodness the fish oil capsule isn't the only thing I was given. There would've been murder committed if that was the case!

Beautiful beautiful colours. It must be very rewarding to lift them out of the pot/kettle/whatever you use and see what the wool has become.

I read the latest Kate Atchinson in big print form...

2008-05-13T07:37:00.000+10:00

I read the latest Kate Atchinson in big print format from the library...and I felt like I was being shouted at...very weird. Lovely wool by the way.

what? did they PUBLISH it with the sticky note?I l...

2008-05-12T23:29:00.000+10:00

what? did they PUBLISH it with the sticky note?

I liked Patron Saint BEST of all Patchett's books, and much as I liked Secret Life of Bees, it is a rip-off of Patron Saints IMHO.

I can't read large-print books either they make my neck itch.

happy belated mother's day, dear one.

I think my lemon tree is dead and I'm very sad abo...

2008-05-12T20:57:00.000+10:00

I think my lemon tree is dead and I'm very sad about it.

I would feel quite vindicated having found that note in the book.

I too am looking forward to acquiring all trees ci...

2008-05-12T17:50:00.000+10:00

I too am looking forward to acquiring all trees citrus .. but quite frankly, I don't think I have a need for grapefruit.

Glad you had a nice day - if only you could swap dead mouse for fish pills, huh ?

Noice.

Just one idiotic question: what is a stubbyholder ...

2008-05-12T16:30:00.000+10:00

Just one idiotic question: what is a stubbyholder and am I leading a dull and colourless life for not knowing about it?

I adore the yarn and am about to start diving into...

2008-05-12T15:47:00.000+10:00

I adore the yarn and am about to start diving into yarn dyeing as well. Can you suggest any books/sites/tutorials specifically for using acid dyes and wool yarn?

It would be so wonderful to have the help since you create such beautiful yarn!

Also, I couldn't help myself. Google says "Susanna...

2008-05-12T13:42:00.000+10:00

Also, I couldn't help myself. Google says "Susanna de Vries is an international author and former lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology. She writes full time but gives occasional study days as part of the ‘Travel and Destinations’ programme run by the Continuing Education Dept of the University of Queensland."

So "former" but still "occasional".

I have no need for a mousepad, as I have just shel...

2008-05-12T13:35:00.000+10:00

I have no need for a mousepad, as I have just shelled out for a laptop (but not a desk, I'm still working on the couch).

Your sons will thank you for keeping random stubby holders for them when they leave home and live in grungy student houses. They will be able to impress their guests with their vintage stubby holder collection. At least, that's what my partner seems to think. He's got about 12 of them. I have one, it's from my accountant.