Bugs and Feathers

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

On day a few weeks ago, a couple of other American women took me to two wineries near by.  We left after dropping the kids at school and we arrived at the first winery about 10:00 when they open.  Of course we had to sample the wine!!  I bought several bottles.  The scenery was beautiful.

Where's Waldo The Kangaroo? Can you spot the kangaroo that we saw on the way to a winery?

My Random Thoughts and Observations...

We pronounce that black and white striped animal zee-bruh.  Australians pronounce it zeb-ruh (with a short e). I don't know why, but I find this very funny.  Maybe its because my six year old twins now pronounce it zeb-ruh. 

The mailman rides a small motorbike dressed in neon yellow from head to toe with a neon yellow flag sticking off the back of the bike.  He rides up to each mailbox, delivers the mail, and rides right on to the next mailbox. 

Instead of saying "ready, set, go!" they say "ready, steady, go!"

We say fillet (fi-lay).  They say fil-it. 

Erich's Nissan 350Z arrived last week.  It appears to be in good condition so that is a relief to Erich.  He dropped the car off in St. Louis back in mid June.  I bet that car has some stories to tell about where it's been and who has sat in the seat! Since we have purchased two Australian vehicles, his car will probably just sit in the garage most of the time.

All the eggs I've seen in the grocery stores are brown.  I haven't seen one white egg.  How do you dye brown eggs at Easter time??  And they don't wash the eggs.  So you might get a feather or two in your carton... Goody...  I have been washing my eggs before I crack them open. 

When you buy leaf lettuce at the grocery store, the roots are still attached.  My head of leaf lettuce even came with some bugs hidden among the leaves. Maybe that's why prices are so high!!  You are paying for bugs and feathers!

I am SO EXCITED that Australian ESPN will be showing the Kansas vs. Duke basketball game LIVE!  It will be on at 2:00 in the afternoon on Wednesday.  We are recording it so we can all watch it together Wednesday night.  (I'm very much against recording and watching sporting events at a later time.  But I also never thought I would be living in Australia!) So don't text or email me the results of the game!!  The KC Chiefs football game against the Broncos will be on live on Monday at 12:15 in the afternoon.  It's gonna be a great week!  Rock Chalk and Go Chiefs!