Today

I have been sailing. Then I was barbecuing and now, I is drinkininin.

Bunnying about.....

The weather is too crap to even contemplate sailing......

Refreshing

We set off early yesterday morning. Up at 6, off at 7, to catch the full ebb tide down the Solent and also to get as much of the water to ourselves; before the loonies cast off.
45 miles of really good sailing, averaging about 7 knots and topping 10 on a broad reach in the Western Solent, we were on fire, if not just on the edge of comfort in about 20 knots of WSW breeze.
The weather isn't going to be as good as we would like for the next week, but having sorted the boat in time to enjoy the entire season and already with over 200 miles under the keel; one cannot complain.
In other news, Bibi has decided she likes grunting. I thought she had the Schwein Fever fur a second, before realising she was just being a happy bun.
Everything's a learning curve.....

Fump and Whoooooosh

Bibi is now the official Facebook Easter Bunny. Fanks everybun who voted for her! It was a bit of a run off between her and another bun; who had a sneaky plan, but which in the end held them to no avail. Hehe.
In other paws, we have re-launched and are now back into the groove of daily sails. Pretty impressive speeds and performance so far in near perfect conditions.

Nearly there.....

After stripping both the hull and keel back to bare GRP/iron; the antifouling has been done and I spent today coppercoating the keel (and swearing a lot).
We can never reach the keel when scrubbing, so paws crossed it is going to work, cos cor binking blimey, it was farking hard work to do. The keel has been lowered and everything checked. Plates are at the engineer's for re-drilling and it's all stations go, bunless I have to keel him ded for delaying us any further.
Hopefully, we'll be in the drink by Flyday.
Can't wait. We are going to be slippery as fishies.

PS If anybun didn't see the post below. VOTE BIBI! before I go mad and before Friday. She is doing quite well and fanks to peeps like Orb and Nutter, she mite even win.
Link ere http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=65167291260

Vote Bibi!!!

I am off to do some antifouling, but in the meantime; our bun is in the Facebook Easter Bunny competition final.
So if you have a Facebook account.....follow this link to the page, RSVP and leave a vote for Bibi on the wall!!
The prize, if she wins, is going straight to Bunny Camp fur underpriveleged buns.
PS I'm back!

Wuff

Friday the 30th

Her name was Kerrie. She was 36 years old and was the closest I ever had to a sibling.

Some things however are lovely....

Stuff

Time to pick up the bloog and start posting/visiting my bloog friends again methinks.
Things are not easy at the moment. My cousin's health has deteriorated at an alarming pace and we have all been trying to get our heads around the situation.
She has not received the appropriate care from the doctors involved which has contributed significantly to her current state. She ought to have finished her first course of treatment by now, but instead, has had none and is not well enough at this stage to undergo any form of attempted therapy. Our frustrations peaked a week ago when she 'woke up' after being pronounced brain dead seven days previously.
Whilst whatever she is doing, she obviously is doing on her own; nothing short of a miracle is going to get her out of this situation, so we are praying something will happen to at least get her well enough to start fighting and get well.
Still trying to stay positive. It's the only way, I guess.

Fuff out

Matsamoutsa..nomnomnomnom...matsamoutsa..

..is the noise I heard upon discovering a bun with a mouthful of curtain lining.

Sweet tolerence

Watching Fur's face, whilst the soles of his feet are rigorously licked into a ticklish frenzy is really good fun. I have no need for any other entertainment whatsoever.
Socks have now been banned, as they attract savage nibbling.

Carpet bathing

You were saying?

Being nibbled during an extensive foot grooming session last night was a suprise!
A bun's teeth don't half feel sharp without a coat of protective fur.
We are experiencing further bunny binkies. This is the term used when a bun goes 'mental' and charges around, flipping, twitching and racing at high speed. We are still laughing, whilst trying not to let on that her highly skilled manouvres are actually rather hilarious..

The Introduction

Now officially settled and allowed to roam around, we though it most appropriate, as Bibi is so cool about being out of her condo; to meet Sin.
No sign of any nose rubbing going on, but I'm hoping they'll get on.
She's been exploring, coming back for a tickle and some reassurance, tearing around like a mental (we didn't let her see us laughing) and generally bunnying about; more or less in that order.
I think we have lost charge around here..

Day 2.5

Evenin'

End of second full day in her new home. Settling in very nicely and giving us some good bunny behaviour tips. I think she is going to be a bit of a terror. There's definitely a cheeky bun in there.

New addition

Introducing Bibi, the French Lop baby bunnet; also known as Aeroplane Head.
We picked her up yesterday and after a long drive home and a bit of a stressed day, she is now settling in at home. Free range house bunny is the only way to be...

Intervention

Athens was fantastic, as always (cor my throat doesn't half hurt nowadays from the pollution, until I get out of the city), aside from having to avoid some of my fave places due to extreme violence and tear gas. I have a rather good couple of tales to tell , but at the mo, I'm feeling very down in the dumps and a bit frantic.
Those who have been around for a while will remember I lost my 37 old cousin to ovarian cancer almost 3 years ago.
Now my 36 year old cousin ( a girl too), on the same side of the family, has been diagnosed with a brain stem glioma (an aggressive cancerous brain tumour).
Aside from being very upset and worried, I am also feeling quite frightened, that I and other members of my family might be at risk too. A selfish thought, but what the hell is going on, I don't know. Is it cruel, cruel coincidence or is there something more sinister afoot? I'm going to have a chat with my doctor tomorrow, in the hope that she'll give me a bit of sound advice.
So sorry for being elsewhere, but right now, I don't know whether I'm coming or going....

Update: Doc has put my mind at rest about family connections and lack thereof.

Shaddap

I've just been chatting with a colleague about the good news, that despite his impending redundancy, he has managed to secure a job back in Scotland and sell his house here. So he will be off as soon as he has worked his notice period (first I've heard of people having to work through til the day they're booted out the door and certainly for IT). The 'management' obviously can't afford to let them go and would rather they stayed here under prolonged duress until they have earned every single last measly penny. Sigh. I'm so glad I'm a contractor.

Anyhoo. As we were discussing the sale of his house, a nearby earwig decided to add his two penneth, much to my suprise. All in a rather bossy and quite opinionated tone of voice I felt grating at the back of my head.
I tell ya, I nearly told him to feck off and mind his own business.

In other news. I'm about to go into my last 1:1 with my boss and am pondering asking what has caused the atmosphere in here to be as thick as the PMO for the past 6 weeks.
Update: I refrained. Just..

Cod Cape

Still 'ere. Gawd I have never been so keen to get the fack out of a place before.
Whine whine whine whine.
My boss is a pessimistic, miserable git. I can't stand being around such people. It threatens to rub off on me, resulting in drastic preventative action such as going out and getting ratfaced. I don't plan to repeat last Friday's performance tonight, as I have sworn never to drink again.
Aside from the perpetual griping, I see the Eurozone has announced (admitted) recession. Would it be too much to ask that as a result, the powers that be could do something about the ever weakening pound against the Euro? Preferably by the end of November please. I want more souvlaki for my money thank you very much indeed.
Right. Moff for a sarny before I speak my mind......