Declutter - Junk Mail

Now that the New Year has hit

You may have heard me mutter

“Just look around at all this stuff

It’s time (again) to declutter”.

Good stuff goes to the op shop

Broken stuff into the bin

And, perhaps, I should cut down

On the stuff that’s coming in…

That paper pile on the bench?

It grows without a thought

Till I can’t stand it any more

And through it, I must sort.

I bought this sign months ago

It’ll go out front, one day

My family don’t believe me

“That’s what you always say”.

Catalogues in the mailbox

Surely I can do without…?

But, you see, sometimes

I just don’t want to miss out!

Can't resist a bargain 🍾😀

The Australian Open

It’s the last two weeks of January

And the Australian Open’s here

I do enjoy the spectacle

I've been going for many years.

The tournament is world-class

The tennis just can’t be beat

But, as sure as the Pope’s a Catholic,

With the tennis, comes the heat. 

Source: The Age

Since I first started going

I’ve seen a changing of the guard

Keeping track of just who’s who?

I find that really hard.

When it comes to favourites

I’m a bit stuck in the past

Lendl, Edberg, Steffi Graf…

Oh, the time it goes so fast!

I do miss Henri Leconte

He brought fun, and laughter

Now, some of our current lot

Make me miss that nice Pat Rafter.

Novak’s a modern favourite

But there’s nobody like the Fed

Will Ferrell really was spot on

"You're like a gazelle", he said.

Source: The Daily Mirror

Watching the Open inspires me

To play again, and join a team

I doubt I’ll win a tournament

But a girl can always dream...

Our Puppy: The Stylist

I look at the trail of destruction

Our little puppy has wrought

And try to think instead

Of all the joy she has brought.

While everything is fair game

To destroy, shred…and chew

I try to see the positive side

And take a different view.

I like to think she’s talented

For art, she has a passion

Just look at this “fringed kennel"

She's nailed the retro fashion!

Cushions, I piled without a care

Like styling never mattered

But puppy sure took care of that

Now, the look is “scattered”.

Then there was the old couch

A bit dated, in anyone’s book

Puppy soon rose to the task

And gave it a fresh, new look.

You should see her latest piece

It’s by far the best one yet

I call it “Plant Pot - Deconstructed”

Just how clever can she get?!

I love all of her “creations”

They’re stunning, to be sure

Although, if I’m to be honest…

I really don’t need any more!