HAS THIS PLUMBER CRACKED????

Big Al the Plumber

IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY???

IS THE PEN MIGHTIER THAN THE STILSON??????

YOU BET YOUR SWEET-BIPPY IT IS!

You heard it here FIRST! 

BIG AL... 

...Inspired by the installation of the Irrigation System for the vegetable garden... 

...GIVES UP POLY FOR "POETRY"!

...READ ON...

A WENCH IN THE TRENCH 

BY ALLAN JAMES DENNINGTON  

The Master's Apprentice, she toils,  
in the soil,
to lay in the poly. 


MIke thinks it's a folly,
but, by golly, 
one needs this tube
to moisten the loam, 
in which is grown, 
life-giving veggies
to ingest for the best.


To Pea or not to Pea?
That is the question!
Whether it is nobler to grow or, perchance, 
is just another question! 


The Master's Apprentice,
sounds more like a 70's rock band,
or a black, leather-clad lady!


Remember this sonnet
and wear a sun-bonnet, 
to keep at bay, 
old Sol's deadly rays, 
while you toil 
in the soil. 


And god-bless little Reggie.
And hope she's not too crook, 
from digging up, 
the smelly old chook!

Allan James Dennington ~ A,R,G,B                 2011 

©Big Al and KMR  

A TRAGIC DAY FOR THE SCONE!

13 NOVEMBER 2011

NEWS IS...

THE "QUEEN OF THE SCONE"
BETTY JEFFREE 
HAS HUNG UP HER BAKING TRAYS... 

FOR GOOD!!!!

NO MORE DEVONSHIRE TEAS AT ROSE COTTAGE!!!

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE BEADED CROCHETED MILK-JUG COVERS?

READ ON...

Terrible news here from Tambaroora. Betty Jeffree, that stalwart of the scone, has dusted the flour from her fingers, and, shock, horror, wiped the blackboards clean.

Crumbs!!

UNBELIEVABLE, THOUGH IT MAY SEEM...

THE SCONE IS GONE

No more Devonshire Teas at Rose Cottage. 

No more sitting in Betty's beautiful garden with her gorgeous follies. 

No more exquisitely pretty table settings,

AND THE WORST OF THE WORST...

NO BETTY...

This is sad day for anyone wanting to experience (or re-experience) Betty's intergalactically famous "Devonshire Tea". This will be a blow to Nannas and gay men everywhere! 

AN ERA HAS ENDED

I have no photographs to post. If anyone has any they'd like to include, including of paintings, please submit them. I will credit everyone and post a copyright credit as well. "The Scone is Gone" I pinched from Glen.

All the very best to Betty.

Thanks Betty. You're the Bees' knees!!!!

 Now...

WHO WILL PICK UP THE TEA-CUP????

RUMOURS ABOUND!!

CAN IT BE TRUE??? 

GORGEOUS POULTRY FANCIER & PLUMBER TURNED BAKER     

Sue Thomson and Steve Rattray

TO PICK UP THE MANTLE!!!

Devonshire Teas will be now be served at that other wonderful bastion of yummy-pretty

HOSIES

Oh my god! Maybe, if Betty changes her mind, there'll be a Scone War!!!!

...stay tuned...

...In the pipeline...

BIG AL RESTORES  RUNNING WATER IN TAMABAROORA!

RIP PETER ROEBUCK.
Karin and Michael Ramsden will miss you!!!
A god-awful day for cricket!

VISITING LINDA JACKSON

Too much happening in Tambaroora. The stress is killing us! Linda Jackson is having an exhibition at Number 47 (63791338) in Rylestone. The gallery is open from Thursday to Monday...

Linda's invite.

We have a new car! Dot. Bought with a bequest by, and named in memory of Michael's mum, Dorothy Ramsden.

Dot the Car

Let's split this crazy scene...

Dot takes us to Rylestone.

The show is a blast of colour, texture and spirit.  The gallery looks great and the cafe jumps.

Linda has a friend, named Na Lam, who runs a tiny yum-cha joint in Rylestone. She, the shop AND the food are just gorgeous! Plus, she sells a selection of luscious Chinse clothes and finery. We've rung and pre-ordered Peking Duck (02 6379 1984).

Na Lam has made a beautiful spot for us by the window.

Karin Mainwaring and Linda Jackson in Na Lam's yum-cha joint.

We all have new spectacles. Our eyes are drunk with it all. That and the two bottles of local wine...

Michael Ramsden, grappling with new glasses, is stunned, by the blast of colour sitting opposite!

The lunch is so delicious that we eat it all before we take any photos. A shame as the food looked as beautiful as it tasted. The dumplings were sheer poetry. They steamed and quivered in a naughty, but very nice, kind of way.

Linda tells us about a new admirer who has recently appeared on the scene...

Linda's resident King Parrot.

We met Na Lam's husband, an artist named Reg. By coincidence our dog is named Reg too. When we told Reg the Dog to sit, Reg the artist very nearly complied! Well trained, Reg.

This is Reg the dog. Not Na Lam's husband, Reg the Artist. 

Linda's show is a feast as is Na-lam's food. Linda tells us that she has also has a major retrospective opening at the National Gallery of Victoria next year. It opens on Australia Day and runs until September.

Linda Jackson in front of her Waratah Opal Floats at Gallery 47, Rylestone

Thanks for the photos Linda.
                                                      
                                                         © KMR & Linda Jackson