We do live on an island!

It is about 15 degress cooler today than it was yesterday. Phew!
I can again breathe and am forced to tidy the abode ever so "genteely" as it is so inappropriate for a Lady of my standing to be relegated to that of a simple housemaid.
But we do live on an island and it is so hard to find good help these days.
Most often than not you aquire someone whom you may think to be appropriately suited for the task and they never seem to turn out right...mmmmm... a little bit like friendships really.
Dont you think?
It all starts off really well.
You get to know each other.
Exchange courtesies and pleasantries..and then they realise what they can get away with and suddenly you find  that they have been stealing your stirling silver spoons( left to you by dearest great grand mamma) one by one, and its time to show them the door.

The Art of Determination! Get out of my way!!!!!

Today I discovered how many more people are trying to ALSO win this trip to Scotland when I checked out the link to the highland titles blog competition page.

 http://lhe-ht-competitions.blogspot.com/
DAMN!!

That was not the plan.....
Now, I must act like the Lady that I am and begin some sneaky subversive moves so that I can slide up the ranks of the determined...
I shall not use bad language..no..I shall I swear...
I will call in the hired staff and ask them to do it for me because it does not befit a lady to carry on in such an uncouth manner.
It is days like today in the depressing heat of the Colonies that I wish that I could walk through the heather...at least once!!!!!

SAVE ME FROM THE HOUNDS

Its been raining in this part of the colony for days now and the Manor home smells like wet dog hair! I would really like some sunshine so that we could get the hounds out of the house as they rather think that sitting inside all day is jolly good fun.
We have put the festive tree up early this year as we have a new puppy in the house and we wanted to test its resiliance before we installed the lights but it seems that LOKI the pug seems to think that its a really tree and has left several PRESENTS under it already.
For which he has been severely scalded...but what can one do?
SO at this stage the future of the Christmas bush is unknown....
We may be forced to relocate it in another area
or..
we kill the dog!

Meeting so many interesting people!

I am lucky enough to have a most interesting and stimulating past time in which I can engage myself ...as you know "idle hands can be the devil's play things" ..I DO like that old saying..... except for the fact that I do not believe in the devil.
But, I am very heavily involved in local history in a very amusing way and today I had the great pleasure of meeting some lovely old ladies who were very fired up about the state of the old local cemetery that they are caretakers of. I am hoping to get involved in the site and in that way can also hope to donate time and money to help in preserving what is left albiet in a very small insignificant way.
One of these sweeties even used the phrase "over my dead body" when it came to talk about the cemetery's future and the possiblity of the cemetery being bulldozed for PROGRESS and the building of an industrial site.
WHAT????
Can you believe...we only have a history spanning 200 odd years and they want to crush what is left of the historical sites that are so rare in this neck of the woods?
Totally crazy..yet I do believe as long as these ladies still push breath through their withering bodies that in fact...it WOULD only be happening over their dead bodies.....

Welcoming New Readers to the colonial woes..

So our hopes at winning the $5 lottery were dashed today when the Lord announced that it had gone off to some other lucky bugger. Oh well..there will be other opportunities. How AM I supposed to get to Glencoe next year eh????
In the mean time the Manor hounds seem to be stealthfully amusing themselves with the newly installed Christmas tree with our little pug LOKI thinking that the baubles hanging from the lowest branches are there just for his fun.
He has chewed a branch, broken a few baubles and managed to move the whole tree around by running aorund it being followed by our other silly old hound, Fred - we have put off finishing the trimmings and adding the lights just to see if it remains standing or whether we will come home one day to see the whole thing strewn from arsehole to breakfast.

Ah..some quiet time!

www.highlandtitles.com/news

Above is the link to a wonderful newsletter created by HIGHLAND TITLES where I can swoon and slobber over that land that I am yet to see. 
I can enjoy looking at all the wonderful stuff that is being done with our donations to keep this vital part of the world as pristine and underdeveloped as possible.
Now to sit quietly and read....

World Domination in 2012

Beware the movements of troops in 2012 - the Lord and Lady of the Daniel Manor will be on the move planning world domination through a miracle where we win the lottery and also lotto all in the same month, then Lady Renata will secure a most wonderful opportunity to grow her businesses which will mean even more wealth and prosperity!
We will then see one or both of us travel over the seas to a more cultured country where they have a history that is more than 200 years long and the little Princess completes her exams with flying colors and can embark on her chosen career.
The Duchess finally finds a suitably wealthy suitor that is of discreet and titled forbearers who will blend well with our high ideals!
Phew...thats the PLAN for 2012.
Bring it on!!!
Oh...did I mention that I WILL win the competition for a trip to Scotland so that I can step on my piece of heaven with my own two feet and gape in wonder at the beauty that is GLENCOE?
If I didnt before...then let it be noted!!!
AMEN.

Doing a good deed in the name of GLENCOE!

As wealthy "landowners" we have decided to share the love on a practical level and this Lord and Lady are proud to say that we have sponsored a little girl through World Vision. She is only 4 years old and comes from Ethiopia - her name is MASTE. We send her love and a big embrace from our country of plenty so that she may have just a little hope for her future rather than none at all. Hail to the Lairds, Lords and Ladies of Glencoe and Lochabar!

The Manor

The Manor House is a mess and the longer I look at it the harder it is for me to decide on a plan of action.
Slut's wool lays in every corner.
The hounds have been attacking the tablecloth and ripped it to shreds.
Mi Lord is still snoring in the bedchamber and the Princess has her head under the blankets hoping it is not morning yet.
I am dreaming of my lovely piece of Scotland this morning.
I am thinking how I could win a few million so that I might take off, literally, and explore Glencoe - what a wonderful Christmas that would be?

But I feel that I will be facing a hot and sticky Chirstmas in the colonies instead.

Getting Spiritual

This Lady spent the day in the big smoke of Sydney getting into the crowds at Darling Harbour at the "Mind, Body, Spirit"Festival - a slightly alternative NEW AGE medieval fair style cacophony of sound, smell and a crazy mix of people. Lots to see and experience from semi naked ladies laying on tables being massaged by men who seem to bedoing it with just a little too much enthusiasm, women making unusual sounds as they flick feathers over people's heads, therapists convincing people that they are so not right that thier products will make them totally rejuvented, crystals...lots of crystals...special teas, foods that taste totally disgusting ( but are good for you ) card readers, gong players, people offering free prayers, yoga instructors who try to convince me that  can move my 53 year old body like they can move their 19 year old one and the list goes on.
Totally enchanting and refreshing to jaded senses.
The Lady is well pleased.