The Bluey episode that this post is named after was a word that I don’t think I have heard in American English.
In the episode, Bluey and Bingo are spying on Tradies (i.e. tradespeople) who are installing a pond in the Heelers back yard.
Continue readingThere are several vignettes involving trampolines that I want to give. They are fun, even if I was rarely athletic enough to use them for their intended purposes!
Continue readingDriving.
My relationship with it has ebbed and flowed ever since I first learnt to drive.
When I first learnt at the age of 14, I needed to sit on a pillow in order to see over the steering wheel. That first year or two was frequent scares due to still learning the ropes.
Continue readingNormally, when I hear music, it’s from obvious sources like headphones or visible speakers. But, there are a few times it’s been from other places.
Some statues that I have seen have had hidden speakers to make music or other sound effects. For example, the lions at Chicago’s Art Institute had, at least at one time, motion sensors that carried roars and/or warnings about climbing on them.
At Gramma Lea and Papa’s house, they had a frog “statue” outside that would ribbit if you walked past it. They also had a quacking duck if I recall correctly.
However, the title of the post refers to a Bluey episode, where it is basically musical chairs, but when the music stops, everyone must freeze.
Perhaps I could have taken this post in the freeze tag direction, but “noisemaking statues” was where I tended instead. So sue me!
When I was in middle school, Mom almost always dropped us off and picked us up from school. There is one particular day from my ninth grade year that Dad picked me up from school, but also dropped off something, hence the name of this post making sense.
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Never A Worry 