Got the Monday Blues?

Is this what you're Friday looked like ?

Please don't tell me this is how you started your Monday !






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZxxYaKl_EU

Summer.......... where are you ? !

This picture was taken in Fraubrunnen here in Switzerland, show-
ing a factory standing "knee deep" under water.
The sewage system couldn't handle any more water .

Not a very pleasing picture, but this is what the sky looked like

at quarter to eight this morning.

The outside world looked as black as the Ace of Spades.

It'll be an understatement to say that it's been raining cats and

dogs here since the last few days.

Even an umbrella cannot take the weight of the rain beating

down - so going to the local supermarket is a matter of

swimming your way through the large puddles of water.

A rain storm such as this always seem to hit our neighbours in

Germany extra hard - the German border is only a 20minute drive

away, but boy, when it rains in Germany, it rains!

Although we're neighbours , it always amazes me that we are

never hit that hard by the chaos the storm leaves behind, as they

are.

These people are trapped on the roads by uprooted trees and

floodwater - to say the least.

Here by us, the night is alive with the sound of fire engines chasing to

pump out the overflowing rainwater that has once again found it's way into

many cellars.

If this doesn't stop soon, we won't have a Summer to enjoy before the

Winter season makes himself comfortable again.

Aah well, I suppose this is just another Summer playing "Hard to get!"

Who wants to live forever ?

The saying goes "An apple a day keeps the Doc away" but this guy is


in the firm believe that a daily glass of milk has done the trick to keep


him healthy and fit.

An 111year old Japanese just named the world's oldest man said he owed

his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.

"I don't drink alcohol - that is the biggest reason for my good health"

Timoji Tanabe told media he does not smoke and likes a glass of

milk every day (wonder if it's goat's mik!)

Asked how much longer he wanted to live, a former government worker

said simply "I don't want to die!"

I wonder how many people out there share the same wish as this

man, " TO LIVE FOREVER"

I don't want to live forever! It will be interesting to

be placed into a "frozen sleep" (as seen in the sci-fi movies) for

some odd 20 years.

Imagine waking up to the many changes after having napped for so long!

So before I get completely carried away, I'll stop right here ! !

What a Steal !

A gold bathtub worth 120 million yen ($988,100) which was stolen from

a hotel near Tokio.

Japanese police are scratching their heads over how the bathtub weighing

some 80 kg was stolen from the 10th floor

of the hotel.

How is something like this possible? Swiping a towel or an

ashtray because the guest wants a holiday souvenir is one thing, but

removing a wall fitted TV - unnoticed by any of the hotel staff, let alone

passing the reception without anyone batting an eyelid because you're

huffing and puffing from the weight of the television set, is still a puzzle to me.

Now all I can think of is taking a bath in a golden bathtub worth 1 million

dollars, filled with Lime blossom lotion ! !

Lime Blossom Lane

From the top to the bottom end our street is surrounded by

Lindenblüten trees.

I don't recall seeing this tree in South Africa, but in the North of America

it is known as the Lime blossom tree.

The tea made from this tree is a great favorite among the Swiss folk, and

I have heard that many a male picker has fallen off the ladder whilst picking

the blossoms from the trees. So, if the poor guy managed

to break an arm or a leg in the picking process - at least he could come

home from hospital to a freshly brewed cup of Lime blossom.

At a certain time of year the Lime blossom trees will shed a sticky

substance, and every single car parked underneath it will be

covered in "glue". You will need quite a bit of "elbow grease" to remove

that unpleasant stuff off the car!

But then again, at this time of year (mid June) the blossoms will

make us forget about it's nasty side, and leave us with the

most wonderful scent I have ever inhaled - pure heaven to the nostrils!

I am rather curious as to why this tree is just good enough to

squeeze out a cup of tea only, what about a Lime blossom Body

Lotion - I will be the first to stand in line to purchase my bottle of

Eau de Toilette de Lime de Blossom!!!

But who knows, perhaps I'm living behind the moon and there is such

a perfume on the shelves.

If anyone knows more than I do - please let me know! * * * * * * * * * *

For the sake of Art

About 2000 people stripped off their clothes in Amsterdam to pose in

the nude for the American photographer Spencer Tunick.

Dozens of Ladies posed on their bycicles in the early hours of

the morning - I can only hope the sun was shining warmly on their

naked behinds, because, even though we're enjoying Spring time,

the weather can be very unpredictable in Europe - and stripping for the sake of

the artist, will definately make no difference what so ever!

Hundreds of men and women posed in a parking lot, and I'm ever so



glad I wasn't looking for a parking spot on this bright and breezy



morning - if suddenly this bunch appeared in their "birthday suits"



I would think I'm still in dreamland !


Strange but true, what people won't do for the sake of Art! !