The near disaster.

On Monday morning girlchild usually gets the day off from work and then
she will hop on the train to visit me, but last Monday she had all
hands on deck, and a visit to me and our city was out of the question.
On such occasions we will have a telephone conversation which will last
between two to three hours which will make up for us not
spending quality time together
So, as we're nattering the hours away, we were constantly disturbed by the
noisy sounds of Fire engines, police cars and ambulances speeding by.
Believe me, there were moments when we had to stop chatting because
we couldn't hear what the other was saying.
Eventually I looked out the living room window to see what the
commotion was all about.
That's when I saw the black smoke.

Later that afternoon I heard on the news that a light aircraft went
into a three storey building, not very far from where we're living.
After the pilot flew off from the airport (not far from us) he ran into technical
problems and crashed down into this building, about 10minutes after takeoff.
He was killed instantly and his body was found at a nearby playground
where 19 children were playing only minutes ago.

It is still a puzzle to me, how something like this can happen.
When a plane crashes into a building, the number of dead and injured
people will be fairly large, but what happened here on Monday
morning must be an absolute miracle (with no-one killed but the pilot)
I am terribly sorry for the pilot who was on his way to the USA, but
tragically lost his life - not to mention his family who are grief
stricken and must feel absolutely soul destroyed.

It's a very frightening and distressing thought.

Here today but we could be gone tomorrow ! !

Please don't eat the Daisies!

San Francisco - A foul smelling orchid that flourishes only in
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK and was first collected in 1923 is a
distinct species, scientists announced Monday after evaluating the
flower.
Botanist Alison Colwell said the species' minute, tennis-ball
yellow flowers weren't what first led her to it, but rather
the smell of sweaty feet that the Yosemite bog-orchid emits
to attract pollinators.

This takes me back to the very first Spring when I first came to
live in Switzerland.
We were driving along the countryside - enjoying whatever
beauty the first signs of Spring had to offer, when I spotted a
field covered in pretty white daisies.
We stopped the car and I practically disappeared in amongst
the lovely blooms.
Both Mr.CC and I picked arms full of the delightful flowers.
For more than a week every room in our Apartment was
screaming "Look, more daisies!"
Every second day the vases were filled with fresh water, and
the daisies loved it!
But with each passing day as the daisies looked happier and healthier,
I was going greener around the gills because the entire Apartment had
an ungodly smell about it - the air was filled with the smell of
sweaty feet!!!!!
We searched high and low to find the evil-doer, but to no avail, I
was convinced the more we searched, the more the smell increased!
Out of pure desperation to find and destroy the stinking culprit I
ransacked the washing basket, in search for a pair of socks with
a very bad attitude!!!
Well, the smell lingered and the torture continued until the pair of
us finally detected the daisies with BAD BODY ODOUR !!

The moral of the story: Beware of pretty faced daisies overstaying
their visit ! ! !

Only his Mother can.....

Is this a cat or is it an alien creature ?

It is also known as the ugliest cat in the world, but what in the

name of cat ballou has happened to this poor animal at birth??

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and have those

eyes staring back at you - YIKES!!!

As an animal lover, I really love all kinds of animals - no matter how ugly or

handicapped, but let's face reality here, this guy is beyond

ugly - he scares the living daylites outta me !

But somewhere in this crazy world, there is someone who didn't mind

his hairless little cat body, the devil shaped ears nor the

poison coming from his evil little eyes.

Only this cat's mother can love him but,

bless the sweet lady's heart for loving and keeping him!

'Aint this Sweet ?

ERDOS, China - The world's tallest man married a woman two-thirds

and almost half his age on Thursday in a traditional Mongolian ceremony.



Bao Xishun, aged 56, a 2.36meter (7ft 9inch) herdsman from China's

vast Inner Mongolian region, was carried to his wedding on the back

of a mobile yurt pulled by camels at the Genghis Khan holiday resort on the

grasslands near Erdos city.



Hundreds of people, some traveling for hours turned up to see Bao wed

saleswoman Xia Shujuan, a mere 1.68 meters (5ft 6 inches) tall and

just 29 years old.



The young blushing bride says she's madly in love and

"You need to have feelings for someone to be in love, even if he is a big

shot, you can't love him without feelings!"

Aaah, now isn't that sweet.

What puzzles me is how on earth is she going to reach his level to

kiss him goodbye when he goes off to work in the morning!

I can only hope that someone somewhere in Mongolia was kind enough

to tinker a little ladder high enough for her to stand on when she kisses
her beloved giant good-bye.
Is this what they call "a match made in heaven?"
Don't matter at all - I think love is grand!!!

Pushing our Luck ?

After many rainy weeks, we've experienced a scorching

hot day today - a far too sudden change in the weather which leaves one

feeling somewhat like a deflated balloon.

We decided to take a stroll along the Rhine river and perhaps we could

enjoy a little cool breeze while we're at it. No such luck !!!

Strangely enough we hardly saw a living soul sitting along the river's

edge, normally the river banks are jam packed with people trying to

catch a Summer tan.

I still can't believe how the entire area could be so deserted, even the

guy who sells ice-cream on the grassy path alongside the river was nowhere

to be seen.

Poor ol' Fuji was so busy drooling away, and I doubt very much if she

enjoyed the walk at all.

We headed in another direction and came across a park, the large trees looked

very tempting, so we walked in despite the warning signs NO DOGS ALLOWED!

It was indeed very cool and pleasant and I wasn't sorry that we behaved

as bold as brass and marched right in.

All along the way I had this niggling worry that at any moment we would

be stopped in our tracks by a local policeman who was going to issue us with

a juicy fine for bringing a canine into the park

Instead of a "copper", we spotted this giant of a man watching us from behind

the trees.

He didn't complain, and he didn't fine us for breaking the rules - in fact

I doubt if he minded at all.

It's that number again !

I can't believe it's Friday the 13th again.
I know some people will avoid it like the black plague, but
it's never been a problem for me to get through the doomed 13th.

My late Mom always looked forward to this number and day, which is
supposed to be so unlucky for some.
You could bet your bottom Dollar that on that particular day she'd
receive good news or even get money paid out to her - doesn't matter
what, if it was good, it went flying Mom's way.

Such a pity, I never inherited just a little of her luck, but what the heck,
as long as it stays and treats me the way it's done up to now - I won't
complain!!

I hope this Friday 13th has treated you ALL very well ! ! ! ! !

Hallo Again !

My goodness, I've been off the blog and on the go like a jo-jo for the
last 17 days - just goes to show how time flies !

Once again a loved one has taken ill, and I can honostly say, I've
had just about enough of scary nights, hair raising moments and
hospital tales !

The picture above shows my girlchild lying in a hospital bed in the
Triemli hospital in Zürich, and that was the main reason for my absence
on the blog.

Oh Lordy!! I won't be a very popular person if she gets to see this, so
before I get myself into any more trouble, I won't go into detail as to why
she's lying spread out in a strange bed, in a white washed hospital room !

But, I will say this much - the girlchild that is so dear to my heart, is
once again up to her old tricks, and I'm happy to say that she's
fine and doing very well ! ! !