I looked out the window and what did I see?

It's offical, I really am living in the country.

I just looked out the window at work and a lady walked by the school.

She was leading a pony with a small girl on it. On the footpath.

*starts playing the banjo*

The fact I can be sitting in my dining room and hear the sheep from the paddock at the end of the road at breakfast time should also give it away.

The local show was a few weeks ago and I must say it was a pretty fun day, despite the stress of my family and Nevryn's family meeting each other for the first time. There were the funky craft desplays and farm animals. A harvester that was huge and very impressive and at half a million dollars you would want it to be! There was some work from my students on display as well as the usual rides and sideshow stuff. I picked up some apple and blueberry jam as well as a jar of mango chilli chutney both of which are very yummy. The jam is particularly good on pancakes, which I must say I have perfected now. In the evening we wandered back down to the showgrounds (living a 10 minute walk away from them) and watched the fireworks which were great too, especially with the rising moon.

In other news the film bastardisation, I mean new adaption, of Fever Pitch was released in Australia yesterday under the title "The Perfect Match" and with the line "From the makers of There's Something About Mary".

I have started rereading Fever Pitch in order to be totally devestated when I see the film. Which I will because I have a thing for Nick Hornby stories and Nevryn has a thing for Drew Barrymore. Rant arriving real soon now.