Monday, October 31, 2011
Halloween
Millie decided against dressing up this year. The Petone children are far more organised than the Stokes Valley ones seemed - although I did have a gate there and people often assumed a dog might be waiting behind it, so Trick or Treaters were few and far between and I often was forced to polish off the leftover of Freddo frogs. This year I have a big bag of lollies, of dodgy foreign origin, and luckily so - the last little girl had silly string and she wasn't afraid to use it on unco-operative neighbours. Halloween seems to be growing here. Not sure I think that's a great idea - but as a kid I would have thought it was brilliant, so I play along.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Price Increase
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Deck the Halls ...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Off to a New Home
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Goodbye, Box Hedging
I wasn't that keen on it when I moved in, mainly because I thought keeping it neatly trimmed would be a pain and that it was a bit fussy for a beach garden. I was quite pleased with my subsequent efforts with the clippers, so had decided to stick with it. Then I had a conversation with my neighbour yesterday and learnt the unpleasant smell near my front door wasn't the result of tomcats spraying, as my nose had told me, but the odour box hedging exudes! I googled to confirm and she is spot on. If only gardeners had taken heed of Queen Anne when she banished the plant from Hampton Court, for this very reason, centuries ago. A sweet smelling lavendar hedge will replace it. In the meantime, anyone who has a position they wish to relocate these plants to, well away from a house, can take them away from a $1 reserve auction on TradeMe. Otherwise they will be binned on Monday - high noon!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Puzzling Times
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Beach Garden Accessorising
Once you have a pohutukawa, then your garden just screams out for Cape Cod chairs! A bit of a bargain at the Petone Warewhare - as the jingle goes I got a bargain, and a money back guarantee. Actually no money back guarantee due to the chairs being clearance items, but a real saving. Another sterling 'non-contact' day!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Gardening at the Beach
Monday, October 17, 2011
An Exhausting Day
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Where Have They Gone?
Friday, October 14, 2011
It's All Go
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Don't Panic!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
A Little Brahms and Liszt ...
... with some Chopin and Bartok. Nearly four hours of quality 'Last Night at the Proms' at the Lighthouse this afternoon. The pianist Lang Lang was amazing, and I feel I could support him well by taking over the triangle solo in the Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1. Best of all though, the rousing singing at the end - Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and my all time favourite - Jerusalem. A big 'two thumbs up' for day one of my holidays.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
For the More Spiritual Child ...
... why settle for a playhouse when you can get your budding nun, priest or cult leader their very own playchurch? And with a little divine intervention, given that it is being raffled at the local hardware establishment, a suitable little cherub will be selected for this ultimate in play real estate.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
A Lot More Trash Than Treasure
Spotted the sign on the way to visit a friend and made a quick detour. I got there a bit late to nab the real bargains, but I did do well from the garden plants stall. Tomorrow I can add some forget-me-nots and a few wee perennials to the front garden. A pleasant time lunching in Karori and even picked up $75 from last week's Lotto ticket. All in all, a good start to the holidays.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Goodbye Alarm Clock
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Roll on Summer
Let's hope this last few days is the last we shall see of cooler weather. The forecast is looking a little better and holidays are close now. The bonus is they are two weeks AND one day long, thanks to the RWC and Labour Day. I'm sure the extra wait will make them all the more lovely. Then we will blink, and it will be Christmas. This has been a fast year!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
An Undecided Voter
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Perils of Hunting
I'm not ashamed to admit that when I read of a hunter shot while enjoying his 'sport' my heart sings a little. And don't give me that " you eat meat, blah, blah, blah" nonsense. What appalls me about the hunting fraternity is the sheer pleasure they get from what is clearly a bloodlust. They dispatch the innocent with a glee far beyond that of one acquiring food for a family. They do not do it because they need to feed their family, they do it because they enjoy delivering death.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Annihilation
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