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Off to Auckland tomorrow night, so I’ve been busy packing tonight. Yeah, maybe I should throw in a few clothes as well… 🙂 And another progress report on the embroidery: No more progress reports for a while, probably. I won’t have time to do any stitching tonight, and I’ll be away for the next few…
Signs of Spring
Forget daffodils and blossom, the real sign of the change in the seasons is that the supply flights to Antarctica have started up again. I know this because we live quite near the airport, and the big Starlifter they fly down to the ice in has very loud engines, which need to be warmed up…
A sudden holiday
I hadn’t actually planned to take leave this week, but I actually looked at my pay slip last week, and suddenly noticed that my accrued leave was getting to the point where our HR department would start harassing me to use some of it up. And then I looked at my diary and realised that…
May I be soppy for a moment?
I spent today ushering at two of our graduation ceremonies. I always love taking part in graduation – all those happy students and proud parents remind you what working at the university is really all about. I always feel myself swelling up with pride as I watch the students cross the stage to receive their…
While I'm posting photos…
A little puzzle for you: What’s wrong with this picture? It’s a page from Shopping with Dad by Lesley Pether, a reader from the National Geographic’s “Windows on Literacy” series I borrowed from the ESOL-HT library. Spotted the weirdness yet? Have a closer look at this bit: It may be lost on my overseas readers,…
Not only famous, but popular too!
I’m on the Top Ten Most Popular Diaries list! Copied from DD’s front page this morning (just in case my fame is fleeting!): Top Ten Most Popular Diaries30 Jan 2007 – 12:30:04 AM PEPPERONI ARTICHOKE tortoisie My Life Through Your Eyes DowntownMom My Heart a Compass waterspriteflying The Soap Opera of My Life saucygirl Lady…