Lemon-Coloured Eskimos

Still somewhere in New Mexico, about 50 miles from the Texas border Stopped for lunch in Roswell. Aliens are their only tourist attraction, so they make the most of it. As well as the “official” UFO museum there are half a dozen gift shops (or “UFO and Alien Stuff” shops, as several were called) posing…

Las Vegas Yesterday was such a full day I don’t know where to start. I should really have written it up last night, but it was well after 1 am by the time I got to bed, and I just couldn’t stay awake long enough. So, we left Ventura yesterday morning (wow, that seems such…

Another big aftershock this morning. 5.5 – big enough to shake half the CDs off their shelf, but no damage. George, as usual, slept through it while MrPloppy and I cowered under the doorway. I’ve had a very constructive weekend, for a change. Managed to get a whole load of little jobs done that have…

On Friday night, lytteltonwitch, rarsberry and I went over to Lyttelton for the Festival of Lights (which I kept calling the Firelight Festival – I’ve obviously been watching too much Gilmore Girls). After getting there too early last year, so that they hadn’t even set up the stalls, we decided to go over a bit…

My official itinerary: Wed 9 April Leave Christchurch 2.35 pmArrive Perth 8.45 pm (via Sydney) Thu 10 Perth Fri 11 Leave Perth 12 noonArrive Singapore 5.25 pm Sat 12 Singapore Sun 13 Leave Singapore 10.55 pm Mon 14 Arrive London 5.15 amTrain to Wales Tue 15 Wales Wed 16 Wales(Meetup in Cardiff?) Thu 17 Train…

For the first time in my life, I made a 111 call last night. The neighbours across the street had been having a party (no, not the elderly couple with the nice garden, next door to them), and at about 1.30 am, once the music had finally died down a bit and we’d got to…