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We had a slow start the next morning (thank goodness!), while we organised vehicles. Mum had offered Father-Outlaw her car for the day, rather than having to take the campervan everywhere, but first we had to wait for it to be returned by someone who’d borrowed it the day before or something (it was all…

[We interrupt this broadcast (before I’ve even written more than the title) to say I just looked out the window, and it’s snowing! It’s been threatening rain all morning, and started to drizzle about 20 minutes ago, but it’s suddenly turned into snow – and quite heavy for Christchurch, too. I don’t know if it’ll…

I didn’t pick up nearly as many books at this convention as I did in Sydney, but I still acquired quite a stack: [album 128913 nzbcpile.JPG thumblink] The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling Press Send by John McLaren The Theory of War by…

It’s that time of year again, and as meerkitten‘s “honorary aunties”, lytteltonwitch and I were invited along to her Sunday school’s Christmas play. I had about as much fun as an atheist who has very little to do with children can sitting in a church watching a bunch of kids talking about Jesus… but cynicism…

Well, you’re probably wondering what this Bookcrossing thing is all about. Basically, it involves giving away books. To complete strangers. Ok, so now you think I’m really weird, but bear with me. If you’re a booklover, then you’ve probably got shelves full of books, just sitting there collecting dust. “But they’re my favourites!” you exclaim,…

May I introduce my new friend, and travelling companion, Baby Bally: According to lytteltonwitch, the reason he has no nose is because it’s always in a book 🙂