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Time to catch up
I know I’ve been quiet again, but I’ve got the usual excuse of being too busy with work and study to feel like sitting down in front of a computer when I get home. But I need a break from the long and tedious task I’ve been doing all day, so rather than mindlessly browsing…
The hills are burning
A couple of days ago, two scrub fires broke out in the Port Hills. Since then, despite the best efforts of fire fighters (and the death of a helicopter pilot who had been one of many dumping water from monsoon buckets) the fires have continued to spread, and the cloud of smoke over the hills…
Yesterday
The aftershocks continue: The red lines on the seismograph are where they’ve cropped the trace so that it doesn’t totally obscure the rest of the graph. Most of them are 3s, which we don’t really feel over this side of town (the epicentres are in the east of the city or just off the coast),…
More pretty pictures
ow that the grey and horrible weather has ended (to be replaced by a nasty nor’wester that makes it too hot to move – we can’t win), I decided to make the most of a bit of sunshine to go for a walk with my camera this morning. I only got as far as Jellie…
Pallets and pop-up tearooms
he “Pallet Pavillion” on the site of the old Park Royal was opened today. It’s another Gap Filler project, a venue for music or community events, or pretty much anything really. It’s an amazing space, made almost entirely out of old packing pallets, complete with tables and chairs (made out of vege bins) and a…
Only slightly loco
ell, we survived. The kids went home on Tuesday, and after a day to recover, and a day to clean the house (you would not believe where it’s possible to get popcorn!) and then another day to recover, we’re almost feeling back to normal. The cats have even almost forgiven us. Actually, we had great…