At times I’ve felt like a lollypop lady with a cardboard stop sign trying to stop Juggernaut lorries on the M25. Yes, it’s been a bit manic with people coming from all directions making demands and having expectations. It is probably fair to assume that the new girl honeymoon period is over!
Still I survived the [...]
Archive for October, 2006
Countdown to being a domestic executive: 48 weeks to go
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on October 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
A slice of country scandal
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The change in clocks has ruined my routine with UK catch ups. First stop in the morning, after I’ve put the kettle on, is to check whose been writing to us, what news is on the Beeb and catch up with the latest Archers episode.
I am resigned to the trickle of email from friends and [...]
A day that rocked the core of New Zealand
Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The latest kiwi film to premier is Out of the Blue which tells the story of loner David Gray’s massacre of 13 people at the tiny coastal township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, on November 13, 1990.
This tragedy shocked New Zealand in a profound way. It cut to the core of the idyllic self-image of the [...]
Countdown to being a domestic executive: 49 weeks to go
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on October 13, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Apologies for regular readers who I have let down this week by being so slow in updating my blog. The reason for this tardiness is that its been full on at work and I’m nearing the end of my coaching course so blogging has unfortuantly slipped down the priority list.
Being the new person is [...]
Photoblogging: Tiki
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
MT is standing under a Maori carving at Otari-Wilton Bush. This shows traditional Maori carving. The tiki represents the first created man of Maori mythology and represents ancestors or gods in sculptural art.
The name tiki (penis) is also applied to stone statues elsewhere in Polynesia. It is the name of a male demigod [...]
Photoblogging: a walk in the bush
Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
After a disappointing visit to Kaitoke to see no progress on the land, we cheered ourselves up with a local bush walk, the kiwi equivalent of a walk in the woods.
Otari-Wilton’s Bush is the only botanic garden in New Zealand solely dedicated to native plants, as well as being the country’s foremost native plant collection. [...]
Photoblogging: flowers in the garden
Posted in Uncategorized on October 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Official spring date has passed, daylight saving has started, the spring equinox has brought the winds to Wellington. Peeping through the garden though is a very early spring flower.
Snow drops – quite appropriate given NZ was the coldest place apart from Antarctica this week!
Countdown to being a domestic executive: 50 weeks to go
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on October 6, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Well there goes another week. This week seemed to pass even faster than last; I’m wondering whether it’s the gale force winds.
I’ve been getting close up to the machinery of NZ Government this week weaving my way between ministerial office politics and heightened anxieties from within the organisation. Talk about making a drama out of [...]
Blow me
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a while since I’ve had a moan about the weather but this time the kiwis are at it too. A massive southerly has blown in and causing gale force winds and snow in the high country. Flights and ferries are being cancelled at Wellington airport which is never a good sign. Rain has [...]
Podcasting
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
As if the internet and satelite TV doesn’t offer enough entertainment variety, listening to podcasts is the latest craze to befall our house. Boosted by the fact MT got his own iPod for his birthday we’ve not got it set up on the laptop as well and it’s almost like listening to the Beeb [...]
