Christmas confusions and panic

It’s starting to get really confusing with Christmas looming.
The daylight and climate is just not very christmasy. I was wandering around the supermarket this evening and heard a carol and was temporarily glued to the floor as I tried to reconcile the seasonal music to the circumstances. Sure, traditionally christmasy foods are starting to appear [...]

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Countdown to being a domestic executive: 43 weeks to go

Friday night drinks are a bit Wellington thing and this week it was particularly satisfying to be notified by MT over a round of drinks that it was only 20 more working days till Christmas. This news seemed to lighten the mood that was already pretty high because the sun had come out and it [...]

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Bringing home to NZ

I’ve talked before about the wonders of technology and we were once again able to experience the closeness of the whanau in the UK across the internet. Very frustrating when Auntie June is passing around cups of tea to those on camera in the UK and we’re left without!
MT has another new boy’s toy [...]

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Changes on the domestic front

Some people have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet about the house and land for a while. This is because there have been some developments so tiresome I didn’t wish to bore everyone with the detail until we had a resolution one way or another.
In short, we’re had to change our plans. The land we [...]

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Photoblogging: Kaitoke Loop Road

You can get a better view of these pictures from http://www.open2view.com/property/view/131866#

Panaramic of Kaitoke Loop Road Property – we’re planning to buy lot 3 in the top right hand corner

close up to Lot 3
The closest neighbour – lot 4. Lot 3 is to the right and down the hill

Plots closer to the Road – Lot [...]

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Photoblogging: Kaitoke Loop Road

For more information on the surrounding area look up the following link and look at the map of the Pakuratahi Forest. The plot sits immediate above the Tunnel Gulley Block of Regional Council Land (shown as white area).
www.gw.govt.nz/section403.cfm

An aerial view of Kaitoke Loop Road

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Photoblogging: Lot 3 Kaitoke Loop Road

View from entrance road across top paddock and views beyond

View of the building area that will be made flat to form place for house/cottage and immediate garden (fence to left is boundary with lot 4)

View from top paddock down the hill to the bottom of the plot where the kitchen garden will be built.

I [...]

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Countdown to being a domestic executive: 44 weeks to go

Life has been so busy I’d forgotten to recognise my countdown to being a domestic executive. Don’t worry I’m not weakening my resolve and I’m bouncing back to remind myself that it’s almost time to be putting together the new plan for 2007.
I’m now officially over my honeymoon period as a newby at work. [...]

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Capital Quake

It’s been a busy quake week this week. I’ve experienced abour 12 earth shocks, about 10 imaginary and then 2 biggies for real!
I’ve been involved in a cross Government planning exercise for a major earthquake – code name Capital Quake. This was a desk exercise which meant we pretended what we’d do if [...]

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Trussed up like a turkey

After all the excitement of the weekend I’ve been made to suffer by the physiotherapist this week. Not only has that not been nice physically but the mental torture of MT who has been delighted all week and singing his little ditty of “I told you so”.
Let me explain.
Friends and family will be aware of [...]

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