Posted in Kiwi law on April 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From the end of this September kiwis will get more light. The Government has just decided to extend daylight saving up to 27 weeks, three weeks extra.
Clocks will go forward an hour a week earlier than usual – on the last Sunday in September – and back an hour two weeks later on the first [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
First ever kiwi choral concert last night. Not quite the Royal Albert Hall but nevertheless an impressive performance of Handel’s Messaih performed by the Orpheus Choir and the Vector Wellington Orchestra.
Performed at the Wellington Town Hall it gave me plenty of opportunity for research on geometric tiles floors which we’d like to have in [...]
Posted in Houseblogging on April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve just spent the last two days researching and choosing, or rather trying to chose, bathroom fittings for the house. Setting off with list and budget confident that we’d crack this in a couple of hours. After all, how difficult can it be to choose toilets, baths, showers and tapware.
How naive!
After two days we’ve narrowed [...]
Posted in Blog news on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Eagled eyed blog readers will notice a couple of new features to Domestic Executive. New links to be able to see what’s happening in Wellington Harbour and a link to Stuff, the NZ news pages.
Also, you can look at the Domestic Bliss Gallery, a selection of pictures, cartoons and photos about domestic life.
You can [...]
Posted in Kiwi traditions and rituals on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Anzac Day, a public holiday since 1921, that marks the landings at Gallipoli as an acknowledgement of the sacrifice of all those New Zealanders who have died in warfare, and the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.
Over time there have been changes in the way that Anzac Day has been [...]
Posted in Houseblogging on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The floor and essential services have been installed on site since our last visit. We now have a floor, veranda, water tank and sewage treatment system.
We also met our immediate neighbour today who was busy planting trees along the boundary to provide privacy. That saves us a job! His name is Doug has six young [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since I looked at the countdown position and it seems that time has stood still, or I simply couldn’t count earlier in the year. It is now 24 weeks until the end of my contract with MSD. If I want to have the fancy tiles in the hall and a new [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Photoblogging on April 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To make a change from the commute to Kaitoke this Sunday (we’ll be heading there on Wednesday instead) we headed off to one of Wellington’s gems – Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.
Karori Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected natural area where the bio-diversity of a square mile of forest is being restored. A predator-proof fence, specifically designed to [...]
