There’s been a lull in house progress for some reason – plasterers disappeared and Painter was in Auckland. Anyone would think it was a holiday week. The house and site did get a bit of clean up whilst there was noone working on site but I’d prefer that there was more activity!
I was up on [...]
Archive for August, 2007
More colour and detail
Posted in Houseblogging on August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A beautiful thing!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Now look, I hope you don’t think that this is really my thing of beauty but I feel duty bound to point out to readers that yes, it’s true, Coventry FC are currently sitting at the top of the League. It makes MT happy so that’s all that matters – enjoy all you CCFC supporters………
Yellow Fever
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the first day of the A league season and it was a close draw today between the Wellington Pheonix and Melbourne (2-2). These pics were taken from the pre-season friendly attended by MT.
The most exciting news is that Becks is coming to Wellington as LA Galaxy are going to play in Oz [...]
Domestic Executive Countdown: 35 days to go
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
At last, I’m on the home run to domestic executive life. Only 35 more days to go before I finish my full time contract with MSD. Can’t wait.
After months of people being in denial they headhunters have finally been called and the search is on to replace me. They are a [...]
Cheap air trips
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s some exiciting news for visitors coming to New Zealand. (www.flypacificblue.com),
Virgin Blue And Pacific Blue Announce New NZ Domestic Airline With ‘Pay A Visit Not A Fortune’ $39* FaresThursday 23 August 2007: Virgin Blue Airlines and its three year old New Zealand subsidiary Pacific Blue today announced major plans for a new domestic [...]
Not having to have dinner with the jones!
Posted in domestic bliss on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Picture by Crispink Kirschen, partner of one of my managers
www.crispinkorschen.co.nz
Houseblogging: on the home run
Posted in Houseblogging on August 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Technically speaking home is a long way away so this home run is a long one. About 10 weeks in fact. Still, the house seems to sit with increasing glory as progress is made both outside and in. It looks like a real house now with colours, doors, and skirting boards.
There is [...]
A truly British experience
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Been a busy ol’ week on the socialising front – a visit to the theatre to see the Royal Shakespeare perform The Seagull, a cocktail party for a book launch at the British High Commission and a break with kiwi tradition to go boozing after work on a Thursday. All in all a much [...]
Hands off our milk
Posted in Kiwi traditions and rituals on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
No houseblogging till later in the week. Life’s too short to be peering into windows to look at plaster. Have weekly accompanied site visits on Friday’s from now so will be able to have a good look around and see what’s been happening. From what I can tell from conversations, plastering due [...]
Photoblogging: crocodile magic
Posted in Photoblogging on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’d heard about the crocs in Northern Queensland but it didn’t prepare us for the real thing. We saw them in the wild and also in a nature reserve and although didn’t quite get up close and personal we were close enough for comfort. For more on crocs…..http://www.crocodilian.com/
Hanging out in the river
Hanging out on the [...]
