The winner of the South Pacific Section, First Time Entrant and Supreme WOW award.
Rattle Your Dags, Paula Coulthard & Ursula Dixon, Auckland
I was treated to a kiwi cultural extravaganza this week – tickets to the World of Wearable Arts. Started about 20 years ago in Nelson, this fashion, art, dance and music event now [...]
Archive for September, 2007
WOW – the world of wearable art
Posted in Kiwi traditions and rituals on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Jog squad blog: no gain without pain
Posted in Jog squad blog on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is no point being brave about this. I’ve been in agony this week!
I’m just not as young, flexible or fit as I used to be and pounding the pavements takes its toil like swimming and my cross trainer never did. But, I’m persevering.
Two sessions this week along the waterfront in Wellington. [...]
Countdown @ zero
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After blogging about this for a year the time has actually arrived and I am now officially a domestic executive again. Well, part time anyway!
I’ve trundled my desk drawers to a pod down the office to free up the desk for the incoming Acting GM. Written up the desk file and signed over [...]
The Big Bird Shuffles!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In a moment of weakness in the office I agreed to join a jog squad for an eight week training programme leading to completing a a run along (or rather up as the name suggests) the Rimutaka Incline Rail Trail.
It was lunch time and the conversation was more about nice picnics so I thought a [...]
Alphabetizing your freezer stock
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Houseblogging: coming together
Posted in Houseblogging on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At last things feel like they are starting to come together. It’s been a glorious week on site weather wise so the painters have been cracking on with the outside painting that was left to do – base boards, steps and the final fiddly bits.
Inside the joinery fittings are going in with the picture rails, [...]
Becks is coming to town
Posted in Kiwi entertainment on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There’s nothing the kiwis love more is an event. It doesn’t matter too much what the event is and whether they are truly interested in it but if it’s an event, then a ticket must be bought and a social extravaganza organised around it (usually involving getting dressed up in strange clothes and having your [...]
Lame duck GM
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It feels really wierd at work. I think I am now officially a lame duck General Manager.
With only 8 more working days in this role my email traffic has almost ground to a halt, the phone only rings to recruitment consultants or advertising sales people and my staff look at me with that [...]
Houseblogging: it’s all in the finer detail
Posted in Houseblogging on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the finer points of detail that will be the delight in our house. I was starting to see them for the first time today – the finishing touches that will make it all really special. The scrolls under the windows, the feature coving, the architraves and oversize doors for the wardrobes.
The tiles being delivered [...]
Spam, spam, spam spam
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I wonder whether Monty Python wrote their Spam Song http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2496293981990713675 how much of an intrusion into people’s lives Spam would become.
Just recently, our wonderful ISP decided to change it’s email system and lo and behold my usual menu of email is accompanied by a liberal dose of Spam. And you know what, I hate [...]
