Monthly Archives: July 2010

324 – Unbeaten

324 – Unbeaten

So what exactly does a white gowned character on stilts have to do with today’s parade at lunchtime? I’m not 100% sure, but everyone seemed …

 

323 – Dinner

323 – Dinner

Dinner. That sublime time of the day. We’re usually pretty shattered when we arrive home from work and then there’s food to make. I don’t …

 

322 – Gracious spaces

322 – Gracious spaces

Some of the office buildings in Wellington are beautiful – monuments demonstrating the prosperity found in the head offices of the major companies common in …

 

321 – Makes times, takes time

321 – Makes times, takes time

A couple of weeks ago I pruned the roses. A blessing, today, I see that somehow, miraculously, the roses have noticed the days are longer. …

 

320 – Crab apple jelly

320 – Crab apple jelly

Saturday. I think about sleeping in, but instead I get up and make a start on converting a stash of crab apples into jelly. Crab …

 

319 – Morning in the valley

319 – Morning in the valley

Most mornings, and especially the (frequently) rainy mornings, I take the newspaper up to our elderly neighbour’s place. I leave the paper on the fence …

 

318 – Music for a found harmonium

318 – Music for a found harmonium

I am the proprietor of the Penguin Cafe, I will tell you things at random… — Simon Jeffes I love that song! I love that Cafe! …

 

317 – Keep the faith

317 – Keep the faith

It must be coming around to Spring again – the cherry buds are swelling. They don’t seem to pay much attention to the writhing words …

 

316 – On the wild side…

316 – On the wild side…

There are so many animals living on the buildings in central Wellington. At midnight, when they all come alive – you believe this don’t you …

 

315 – The nature of the observer

315 – The nature of the observer

A couple of times lately I’ve rushed into our lunch room early in the morning to grab a jump-start coffee only to find myself in …