a place to call home
we’ve been going back and forward between looking for a place to rent and place to buy. if we could find the right house in the right neighborhood at the right price that would be ideal, but a home search…
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firstly some background. i tend to walk fast. i’m trying to be a buddha, but some things would even test the buddha. so i’m walking home from work after stopping at the grocery. moving along well and then everything slows…
left – right – leftrightleftright
everyone has probably had the experience of walking down the sidewalk with someone coming directly towards them. you move a bit to the left – just as they do the same, so you move a bit to right – just…
the pigeon diet
a new potential diet fad in the making. today at lunch i got a takeaway from a local cafe and walked to the city square to enjoy the nice day and eat my sandwich. i unwrap the sandwich, take out…
WOW
tonight i went to annual wow – world of wearable art – awards show the show was started by sculptor suzie moncrieff in 1987 to showcase the work of local nelson new zealand artisans. it has grown beyond what nelson can host…
excusez-moi ?
last night i was walking up cuba street, passing the bucket fountain when i was forced to do a double take. there was a mother talking to her son in french. nothing odd there. the startling part was that his pants were…
banking circa 1957
5 major bank chains here in nz – westpac, bank of new zealand, national bank, anz and kiwi bank. surprisingly only kiwi bank is nz owned – the rest are australian. my bank is westpac and so far it has…
news flash – i like it here
another great day. some highlights fine weather with plenty of sunshine and warming temperatures. my foot is feeling better each day and the walk to work was easy. living and working in wellington (the humble 617 of new zealand) is…
iggs for brickfest
actually did have eggs for breakfast but that’s really just a lead in to my experiences with language here in nz. overall i think the accent is much softer than the uk or australia, but there are two things that…
99.94% pure
ok – so maybe nz is not 100% pure. wednesday night after work i had an appointment to see home for sale so i walked to my rented spot (about 5 blocks from my apartment) and off i went. on…