hangin’ with the homies from the hood

tonight we invited over the neighbors for beer, wine & snacks one last time before we’re off (actually the first time in the 7 years we’ve lived there). once again it was very nice and a poke in the eye…

comedians

as we continue to get the house ready for the move we are generating mountains of stuff that needs to find a new home. trash and recyclables to the recycling center, books to the library, clothes and household goods to…

the last

this week i began what will be a long series of lasts. last haircut at scizzors (after 21 years i’ve known john longer than anyone else in boston)last visit to my dentist (during my visit i was patient #1 for…

how much for the doggy in the window

after spending most of thursday and friday prepping we had our moving sale today. everything priced to move. unfortunately once again i didn’t take any photos, so this picture will have to serve as my approximation. i promise to do…

goodbye to the green mountain state

another in what i’m sure will be a series of tough milestones. yesterday we drove off from our vermont cabin for the last time. and that makes it seem easy like we headed up, said our goodbyes and drove off…

it really does swirl the other direction

so i woke up yesterday morning feeling quite poorly. when i was walking to get my morning coffee i had a horrible headache and my head was spinning. i went to the grocery store to get some bland staples (bananas,…

from 36th to 12th

recent report on the cities with the best quality of living. boston is 36th. not bad. wellington is 12th. even better. today it is sunny and 15C (59F). not bad for the middle of winter.

bowling and a burger

i spent a most of the first two days walking around the cbd trying to get my bearings and a feel for the city. i am staying in the cuba section of the te aro neighborhood. the cuba area is…

well caffeinated

don’t think there could be a better place to wake up after a long journey. coffee is a huge part of the culture in nz – and even more so in wellington. all the coffee is espresso based and made…

kiwi hot

had dinner at an indian place last night. the choices for spice level were mild, medium, kiwi hot, indian hot, english hot. i got kiwi hot. now not trying to stir trouble with my new neighbors but kiwi hot was…

winter in june

welcome to wellington, new zealand. currently 4°C (42°F). more after i have some lunch and walk around a bit

autographs

the p&s for the framingham house was signed by all today. very reasonable terms. fix a broken outlet, a toilet the rocks a bit and treat a few ants. i would do the same if i were buying but it…

everyone has their job to do

this weekend jackie bought a lawnmower (both of the mowers we have in vermont are broken) loaded it, ten 40 lb bags of topsoil and gromit into the car, drove to vermont, assembled the mower, mowed the knee high lawn,…