cow veneer
7 days until we move from our apartment to our rental home. with our container not due until the end of november it will be our very empty rental home. no furniture, no linens, no appliances, no nothing. as much…
can a vet fix broken teeth?
no real surprise that jackie was quite eager to get up to quarantine to see gromit after his big adventure. added bonus is that is real is a spectacular drive. when we walk into gromit’s room just like yesterday he…
britney, lindsey & gromit
all committed to 30 days at a private remote treatment facility a bit distracted all day waiting for news about gromit. i was keeping an eye on the nz air website for updates on his flight from auckland to wellington.…
was 4,238,357. now 4,238,358
nz now has one more permanent resident. gromit landed in auckland at 0605 local time. no official update until he arrives at quarantine at approx 1300.
that’s 7 dog days
we knew this would be by far the hardest part of our move – and so far it has lived up to expectations. today at 6:30 pm pacific time jackie dropped gromit off for his flight to nz. it is…
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…
money and guns
make that money and *no* guns in the cbd many of the bank atm’s are located in non-bank storefronts, with the bulk of the atm extending back into the shop. two significant difference to the states – the back of…
wide load
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…