o tannenbaum
today we went off in search of a christmas tree. this was a bit of a surprise to us but putting up a tree is much less common in nz than in the states. and many of those who do…
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toasting jackie’s birthday
today is jackie’s birthday. happy birthday to the jboss in the most-creative-birthday-card category we have a clear winner. heidi, debby, glenn, jim, and barb have added their entry into the now international images-with-toast competition. well done.
planet 1, santa 0
it seems in nz most items are shipped in their original packaging rather than placing them inside a plain shipping box. score one for the environment, but it can spoil a bit of the surprise of what you’re getting for…
november 22 – just another day
what i did today: got up at 0545 put the kettle on took the dog out made the coffee showered & dressed walked to the 0651 bus rode into town with the other worker bees work, work, work came home…
he’s coming to town
santa that is. today was the santa parade. if you were looking for a cute small town parade that you hadn’t seen since the 50’s then it didn’t disappoint. it will not be confused with the rose bowl parade or…
remembering a revolutionary’s (nope), insurgent’s (nope), freedom fighter’s (nope), terrorist’s actions
tonight we went to the waterfront to watch fireworks celebrating guy fawkes day. fantastic night. after a quick 10 minute drive into the city we joined thousands of our fellow wellingtonians along the harbour for a great display. fireworks are…
nz children send their thanks to the youth of america
“you’re telling me that if i put some devil ears on my head and knock on doors folks will give me candy?” halloween is just a minor novelty here with a few kids making the rounds in some very basic…