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…
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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…
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…
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…
“bonjour”, “ciao”, “HOWDY!”
three immigrant encounters today. first was a snack at a tiny french run crêperie on manners street – crêpes a go-go. french music playing, the family running the stand babbling en francais, and a tip jar that says “pretend you…
i know you are but what am i
just a preemptive strike in case anyone wants to give me any grief. last saturday night i put on my suit, squeezed by bad foot into my dress shoes and went to the ballet – the royal new zealand ballet…
blackish tan
after work i had a hankering for a black & tan so i stopped at molly’s, an irish pub on cuba street. similar to many of the irish pubs in the states they have packed up a pub in ireland…
rip – uniball micro blue – lot 2005/0407/394723
rest in peace my good friend. ok – first serious maybe-i-gotta-go-home crisis. as some know i’ve got a thing about pens. considering how much we use a pen during the day i just don’t want to use some 10¢ ball…
be prepared
the locals are either very well prepared for any contingency or a just like wearing brightly coloured safety equipment. during my first day i got a thorough briefing on all the safety procedures and the location of all the civil…
clean pure water
when you come to wellington you only need to buy one bottle of water. free refills that are as good or better are available for free – from the tap. with big mountain ranges surrounding wellington there is plenty of…