Elf-diagnosis causes needless worry
Posted in Viola on 17. Jan, 2010
Needless worry about what …
Big ears?
Ill-fitting clothing?
Hobbits?
Shooting from the hip
Posted in A Dog A Day, I Like It on 16. Jan, 2010
The other morning I’m walking the dogs on the beach and I bumped into Gabrielle McKone, a Wellington-based photographer with enough discipline to post a photo a day on her blog … even if she has a toothache. And she’s not cheating by drawing from a massive archive of previously shot images … she’s out [...]
Happy Birthday, Andrew
Posted in Foggle on 15. Jan, 2010
I’m at the bach and today is the birthday of the 41-year-old chap next door. His name is Andrew Lamb. Don’t let him lie about his age.
If Andrew has turned 41 today, clearly last year was Andrew’s 40th birthday and I have to say that it was celebrated with massive imagination and style when Andrew [...]
There’s a rat in the kitchen
Posted in A Dog A Day, Foggle on 14. Jan, 2010
I was newly out of bed the other morning and, just like the Queen, I was using the toilet (bathroom for our American friends) when Mr Scott calls out: “Did you get up in the night and eat half a peach?”
No, I hadn’t. It’s just not something I would do. “No, I didn’t,” I called [...]
It was one of those safe sharks
Posted in Foggle on 06. Jul, 2009
At Easter my sister, her husband and daughter were down visiting from Singapore. My niece (let’s call her Georgia) is a bit of a fish when it comes to the ocean and she had kindly agreed to help me improve my swimming technique.
Georgia is 16 years old and I know it’s weird that a [...]
Hugs for Trugs
Posted in Garden on 04. Feb, 2009
I’m relatively new to vegie gardening and Mr Scott has built me a small garden just in case I lose interest and abandon it to the deeds of the bugs and weeds. Mr Scott knows me quite well.
Last year at harvest time I staggered about trying not to stomp on my vegetable plants which had [...]
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