September 2, 2026, Wednesday So, yesterday was the first day of Spring. That’s calendar spring, not to be confused with the later equinoctial spring. For once the weather matched the billing. It was warm and sunny, albeit with a nippy frost to start the day. And in stark contrast to the previous day, a bitterly … More Springtime, visible mending, and another lost and found
Wednesday J saw that someone had ignored the red card. She thought it was me. Who published this piffle? she demanded. I owned up, faced the music, and blamed the others. It was Sydney. I said Rubbish she said, Sydney doesn’t have thumbs. And he still flies with his feet sticking out the front. Ahh, … More Calamity
I spent hours writing last night, completing today’s blog entry. All ready for J to do a minor edit. J, though, has a mind of her own. One quick read through and the whole kit and kaboodle got a red card. She said “what a load of codswallop. It’s derivative, lacks humour, and (she took … More What a shocker
Sunday It’s bright and sunny this morning though I have lost track of which day it is and I only know about the weather because J had the radio on. Time becomes confused when beneath the bed. Ned the nipper hasn’t found me. J, though, did, and gave me a bit of a rark up. … More Under the bed
Saturday This morning the dog did not bite me. But yesterday he did. Ned the nipper came into the hallway and bit my leg. I was shocked. Clearly the little rascal has issues. With me. It didn’t so much hurt, rather it shocked. He didn’t penetrate through my trousers, but he did raise a bleeding … More This morning the dog didn’t bite me
Friday 28 August, 2026 You win some, lose some. I’ve arranged a week-by-week membership at a local gym and this afternoon managed to get there and do my programme. I take that as a small win because navigating all those machines and the buffed and huffing using them is daunting. But I found a corner … More Of gyms, dogs, and coffee
27 August 2026, evening No not between J and I. More internal than that. Still, first things first. We arrived at our destination yesterday soon after 3.47. Well, actually, (if there is a space here and no word appears, blame J. She is actually not a fan of actually. She also doesn’t like exclamation marks … More A bit of an argument
27 August 2026, Thursday Disaster averted yesterday, thanks to my heroes of the day, Rachel and Eva. Here I was taking in the view of Kaikoura and coast from the hilltop viewpoint when my phone rang. My dental surgery in Wellington. What the heck? Have I missed an appointment? Surely not, my last was just … More Saving my bacon
You won’t believe that J’s dentist rang me when I was looking out from the knob at the top of the Kaikoura Peninsula. I don’t believe that either, mainly because it didn’t happen. What happened was the said dentist phoned J. The trail leading up to the phone call began in a Kaikoura café. We, … More To Christchurch and back
Off Highway One 