ward room 17
i got out of surgery early friday morning and was taken up to join the other surgical patients in ward room 17. while the care i received was top notch, i have no doubt that anyone who is used to…
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one year in
today marks the one year mark for me in new zealand. the highlights – public transport that works. a 3 block walk to my bus stop in island bay, a wait usually less than 10 minutes and i’m in the…
steam engine saturday
today we went on a trip on the rails – and a trip back in time. nz rail is the national rail service operating 3 lines: the overlander between wellington and auckland the tranzcoastal from picton to christchurch the tranzalpine…
i like brownies
posted by guest contributor gromit [photos by the jboss]
gotta love your stuff
today our container arrived. after 94 days in transit (actually 113 since i left boston) me and my stuff are once again one. maf (the biosecurity people) are way behind so about 20 items/boxes had to go back for inspection,…
howdy neighbors
island bay beach is closed to dogs from 9 am to 7 pm during daylight saving time so our new weekend ritual is to head off a bit before 8 and spend the early morning at the beach. at 9…
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…
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…
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…