christmas in welly
christmas morning from our back deck. one of the simple pleasures of the holiday season is the blooming of the pohutokawa trees. some of the big old trees are quite spectacular. the jboss is standing in front of one on…
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civics 101
since we’re 15 to 18 hours ahead of most of the us (i guess we have to acknowledge alaska and hawaii given their role in the current election), the results of the elections started flowing in at 1 in the…
the voters in america pause and take note
ok, sure, 237 newpapers have already endorsed obama, but a late development that will surely push any remaining undecided voters over the line… … the wellington dominion post has officially endorsed barack obama for president of the united states. Editorial:…
voorjaar heeft afgeveerde
spring has sprung. today we went to the botanical gardens to see a bit of the spring festival. the highlight today was the tulips. the 25,000+ tulip garden was established in 1948 as a gift from the netherlands in appreciation…
crime wave
we’ve been notified by the police that there has been a bit of a crime wave in our neighborhood and we should be on the look out for suspicious activity. details of the heinous crime? “between Monday and Wednesday, the…
yo romeo, where you hangin?
tonight we went to romeo & juliet at the royal nz ballet. second time to the rnz ballet for me, first for the jboss. it was going to be hard to top the performance of cinderella i saw a year…
start the projector, dim the lights, cue the orchestra
going to the cinema here in wellington is quite a different experience than we’re used to at the boston megaplex. firstly there are several great old classic theatres to choose from – the penthouse in brooklyn, the embassy in the…
city safari
today we participated in the metlink city safari. hard to describe – but combine orienteering, a scavenger hunt and “amazing race” and you’re close. technically it is called a rogaine and in a fixed duration event where you challenged to visit…
i ordered fettucini, not puccini
tonight we went to see puccini’s la boheme at the majestic saint james theater. on the plus side we it continues to be great to live in such a compact city where it’s a breeze to get around (sans car).…
anzac day
today is anzac day. a summary of the day from nz ministry of culture and heritage (te manatu taonga) is below: Anzac Day occurs on 25 April. It commemorates all New Zealanders killed in war and also honours returned servicemen…