What a surprise. People are angry because Sir Bob Jones got on his soapbox. Again. Though his latest rant is nothing if it’s not inflammatory – intentionally so. Basically his position is that back in the day fat people were as rare as hens teeth, so rare in fact that people would pay money to see the Fat Lady at …
How impressive is your ice?
My ice definitely had that ‘wow’ factor this morning. Two buckets of water over my windscreen and still there were rogue icebergs refusing to budge. If I lived in the Seven Kingdoms this would totally be a sign that the long winter was coming from the north. Alas, I haven’t even watched season 2 of Game of Thrones yet {I …
Read | The Mums Club, but don’t expect a membership app
Did anyone else read this article published online from the granny-herald and just about puke, or laugh, or laugh while puking? Could the author have picked a more stereotypical gang of hipster milfs if she had canvassed Ponsonby Rd between naptimes? I doubt it. I don’t begrudge or doubt the friendship these mothers obviously have, I guess what I take …
Exploring our Neighbourhood
Dave, E and I were walking the dogs recently and took a different route, exploring a path we have never been down before. We crossed under the bridge next to the river and came upon a historical site! The Riverhead Paper Mill converted an existing flour mill at the end of the 19th century and began operations. Unfortunately all that …
A Weather Bomb
One Saturday a mighty Weather Bomb was ‘supposed’ to hit Auckland. In fact the Weather Bomb was SO big the whole North Island was under a gale warning. Oh my! I was quite sure that there would be nothing better to do during a Weather Bomb than to watch movies together and bake yummy treats. Ethan agreed, though it wasn’t …