Last night at dinner time, the following conversation was held:
Lily: "Mummy say take your hand out of there"
Jo: "Why Lily, where's your hand?"
Lily: "It's in my bottom!"
Saturday 19 April 2008
Walkways
A couple of months ago, Kiwi PM Helen Clark came to Levin to open a section of the Te Araroa walkway. This is a tramping path that will one day go the whle length of the country. We have been quite excited about walking it and we set off to find it yesterday.
The lady from the tourist office was a useless as ever and said it would be by the outdoor centre, when it was nothing of the sort. Lily showed her disgust by weeing on the floor before we made a sharp exit.
We did find another path through the forest though, behind the town, along a logging road. This area is actually quite good for walking but its difficult to work out where you can go. That was a good result. And we did find the Te Araroa walkway in the end. It goes along by a river and looks nice, but there is a dog restriction due to sheep measles.
The lady from the tourist office was a useless as ever and said it would be by the outdoor centre, when it was nothing of the sort. Lily showed her disgust by weeing on the floor before we made a sharp exit.
We did find another path through the forest though, behind the town, along a logging road. This area is actually quite good for walking but its difficult to work out where you can go. That was a good result. And we did find the Te Araroa walkway in the end. It goes along by a river and looks nice, but there is a dog restriction due to sheep measles.
Saturday 12 April 2008
This weekend I am mostly doing housework
Today I have stacked the wood for the winter, hoovered the carpets, swept and mopped the floors, made flapjacks and mowed the lawn. Tomorrow I will be doing the recycling, going to the veggie shop and cooking for the week.
I am a domestic goddess.
I am a domestic goddess.
Wednesday 9 April 2008
Thatsgonnacostya!
My scooter gave up the ghost on the highway yesterday on top of a bridge. It just lost power and I glided to a stop. I got a tow home from the AA.
When the man from the garage tried to start it he sucked in his breath and said oh (which I believe means thatsgonnacostya!)
When the man from the garage tried to start it he sucked in his breath and said oh (which I believe means thatsgonnacostya!)
Friday 4 April 2008
Cheap Cheese Becoming Scarce
You can still buy 1kg of cheese for $10, but it's getting scarce. You might find a dodgy brand, like "Home Brand" for $9.99, but Anchor is up at $13.
Camping Misery
A couple of weeks ago, we all went camping across the other side of the Tarauas at Kiriwhakapapa, a DOC campiong site on the edge of the mountains.
It should have been great. The weather here on the West Coast of the North Island was calm and still.
But at Kiriwhakapapa, the wind was howling through the trees, straight from Antarctica. It blew out tent half down and bent a pole. The next day and night it rained. And Molly was sick in the tent. It was awful.
Meanwhile, the sun beat down on the parched Horowhenua.
It should have been great. The weather here on the West Coast of the North Island was calm and still.
But at Kiriwhakapapa, the wind was howling through the trees, straight from Antarctica. It blew out tent half down and bent a pole. The next day and night it rained. And Molly was sick in the tent. It was awful.
Meanwhile, the sun beat down on the parched Horowhenua.
This is the News
The news here isn't quite the same as at home. Maybe it's sensationalism. Maybe it's because nothing happens in this country.
Today, the main items are the collapse of finance company Lombard and a bearded man who used to be a woman who is now six months pregnant. He looks pretty happy about it too, except he doesn't know what to wear.
Today, the main items are the collapse of finance company Lombard and a bearded man who used to be a woman who is now six months pregnant. He looks pretty happy about it too, except he doesn't know what to wear.
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