Another trip down memory lane for today’s photo! A flickr group I belong to had a RED theme for their monthly challenge – and I thought that I would take a pic with ole Optimus here… He was a hugely welcome gift when I was about 9 or something… He is STILL the coolest Transformer … Continue Reading
Archive for March, 2009
Feeling tropical today! Summer still hanging on for dear life with a whole lot of sun and heat… I even got sunburned when outside working on the deck! My banana plants jumped out at me this afternoon! Looking for something around the property that would make me think about the cool trip I have coming … Continue Reading
Went for a walk with Christine and Emily on the way home from a fantastic weekend hanging out with Tauranga Central ICONZ and 5th Tauranga Girls’ Brigade… The walk is lovely and today’s weather was PERFECT! Emily always loves to get out and ab0ut in her tramping backpack – and we really enjoyed a great … Continue Reading
Some things in life are worth getting up for… a newborn baby crying for another feed… a knock at the door at 7am with a new MacBook for your work… a chance to score brownie points by making breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day and SUNRISES!!! Staying at Ohope Beach NEVER disappoints! It is a … Continue Reading
I am a bit of a fan of Douglas Adams’ Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series – just finished reading his Biography… an interesting guy with his fingers in many different pies – he died to soon and in living, became seriously typecast in his writing. Everything he ever did was forever doomed to be … Continue Reading
Well I know that 2 days in a row now I have had a big blue sky in my pic of the day – I make no apologies cos I am treasuring the weather in expectation of another horrible Auckland Winter! Gone are the dreams of beaches and barbeques – HELLO the world of heaters … Continue Reading
Today was weird – I woke up in immense pain with a really sore back from the digging yesterday… but I was pretty ok with it all – a bit of Rest helped – but then I had a horrific time with Emily – she woke up really stoked and happy – and was playing … Continue Reading
I used to think that people around me were strange – for some strange reason I always seemed very able to dig myself a really big hole… I wonder if it could be me? Hmmm… Probably. I dug myself into 11 big holes today – making some tangible progress on my new deck… Planning is … Continue Reading
It never ceases to amaze me what I drive past every day, and seldom stop to look at – why bother having plants and flowers around if I am not going to stop and appreciate them every now and then!!!??? What goes on in the world around me that I don’t notice because I am … Continue Reading

