Bye Bye 2025
Close the door on your way out. Well that’s now 10 dumpster-fire years in a row what with one thing and another. Let’s hope 2026 breaks the streak, though I suspect the Dystopian Nightmare Future promised by various sci-fi films and books have become a Dystopian Nightmare Present. Yay! At least we’re not yet at…
Christmas 2025
Bit of a Plan B Christmas this year thanks to a gastro virus knocking The Duchess out for a few days; our planned trip to visit Treats Lady and The Boy Genius at their new(ish) place on the South Island has been pushed out to late January and we’re having a quiet one at home…
Basin Reserve
I was able to get to Wellington’s original cricket stadium (it hosted its first match in 1868) to watch the Black Caps take on the West Indies. Thanks to a batting collapse by the visitors the 5 day test was wrapped up in less than 3 days and I was able to enjoy 90 minutes…
How Old?!
At the end of the year Spotify provides listeners with a summary of their listening history and trends, and has started providing a “listening age” based on your chosen music. What the hell, man? I’m not listening to big band music on 78s for feck’s sake! We have a tradition of listening to Rat Pack…
Green Fingered Duchess
While I’m off work trying to shake off this Long Covid / Chronic Fatigue tiredness — which the supplements are slowly responding to — I’ve set up weekly To Do lists of household and garden chores to make best use of the time. The Duchess has been leading the charge on the gardening and we’ve…
Summer Trim
Took Penny to her usual groomer to get her thick coat trimmed back ready for the Summer. Unfortunately it’s coincided with a dip in temperatures — you have to book 2 months in advance — so I don’t think she’s best pleased. The poor girl was giving off a strong smell of conditioner, making The…
Iiiiin One!
After at least 10 years of sitting on the To Do list and many failed attempts to find a suitable location to place it, I’ve finally got round to hanging the dartboard! Of course we had to christen it, but quickly found the provided darts went everywhere but in the board! Good job we made…
Mushroom Bread Anyone?
Hmm, looks like the breadmaker is going back … here’s the most recent attempt. About half of the loaves are fine, the other half are either handy for stonewalling or seem to be some kind of horrific experiment gone wrong.
Not So Little Chef
While I’m off work waiting for the fatigue to subside (which, touch wood, is slowly fading as the regime does its thing) I have been trying to expand my cooking skills a little. Nothing flash, just testing a few new recipes. I did a Diane Sauce earlier in the week that I thought was a…
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