My car problem could be the transmission, but the mechanic with decades of experience who took it for a drive thinks it’s a sensor problem. Booked for a sensor replacement in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile I can still drive the car. Such a relief.
Taking my 19 year old car in to get Dash error lights checked out. Could be an easy fix loose wire, or, my Internet research tells me, it could be super-expensive problems. Of course, I’m hoping for the loose wire. Meanwhile nervous about the 25 minute drive to the mechanic. 🚗
There is one single reason why I pay the NYT for games and that is to be able to do the fortnightly Acrostic. This morning I was greeted with this notice, followed by incredible stupidity about how to cancel.
Sasha seems happier now she’s had about 3 months worth of woolly coat shaved off. Plus the weather’s a bit cooler. She slept well last night (which means we did too) and has been settled today. She seems less old and more sprightly than a couple of days ago. 🐶
I pretty much enjoyed The Unsound Theory (STAR Academy Book 1) by Emilia Zeeland. It’s a YA book — the main characters were in their late teens. Somewhat interesting ideas. Not sure I’ll read the rest of the series though. 📚
How to look 10 years younger in 90 minutes. Yesterday and today. 🐶
Somewhere in there is a dog. Just wait till tomorrow! 🐶
Tuturiwhatu, Banded dotterels in the multiverse… 🐦
I’m pretty sure this is a female Kuruwhengi | Australasian shoveler with her 3 babies on our nearby lake. 🐦
A medium-sized dabbling duck with a large black spoon-shaped bill … females are mottled light brown with a dull brown bill and eyes, and brown-orange legs.
Here’s one for the pen and pencil fans…
Actually, it’s a recycled plastic fence post, about 1.5 metres long (a yard and a half), washed up on the beach.
This, my friends, is almost certainly a Hemideina crassidens — Wellington tree wētā.
It had made itself comfy on our neighbour’s outdoor chair. Probably about the size of my index finger (or maybe longer).
Busy day:
- walk the dog (15 minutes these days)
- walk on the beach — took a load of photos
- brunch with a good friend, followed by a 15 minute walk at a nearby reserve
- teaching someone how to post to the local Ratepayer Association’s WordPress website
- afternoon tea with friends
I find it interesting that the Google Alert I have in place for Waikawa Beach found me an item about Kai Iwi beach. No mention of Waikawa in the source.
The invitation words that always fill me with terror 😱:
bring a plate to share
Today’s tea is a rich golden colour. Thyolo White Peony:
To create this tea, each pluck is three leaves and a bud. Gathered together, the leaves are dried in partial sun and shade, before being finished in the tea factory’s air drier.
3 TBS is crazy. I use 1 teaspoon.
A pair of Eastern Rosellas has been taunting me for weeks now. Today I finally “caught” them. 🐦
Not actually a floor mop. Sasha on the floor in the early morning. I’ve finally been able to get her in for a groom next week. 🐶
Early in the piece I didn’t think my first loaf of bread made with our new Kitchenaid mixer would work out very well, but it looks fine fresh out of the oven. Basic Bread Recipe. I haven’t tasted it yet…
This was a simple read — an easily solved murder mystery, a bit of romance. Always on Duty: Companion Novella (A Klondike Mystery) by D. B. McNicol. 📚
These clouds seem rather opinionated. ☁︎
