Yes, Autocorrect, I was in fact trying to buy Harraways Rolled Goats at the supermarket! Or was it Rolled Boats? 🤣
A short, easy read. Shadow Council Book 1: Money Makes it Deadlier by Julie C. Gilbert. Not sure I’ll read more though, given they all seem to be novellas. 📚
We’ve now had enough rain that the paddock by the speed bump, that turns into a bit of a lake when it’s wet, has actually overflowed onto the road. First time I’ve ever seen the water manage to get beyond the grass berm. 🌧
Deb and I watched and enjoyed Falling For Figaro. No surprises in the plot, but great landscapes and singing. A perfectly pleasant way to fill a slow afternoon. Nice to see a [fictitious] tiny Scots village supporting opera rather than sport. 🎥
Woken by heavy rain. Time for a cuppa. So glad it didn’t wake Sasha as then I might have had to take her out in it for a pee.
That time in September 2015 when we went on a camel trek in Morocco. Thanks iPad for the memory.
I’ve enjoyed this free 7-day email course — Discard Your Anxiety:
A clear and practical Stoic pathway to start making immediate progress with your anxious feelings.
Today it introduced me to the wonderful term Hypomnemata.
Interesting news today — Joffe Books Acquires Two Novels by Māori Writer Renée: 
Otaki-based Renée is a much-loved and prolific writer … in her native New Zealand. She published The Wild Card, her first foray into crime fiction, in 2018 at age 90.
Anna Havron gives us more interesting food for thought in Don’t Hold a Job, Hold an Office Instead:
What if you thought of your jobs and your roles in life as offices, where you make vows or affirm an oath of office?
What would your code of conduct be?
To whom, or to what, would you be loyal?
To whom, or to what, would you be accountable?
Another enjoyable read in the series: Flame and Fortune (Miss Fortune Mysteries Book 22). Not nearly as many hijinks, but that works. Take a drink at every “We all laughed” though. 📚
Interesting article: The Human Mind Is Not Meant to Be Awake After Midnight, Scientists Warn:
our attention to negative stimuli is unusually heightened at night.
When I’m awake in the middle of the night I often remind myself that nothing then is real.
My little friend Willow likes to keep one paw elevated while she eats. 🐶
Our resident Kingfisher is so photogenic. 🐦
About 10 days ago I reported a bloated dead sheep on the beach to Greater Wellington Regional Council, as it was in their area of responsibility. Today I followed digger tracks and saw they had buried the sheep.
This was intriguing and enjoyable music: DakhaBrakha - Full Performance (Live on KEXP). A group from Ukraine. Interesting listening to their rap. Their website: DakhaBrakha official site - ДахаБраха офіційний сайт.
Excellent Nichelle Nichols cartoon for August 3, 2022 from Kiwi cartoonist Sharon Murdoch. 🖖🏼
Heh, November 1999, when I had long hair and thought having the camera automatically date stamp photos was a good thing.
A nearby hill / mountain had a hat on this morning. Also, I’m messing around with edits to the image.
This year so far, according to my rain gauge, we’ve had more rain than in the whole of 2020 or 2019 and we’ll soon exceed the whole of last year. No wonder the paddock next door is turning into a lake. 🌧
