After Oshi 🐶 died I spent heaps of time going through my Photo Library finding and labelling photos of him. Then I created an album of ‘possibles’ for a photo book from HappyMoose. Faced with whittling down 107 to 21 I realised I could make 2 books. I’m thrilled with the result.
No photo, but today for the first and maybe only time in my life I came across a Briard 🐶:
a French breed of large shepherd dog, traditionally used both for herding sheep and to defend them.
Very big dog, loads of hair, and looked amazingly strong. Gorgeous.
This little 4 minute silent video is so powerful and thought-provoking: When the Giant Cruise Ships Came to Town:
The [cruise ships] that pull into the harbor now are so tall and broad that they block out views entirely, fundamentally changing Stavanger’s atmosphere.
I enoyed Safe (Merrow & Clarke Book 1) by Jane Adams 📚, though the frequently mentioned Organised Crime Gang torture was a hard read.
Now 17 year old Lauren’s on the run knowing her father will murder her, just like he murdered her mother.
Yesterday + 2.25 hours work = today.
Big congrats today to Dylan and Jeremy: NZ duo involved in music for major Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer:
New Zealanders Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones, a drum and bass duo who record under the name of The Upbeats…
I knew Dylan well some 30 years ago… 🎶🙌🏼
Weird that while Sasha was sick she didn’t snore. 🐶 Now she’s better she’s back, full throttle. Maybe she’s more relaxed now…
Finished Straight Up (A Ruby Steele Mystery—Book 4) by Mia Gold 📚. I quite enjoyed it but there are things that strain credulity.
[on a group holiday] a rich wife … wakes up with her best friend’s husband sleeping beside her—dead.
Ruby Steele has to figure out the mystery.
Pleasing dog news 🐶 : Sasha’s eye ulcer is almost healed. Some vascularisation that would worry the vet in another dog, but since Sasha’s already blind it won’t damage her vision further. Sasha’s also a whole lot more settled and relaxed. Last night she slept through the night!
I tend to see ngutupapa, Royal Spoonbills on the beach solitary, in pairs or even three at a time. Today is the first time I’ve seen a flock of maybe 12 or 15 — I was unable to actually count because of distance and the big piece of driftwood. 🐦 See more…
I wonder why four military helicopters are flying south in formation? Going to help clear protesters overstaying their visit to Parliament?
Cancelling the reservations I made for the bike tour in April. I just don’t want to do that any more. I may instead do some random closer-to-home weekend type trips where I can take the bike on the car. New Plymouth, for example, has an interesting coastal path I’d like to visit.
Many thanks to @cheri for the excellent idea of delaying the birthday I’m not in the mood for! I’ve made myself an IOU. I feel better about it all already.
I slept an unbelievable 10 unbroken hours last night! Didn’t even have to get up to pee. Hope I’m not sick… 7 hours or less is more usual for me.
Birthdays aren’t really a big thing for me but I’ve never felt less inspired by one (soon) than this year. I guess there’s a few things going on: our dog Oshi died; his sister is missing him, unwell, confused and frail; some local stuff is annoying; weather’s weird; Covid… 🎉
It’s a rainy Saturday and my wonderful partner made delicious pikelets. Yumm!
The very essence of Kiwi: while the French police are readying water cannons against protestors our police are deploying lawn sprinklers to get protestors off Parliament Grounds (after 4 days of ‘occupation’). 😆 🇳🇿
While I enjoyed the first 2 books in the series this third one just didn’t gel with me. Too Close to Kill (Detective Sarah Burke mystery and suspense Book 3) by Elizabeth Gunn. 📚
They always seemed so good together. But did Frank shoot Lois and then turn the gun on himself?
Friends gave us a Leptospermum scoparium Red Damask as a remembrance of Oshi 🐶. Today I planted it on ‘Cemetery Hill’, a hillock where the previous owner of the property buried her two cats, and where my cats Olive, Aphra and Ares are buried, along with several Japanese quail.
Sigh. Hundreds of times over the last x years, lift Apple Watch say: “Hey Siri, set timer [x] minutes”. Siri sets timer. Today: “Hey Siri, set timer 18 minutes”. Siri: “You don’t have the timer app installed.” What⁉️