It’s a year since I ordered my M1 MacBook Pro. I was worried about moving from a 15“ to a 13” screen. Took me forever to get used to the small screen but now I love that this machine is light and small enough to take anywhere.
Having recently bought mini loaf tins I thought I should actually use them. Found and cooked this: Mini Gingerbread Loaf for Two. It was delicious! Luckily there’s some left for a snack tomorrow morning before breakfast.
I’ve seen a few Spur-winged plovers around recently but haven’t had a chance to take a photo of them yet. This picture from October 2018 will have to do for now. 🐦
For sale: 10 Arthur Street, Waikawa Beach:
Offers Over $709,000; 2 bedrooms; 1 bathroom; 70m2 floor area; 809m2 land area.
Interesting: Risk of Death For Female Patients Is Much Higher if Surgeon Is a Man, Study Reveals. It’d be interesting to know data for cross-cultural and other groupings too.
Sometimes I try reading romance, but it’s unsatisfying like when hot chocolate is all froth… When Love Wins by Sherryl Hancock. 📚
Tyler has been openly gay, Shenin always dated men … the government’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell [sets] a path that could endanger both careers
This photo from February 2020 turns out the be the only one I have of a Goldfinch. 😒 Poor little mite flew into our window and was stunned. 🐦 Need to look out for one to take photos of.
So pleased with my new zoom lens. Juvenile Starling on a flax spear; rabbit on the grass.
Hey @g see how you get on with this Applescript you asked for. Copy the contents into Script Editor and see if it works for what you want. I bet others could do a way better job, but it’s a start. There are also probably much better ways to achieve this, eg with Keyboard Maestro.
I chose dawn today to bike round the village. Slightly chilly but perfect conditions, with no wind. The river was super low, despite it being 2 hours before low tide. The river is more usually about where the bolts attach that diagonal crossbeam on the footbridge.
Enjoyed, in spite of numerous typos: Unknown Victim (Gina Santoro Mysteries Book 1) by Kay Hadashi. 📚
Rookie Police Officer Gina Santoro … makes a career change … Now working in landscape management, she finds … a dead body on her front porch.
Hawai’i a bonus.
Last night I met that rare and elusive beast, 8 hours good sleep. 😴 It’s life-changing! 💪🏼
Tonight we visited our weekender neighbours. Amy, the vet assistant, brought Doodlebug, the rescue guinea pig to the beach for a holiday. I got a “wheek”. 😀 // @jean
Oh my! ❤️🔥Katharine Hepburn as a boy in 1935’s Sylvia Scarlett 🎥:
as she chops off her hair she declares, “I won’t be a girl. I won’t be weak, and I won’t be silly. I’ll be a boy, and rough, and hard. I won’t care what I do! Don’t worry, I’m ready for anything!”
Some folks are so desperate to get their vehicles onto the beach they’ll even drive through a high tide.
Well, today I achieved variety, with breakfast anyway. Someone accidentally switched the locations of ground chilli and cinnamon in the pantry and I didn’t look closely. Chilli on porridge is … interesting. 😆
This morning we’re heading out to a Waikanae Estuary Bird Tour. It’s only a 40 minute drive south.
Mik will show you where to find roosting shags, the oyster-catches, scaup, dabchicks, herons, banded dotterels, terns and many other species that may be on display.
I wasn’t entirely sure about Close to Her (Detective Sarah Burke mystery and suspense Book 1) by Elizabeth Gunn at first. Then I loved it and am ready to read more. 📚
Today I kayaked 2 Km upriver. It was sunny and peaceful. After watching some ‘how to paddle’ videos I think my paddling technique has improved a little. Never gone so far before. Tired now! 🛶
