One reason I’m looking forward to an extremely high Covid vaccination rate in Aotearoa New Zealand is so the flood of [everything] encouraging people to get vaccinated can stop. So many articles, posts, memes, campaigns, news reports, ads, emails etc etc etc.
Mysteries featuring black lesbians, with a touch of romance, are few and far between. Smoke Before Fire by A.M. McKnight 📚
I give this developing author a pass on the many typos, but the price should be half what it is on a lightweight book. Considering reading more by McKnight.
Yay, Apple are finally thinking about shipping me the iPhone I ordered a month ago. Selling some shares to cover the cost. Bought Applecare for this one too since it’s both so expensive and so droppable.
Today I was rung by someone from LINZ who asked if I could put the broken marker post I reported yesterday back in the ground.
When I dug into the hole I could see the post had been snapped off. There is a building site opposite and I suspect a truck ran it over.
Way back in February 2017 I noticed small white posts appearing around the place — as in the background of this selfie. The closeup shows more of the post. Turned out they are Geodetic Survey Marker indicator posts. Today I reported one that had come adrift.
Another excellent read: What They Knew: (Detective Clare Mackay 4) by Marion Todd 📚:
there’s a strong chance that there’s a killer on the loose in St Andrews.
Clare and her team will have to look past the obvious conclusions and delve deeper into the lives of the victims
3 am: Sasha 🐶, on my bed: I need to go out … Ohh noo, it’s raining out there … back on the bed instead. I’m awake, read, settle back to sleep at 4 am.
4.01 am: Sasha 🐶, on my bed: I really need to go out. I go out, in the rain, to guide her. Never did get back to sleep. 🥱🥱
Heh: Bird of the Year: Bats join the competition
Including the mammals in the Bird of the Year competition is certainly setting the bat amongst the pigeons, so to speak
The long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa, is one of two native bat species in New Zealand
My 🐈 buddy Leo has an excellent view from his spot on the sofa. This was taken yesterday.
My 🐈 buddy Leo’s family have a spa pool they urged me to use. That’s a nice way to begin a cool and grey Sunday. Ahhhh.
I really enjoy this writer. Goodbye Sea Angel: A Port Alma Murder Mystery by Anne Shillolo 📚 was another great read:
DC Holly Towns takes an extra paid shift on board the Sea Angel party boat … But before the night is out … a body is found on the lower deck.
My buddy Leo was relaxing in the play loft today. 🐈 I enticed him down the steps though.
It was high tide when I took the dogs to the beach, so we had to negotiate our way through driftwood.
I’m visiting my buddy Leo today. 🐈
Finally, yesterday, the part of our shared private lane closest to the road was resurfaced. The existing surface was scraped off, shingle laid and graded, then rolled. At last now the sun has come out, and as the shingle dries out it will harden. Now for the $$$.
By the time I came home this morning the part of our driveway from the garage out past the gate had been completed. Thanks to the rain it’s all a bit sticky right now, but once it dries out it’ll be a good solid surface.
Every couple of years I get a free mammogram with BreastScreen Aotearoa. It’s 10 minutes of having my breasts squished and squashed uncomfortably. Could be lifesaving though, so it’s a small price to pay. Simple delicious eggs on toast breakfast beforehand.
Today workers scraped off the bottom part of our driveway and started spreading fresh shingle from the garage to the gate area. Tomorrow they finish adding shingle and then compact it.
