Hey @jack Way back in March you mentioned the Johnny Decimal system. Thanks so much for that. It has allowed me to finally sort out my beyond chaotic filing ‘system’. It all kind of fell into place for me and it’s transformed how some things work for me. Much appreciated!
Heh 🐈 🐶 🍽:
New Zealand has the highest per capita rate of cat ownership of any country in the world, with 41% of households owning cats and 34% owning dogs.
Who’s eating New Zealand: What your cat is eating | RNZ News
Since 1990 our [cats] have [eaten] $1.5bn of food…
Spotted ‘the’ Kingfisher today — perching on top of the tunnelhouse. Managed a photo through the window, but when I went outside it flew away.
Damn good read, so well put together! The Case of the Fond Farewell (Ellie Tappet Cruise Ship Mysteries Book 6) by Cheri Baker. 📚
When tragedy strikes in the dark of night, Ellie and her friends investigate. The trail of deception leads to a shocking revelation…
// @cheri
Niue reaches herd immunity, with 97% of eligible population vaccinated:
Niue … vaccinated almost 100% of its eligible population.
The Pacific Island nation, population ~2000, reached the milestone within two months.
A national celebration was held … to mark … milestone.
A big storm is forecast for this weekend — gales and loads of rain. Plus it’s midwinter and we’ve had some solid frosts and we’re going away soon for a holiday. Today I moved my two quail into the garage, using the dog crate to hold them. They’ll be warm, dry, out of the wind. 🐦
The forecast rainfall for this weekend has already reduced by ~20 mm, thank goodness. Still way high though.
According to this crazy forecast we might get 144 mm (about 5.7 inches) of rain over 4 days this coming weekend! I imagine in the end we’ll actually get more like 15 mm, but if we do get all that’s forecast, things could be a bit wet!
Knockout (A Holly Hands Mystery—Book 1) by Mia Gold had a very strong start. 📚 A new and original character and compelling premise. I found it strained credulity overall though and sometimes just annoyed me. Not sure I’ll read the next one.
Vaccinating a load of people in a city is one thing. But how do you vaccinate a handful of people on a tiny tropical atoll 500 Km from the nearest island? NZ Navy ship delivers Covid-19 vaccine to remote Tokelau, northern Cook Islands
And … ✔️
Just waiting for COVID vaccine shot #2. It’s busy but we get to sit while we wait.
This week for our International Breakfast Deb cooked New Orleans-Style Beignets. Very yummy!
Today Deb and I attended a Stacking Rings Workshop in Wellington. We made textured or twisted rings from copper or silver. It was quite interesting but my interest has now been sated. I made a twisted copper and a textured silver ring in the 3 hours.
The best thing ever! We Are Lady Parts 📺 We ended up bingeing. Hilarious! Excellent!
Nida Manzoor’s anarchic and irreverent music comedy about a Muslim female punk band - called Lady Parts - who are on a mission to find a lead guitarist and maybe, just maybe, get a proper gig
After our Rakiura Cruise later this month we’ll visit The Catlins, New Zealand for a few days. We’ve already booked a Royal Albatross Tour at the Royal Albatross Centre:
visit the only mainland breeding colony of Royal Albatross in the world.
We’re heading later this month to Rakiura, a Dark Sky Sanctuary so now I need to discover how to take photos of the Aurora Australis. These may help:
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This was a pretty good read: Old Sins, Long Memories by Angela Arney. 📚
Meet Dr Lizzie Browne. After her divorce she moves to a small coastal town for a quieter life. Now her patients are turning up dead.
I forget I have a 27mm prime lens for my Fuji X-T2. I also have a wriggly dog and a dog who refused to open his eyes. 🐶 Nevertheless, Sasha (x3) and Oshi. I should have used this lens more often with the pets.
Heh, the telephoto lens makes Kāpiti Island look like you could wade out to it — it’s actually 20Km away. A shot of birds in the estuary at Waikawa Beach this morning.
