This (partly animated) brief non-fiction comic by Toby Morris is so worth reading: The Side Eye: The Trap Life. When we left Wellington about 5 years ago Kākā were just starting to be around where we lived at the top of Mt Victoria.
I find myself frequently listening to one or other (or several) of @hollyhoneychurch harp tracks at Lateniteharp. I’ve probably listened to more harp music in the last 6 months than in the whole rest of my life. 🎶 (What! There’s no harp emoji! How can that be!?)
My reward for an hour of weeding: rich Kāpiti Triple Chocolate Ice Cream and homegrown strawberries. Yum!
Rich and velvety chocolate flavoured ice cream blended with real chocolate pieces and a swirl of decadent chocolate sauce.
mbnov 27-Nov-19: rich
My Dad and I were probably too much alike: I didn’t get on well with him after I was about 15. Today I found a couple of photos of him. He was born in 1916, 2nd eldest of about 10. At ~24 he became a prisoner of the Japanese in the Fall of Singapore. Pics: ages 13 and 19.
In 1990 I worked in Adult Literacy. I raised funds to attend a Conference in Edmonton, then sent a report to an MP who contributed (who had also been a favourite science teacher of mine). Luckily I still have her response as I need it in my application for NZ Super.
Good thing I have no scheduled activities for the rest of the day. 31 minutes into a 20 minute hold my call was answered, I said what I need, then was disconnected after a few moments of weirdness, with me saying “Hello? Hello?” Now the wait’s 34 minutes.
If I’d known beforehand I’d be on hold for 20 minutes I wouldn’t have finished the crossword first. At least the music mix is pretty good.
I have to get a Work and Income client number to be able to apply to get Super when I turn 65 soon. 💲 Income, yay!
mbnov 26-Nov-19: mix
If I climb above the second rung on a ladder I don’t feel at all secure. The only way to get this photo showing we need more gutter cleaning was for Deb to hold the ladder. I had phone in one outstretched hand while clinging to the roof with the other.
mbnov 25-Nov-19: secure
Quote of the day:
Life will become more and more interesting when you are past 60. What you have accumulated in your mind until then will blossom. When you are past 70, you will have a fuller life.
Source: Meet the 84-year-old Japanese app developer who inspired Tim Cook
On a bleak and drizzly Sunday afternoon I enjoyed the excellent company of my partner while we watched Poms, Late Night and Cracker Jack. I really enjoyed all three. All featured women and women’s friendships. ‘Issues’ were also dealt with admirably.
mbnov 24-Nov-19: company
Excellent! Te Reo Māori support:
Microsoft Translator supports more than 60 languages… the free application can translate te reo Māori text into English text and vice versa. It will also support Māori into and from all other languages supported by Microsoft Translator.
For anyone wondering why the air is so hazy today that we can’t even see the Tararuas clearly:
The sky is particularly hazy … today due to the smoke from the Australian bushfires. Strong NW winds … are spreading this over much of central and southern NZ
Shih Tzu puppies can dramatically change colour as they grow. Take this little woebegone mite at only ~3 months of age: dark face and body. And at age ~13 years Oshi is really pale. He changed colour in the first year or so. He’s a Lhasa Apso cross.
mbnov 23-Nov-19: woebegone
Half my mouth is numb after a trip to the dentist. Sometimes if I hum it can be comforting. As I get older I have less and less tolerance for dentist visits, holding my mouth open, having tools in my mouth. I just wish my teeth didn’t keep falling apart.
mbnov 22-Nov-19: hum
Ahhh, breakfast, the most important meal of the day … except for dinner! 🐶
Did I break my feed with the umlaut problem in my earlier post? The more recent post about my tattoo isn’t showing up… // @help
When I was 30 I had a rose tattoed on my hip. Times were different back in 1985 and as a school teacher I didn’t think I could have a visible tattoo. Now I think I want a tattoo on my wrist to celebrate turning 65 soon. This artist looks right for me: Sian Montgomery-Neutze.
Something I see often now, the phrase: The proof will be in the pudding. In the old days the phrase was “The proof of the pudding is in the eating”. ‘Proof’ in there used to mean ‘test’, as in German, prüfen - to test. How things change…
