The art of navigation
The finding of two lost trampers in northwest Nelson this week was a relief and an irritation. It is great that two […]
Month: May 2020
A new love
I have a new love. Don’t worry about Chris though, my love is not an animate being. It is surfing, of the […]
The lucky country
“The lucky country’ was the title of a book published in 1964 by Donald Horne, used there as a negative description of […]
Living at Level 2
In general, people want to live at the highest level. In a building, the penthouse is the most desirable place to be. […]
Leading horses to water
Level 2 arrived and I finally got my drink of water. On Thursday we had lunch with our friends Cleone and Peter […]
Bungy jumps and pogo sticks
The feeling in the air following the government’s May 11th announcement of New Zealand’s move to Alert Level 2, has made me […]
The price is wrong
Our bubble, like the rest of New Zealand, is champing at the bit (and chomping at each other) in the face of […]
Evidence in the face of belief
Chris, Mum and I were talking about the saintly behaviour by some under lockdown (not referring to any of ourselves). All of […]
Comparing lockdowns
We slog on in Level 3 style, while many countries talk about reducing COVID-19 related restrictions on its populations – how much, […]