2 January 2021Uncategorized Hijabs and hair Its summer time and summer is for swimming (amongst a few other things). We were at Lake Wanaka the other day and […]
26 December 2020Uncategorized A meaning of ‘whanāu’ We got to do my favourite thing on Christmas day – ride our bicycles. We rode our bicycles from home over the […]
19 December 2020Uncategorized It’s the little things Our toilet cistern was running continuously the other day, which reminded me of the Hubble Space Telescope. While you might find it […]
12 December 2020Uncategorized Christmas characters The approach of Christmas takes me back to feeling like I am at primary school and we have been told that Folk […]
5 December 2020Uncategorized Human Endeavour I alternate between being hugely impressed by the scale of human endeavour and terminally frustrated by human failings. We cycled into the […]
28 November 2020Uncategorized To those that have, more shall be given Known as the ‘Matthew effect‘ in honour of the Gospel of Matthew from whence it comes, the principle of those who have […]
21 November 2020Uncategorized Perspectives & inspiration As usual, when life is feeling a bit scratchy around the edges, it is amazing how a bike ride can put things […]
14 November 2020Uncategorized Lands of hope and stories I admit it, I am a storage junkie. I love getting matching storage containers in different sizes and then optimising which item […]
7 November 2020Uncategorized The paradox of predictions Everyone, including me, was dusting off their crystal balls this week as the American election moved to its zenith. The continuous commentary […]
1 November 2020Uncategorized Waka or sieve? The JumbliesThey went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea: In spite of all their […]