Familiarity
We’ve been doing up this house, soon to display the much-awaited ‘Seagull Gate’. The scale of enthusiasm for our gardening versus our painting has been interesting – is it about the blue? Or something else?
Tag: New Zealand
Mad Seagull Lady
We need more beauty in our built environment. This may, or may not, be painted seagulls on top of a gate.
Novid
A positive RAT test – a trip down a memory lane my brain is reluctant to take. How much things have changed since early COVID days (not that we had RAT tests in 2020)!
Simple Simon
We make assumptions about people in milliseconds; how do those types of assumptions relate to Simon the Toyota Corolla and the Ford Everest? Read on to find out.
Studying Disasters
One third of the Canadian town of Jasper burned to the ground this week. New Zealand is still not properly waking up to the risk of wildfires, despite increasing numbers here. And, for so many problems, we want to research more than we want to take action. Why?
Only A Spider
Why are human lives considered to be so much more valuable than lives of animals, whatever state a human is in?
Cyclists Can Do Anything
What can you transport with a bike? Plenty, including a walking frame. And if you shift a walker on a bike what are you? Mad? Or lucky?
The Hand that Feeds You
Is disliking tourists in the Queenstown area biting the hand that feeds you? Who is essential to make a place in which one wants to live?
Bras, BBQs and beautiful homes
What do we want? Do we want more when more is offered to us? I wrote a song about the too many coffee options available and this oversupply of choices turns out to extend to bras, BBQs and homes.
Tail of a Whale
When you see a stranded whale how do you feel? Different cultures can have different reactions. And should we be sadder than when we squash an insect?