To Know or Not to Know
What does one need to know? World news? Election results? The names of flowers? Or just the number of kilometres to your destination?
Tag: New Zealand
Blossom Bounty
We have a spectacular crop of blossoms this year with the promise of a bountiful fruit crop as well as the present joy of the blooms.
Musical Unity
Music is a powerful force to uplift and unite us, as I remembered when we sang along with 2000 people in Tim Finn’s recent concert, reliving his hit songs.
Politics & Promises
The general election is coming, like Christmas but even less fun than hearing Snoopy’s Christmas every day for two months. The hoardings are up. So how do they look?
Deliberation and Determination
Ski touring is a relatively risky activity. We had a trip planned but deliberated mightily over snow conditions, including likelihood of avalanches. Should we go? Luckily we did.
Rewarding creativity
How much do we value creativity in society? How much are we willing to pay for it? And do you like our new moa? We do!
Breaking ranks
Vegetable gardens with long rows of identical plants look tidy but are they the best approach? I’m trying something different.
Amisfield Experience
How much decadence is too much? We mull over this quandary while dining at a local high-end restaurant.
School camp contemplation
School camp – pushing children and adults alike outside their comfort zones as they go, blindfolded, into the dark.
Ecological overshoot
Humans use 1.75x the amount of ecological resources the planet creates in a year. If everyone lived like NZers, we’d need 3 planet Earths. Where to from here?