Gearing up to New Zealand Music Month

I am listening a fair bit to this group at the moment, a good Kiwi band!


The Phoenix Foundation's "Pot" is a good sound, I like this one very much...tell me what you think!

A whinge for Wednesday

Am I the only person distracted by the overuse of the word "awesome"?


Everything is 'awesome' apparently...having an awesome day, watching an awesome TV show, trying some awesome new food...BLAH! Surely not everything can be awesome. It can't be 'awesome' that I tried a new recipe or bought a new CD...it can't possibly be awesome that I had a good day at work (but thanks for asking).


And then there is this, undoubtedly one of the worst mis-uses of the word...





It pains me that we have dumbed down so much that we use words seemingly without genuine regard for their real use!


Now, if David Tennant dropped by for a cuppa tea and a lye down THAT would be awesome!

Tuesday Tipple

Fancy a fruity, delicate dry drink this evening? I know I do! 


Lets have a CONCORDE!


1 ounce gin
2 tsp apricot brandy
2 tsp Campari
2 tsp grenadine
 1 maraschino cherry for garnish.


Shake all the ingredients together, with ice cubes, in the shaker and strain into a cocktail glass (or a bucket, depends on what kind of day you're having I find!). Perch the cherry on the rim of the glass.


Settle back and relax to these guys...

Silent Sunday

Playing with photos

I took this photo of a beautiful antique Kauri mirror, in an old house we had some training courses in. The house was built in 1853 and we have our courses here every year. It's an ornate old lady, wonderful carving through out...

Down the road further, closer to Palmerston North, I found this wee treasure complete with sheep - typical?

And every family plays word games, right? My two kidlets like playing their word games in the dark, armed with Sparklers instead of a dictionary - but they can spell anyway it would seem!!

I have had a quiet day, having been away form home so much it's been nice to reconnect (albeit with the ironing and the dishes and the washing up...and let's not even mention the squabbling siblings!)

I have a book I have been reading during the aeroplane rides, "Live working or die fighting" , how the working class went global-by Paul Mason. It's a great history treat for those of you who may be interested in where your employment conditions and rights and expectancies come from!

However, I find that I can't actually read a book at the momnent unless I'm on a plane - is that odd?

A drink anyone?

I know, I've been missing in action - I have been working away from home and yet during the intervals I found this wonderful wee drop - Fat Ass Scrumpy. At 9.5% it's a great soul reviver!

Silent Sunday