There is one word for yesterday: a palaver. Actually that’s two words, but you get my drift. I raced into the city to finalise my big work project (more about that once its official), then dashed out of work at 5pm and threw myself on a bus home to grab my bags, take the dogs... Continue Reading →
Starstruck
Oooh, I forgot to tell you how excited I was last week by a celebrity encounter. When I was staying at DD's I went for a swim one afternoon and Felix Williamson was there having a dip! You might be thinking Felix who? Felix is an actor and the son Australian playwright David Williamson. But... Continue Reading →
Blast from the past
An old high school friend has been visiting from the United States and we've caught up a couple of times over the past two weeks. We met in the early 80s and came from vastly different backgrounds, but our minds clicked together like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and we became fast friends. It... Continue Reading →
Getting up to speed
I am struggling to shake off the indolence that my New Zealand cruise sparked inside me. I normally spend every waking moment frantically typing at the computer or racing around like a whirling dervish. But post-cruise I find myself sitting on the sofa and staring into space, doing not much of anything. You would have... Continue Reading →
My next move
I've been staying at DD's place while he's in London for work. His mum has a few medical appointments and it has been easier to take her while I'm based nearby. I am in heaven up here. It is so peaceful and lush and I can leave the sliding door open for the dogs to... Continue Reading →
Left-handed mice
I was plugging a new mouse into my laptop yesterday - I'm VERY old school - when it suddenly occurred to me that I automatically put the mouse on the right-hand side of the screen ... and I'm left handed. Using the mouse with my left-hand would seem ... weird ... and awkward. The topic... Continue Reading →
Beyond the hype
Much like the smiling selfie I took through gritted teeth after my 500-step climb with DD to a waterfall on Waiheke Island, happy snaps don't tell the full story of a holiday. So I thought you might like to hear the good and the bad about luxury expedition cruising following our New Zealand trip. That... Continue Reading →
The thud
I had the most surreal day earlier this week. One minute a waiter was making me toast on a luxury small ship, the next I was hopping on a ferry to a delightful spot called Waiheke Island for lunch at a winery, the next I was racing to Auckland Airport and four hours later I... Continue Reading →
Indolence in paradise
Wow, it feels like forever since I last blogged. DD and I have just returned from a 'Natural Treasures of New Zealand' cruise aboard Ponant's Le Laperouse. We were enticed to book the cruise by the prospect of sailing into Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds ... with the added bonus of bottomless Champagne. I was... Continue Reading →
The repositioning
Have you guessed where I've gone on my big adventure? This was my view as I started typing this blog post … DD and I have just crossed the Tasman Sea aboard an expedition ship called Le LaPerouse. We sailed from Hobart bound for Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand. It is romantically... Continue Reading →