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More colour and detail

30 August 2007 Leave a Comment

There’s been a lull in house progress for some reason – plasterers disappeared and Painter was in Auckland. Anyone would think it was a holiday week. The house and site did get a bit of clean up whilst there was noone working on site but I’d prefer that there was more activity! I was up [...]

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A beautiful thing!

26 August 2007 1 Comment

Now look, I hope you don’t think that this is really my thing of beauty but I feel duty bound to point out to readers that yes, it’s true, Coventry FC are currently sitting at the top of the League. It makes MT happy so that’s all that matters – enjoy all you CCFC supporters………

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Yellow Fever

25 August 2007 Leave a Comment

It’s the first day of the A league season and it was a close draw today between the Wellington Pheonix and Melbourne (2-2). These pics were taken from the pre-season friendly attended by MT. The most exciting news is that Becks is coming to Wellington as LA Galaxy are going to play in Oz and [...]

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Domestic Executive Countdown: 35 days to go

24 August 2007 1 Comment

At last, I’m on the home run to domestic executive life. Only 35 more days to go before I finish my full time contract with MSD. Can’t wait. After months of people being in denial they headhunters have finally been called and the search is on to replace me. They are a bit late in [...]

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Cheap air trips

22 August 2007 Leave a Comment

Here’s some exiciting news for visitors coming to New Zealand. (www.flypacificblue.com), Virgin Blue And Pacific Blue Announce New NZ Domestic Airline With ‘Pay A Visit Not A Fortune’ $39* FaresThursday 23 August 2007: Virgin Blue Airlines and its three year old New Zealand subsidiary Pacific Blue today announced major plans for a new domestic airline [...]

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Houseblogging: on the home run

18 August 2007 1 Comment

Technically speaking home is a long way away so this home run is a long one. About 10 weeks in fact. Still, the house seems to sit with increasing glory as progress is made both outside and in. It looks like a real house now with colours, doors, and skirting boards. There is still loads [...]

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A truly British experience

16 August 2007 Leave a Comment

Been a busy ol’ week on the socialising front – a visit to the theatre to see the Royal Shakespeare perform The Seagull, a cocktail party for a book launch at the British High Commission and a break with kiwi tradition to go boozing after work on a Thursday. All in all a much more [...]

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Hands off our milk

13 August 2007 Leave a Comment

No houseblogging till later in the week. Life’s too short to be peering into windows to look at plaster. Have weekly accompanied site visits on Friday’s from now so will be able to have a good look around and see what’s been happening. From what I can tell from conversations, plastering due to have begun, [...]

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Photoblogging: crocodile magic

7 August 2007 Leave a Comment

We’d heard about the crocs in Northern Queensland but it didn’t prepare us for the real thing. We saw them in the wild and also in a nature reserve and although didn’t quite get up close and personal we were close enough for comfort. For more on crocs…..http://www.crocodilian.com/ Hanging out in the river Hanging out [...]

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Photoblogging: warmer climes

7 August 2007 Leave a Comment

A few snaps of the holiday locations in and around Palm Cove, North of Cairns, Northern Queensland. The sunset in Palm Cove after another warm day of around 26 degrees. Views in the other direction of Palm Cove to the pier, normally decked with people fishing Cape Tribulation – where the tropical rainforest meets the [...]

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