Seeing snow on top of the Rimutakas is a rarity this winter. For all the wet, wind and chills this winter we’ve been lacking in snow – this is hardly a light dusting and it was gone not long after as we bathed in Winter sunshine. I’m not... High days and holidays are best topped off with glorious weather. We’ve struck lucky with the weather for our week off work so where better to escape from the mulching than the beach to enjoy the best of winter sun. It’s always a special treat to wander... By the powers vested in technology we can relive this day 15 years ago.  I recently got our wedding photograph negatives scanned onto disk to add to our digital memory stash. For all the happy memories this picture conjures there is something very sobering about it... I do I worry about my home bird tendencies. Being at home away from the crowds is just how I like things to be but I do worry if I will become detached from the real world, whatever the real world is these days. For the virtual world of the internet that world can... In years gone by we’d take the last week in July off work to rest, relax and celebrate somewhere warm. For this is the week that we celebrate our wedding anniversary and his Lordship’s birthday (timed specifically that he would never forget!). Now we... 