Divided house

High excitement with the big rugby match to watch – not quite the same when the first thing you hear in the morning is the result. Although I’m not such a dedicated rugby fan to get up at 4am to watch the match live, it was fun watching the re-run...

Remember, remember

This being the weekend of 5 November, Wellington has been alight with fireworks displays. The main one takes place in the harbour (literally) on a barge and is by all accounts a spectacle. There have been plenty of home displays in Khandallah so hope the pets have...

Hurry its last posting

It’s been a mad dash this weekend to do the Christmas shopping as last posting this week back to the UK. This was quite a challenge as Christmas commercialism is not quite at the levels as it is back in the homeland. Very little tinsel and certainly no hype.MT...

Countdown to being a domestic executive: 46 weeks to go

Spirits have been high this week as the weather has improved. It’s not quite warm enough to ditch the pantyhose (kiwi for tights) but the sun is enough to warrant the window open and a lingering stroll to the train station to capture the air. If all continues it...

Death by flipchart

Today was a milestone in my renewed career in the corporate world. Good to know that I’ve still got the ability to beat my colleagues to submission with my flipchart routines.There were 50 communications staff from around the organisation together to get a...