WELCOME to blog readers who are new or away for sometime. You can catch up with our house building exploits by choosing the Houseblogging link on the list on the right. With 7 working days left until handover day (Monday is a public holiday) the house is looking more finished although there is till heaps more to do. Today was a few beers on the veranda with the workers to celebrate progress and look to the final push.The devil is of... I’m on my fourth week of the jog squad regime with runs three times a week. Although I’m not pole position in the squad I’m not the back marker either which is quite a relief.Not sure that this running lark is completely healthy, whatever my mate Ron... This domestic executive has had more excitement than she normally does in the last twelve hours. A nail biting finish in the England V France rugby match this morning followed the New Zealand Opera Turandot performance last night in town.Connections between opera and... I am trying very hard not to be Vicky Meldrew again this week but alas not. First it came to light that the tongue and groove wood panelling in the Cloakroom is not at the right height for the basin and tiling and this this morning we were at site seeing the painter... 