I know – my blog is now shrinking. It’s not only not getting larger – it’s getting smaller!
It’s all part of the charm. Seriously, I’ve finally had time to do some work on the servers, so there will be some posts added real soon now. Really.
For now, take a look at some photos – which I’m also adding to as time goes by(e)
At last. The sun, that is. I think it may be lost. We’ll see how long this lasts.
p.s. the first person who even thinks about washing their car will get hosed off themselves.
It’s the end of October. Summer supposedly.
It’s raining. Again. It’s not hot and sunny like summer should be. Of course I am in Auckland. Bugger the motorway. Do something about the damn weather!
Tickets are booked, and we’re hopping on a plane to somewhere sunnier shortly. ’bout time.
End of rant.
A while ago a thought about the above came to me, and it’s elegant in it’s simplicity. If you love someone, you want them to be happy. If you’re in love with someone, you want them to be happy with you.
I’ve been told this by a number of people now, as I don’t update my blog enough. I agree!
When I have a moment, I’ll spend it telling you why I was too busy to tell you what’s been happening.
Simple…
Swimming in the evening has been on the timetable for the last week or two. It does raise the question however; why do certain women insist on wearing makeup to the beach? Possibly the connection between close proximity to water, and ‘fishing’ if one had to proffer a guess. Otherwise, it’s been pretty damn good; no clouds, the water is the perfect temperature, and beautiful views…
…so the world responded. The last few days have been scorchers, with a great deal of humidity thrown in. We’ve meant to go swimming, but the heat means that we just can’t gather the strength to do so. Such a catch-22.
What do you think of when reading the above?
For me, the kiwi bach is a ~3 bedroom smallish kinda house which had an outside hose/shower for getting the sand off, a 14″ or 21″ TV for the rugby, the old furniture from the family home, and wasn’t worth much more than the family car. If one was really lucky, there was also a water tank, and the constant reminders that water was scarce (hello – there’s an ocean full of the stuff right there!).
There was also a small to medium boat for fishing and other water activities, several packs of cards, and enough board games to keep the children of a small african nation occupied. How things have changed.
The ‘baches’ these days at Mount Maunganui, Pauanui, Waiheke Island, etc aren’t quite what they used to be. This has come up in conversation with a few people lately, but this was brought about by looking at the pics of the place friends bought at Pauanui; all 8 bedrooms, 3 floors, 2 LCD TVs, bar (ok – some change is good) 4 car garage, 4 1/2 bathrooms of it.
“Getting away from it all” doesn’t really seem to mean leaving that much of the comforts of home at home. However; I have found salvation. Between Christmas and New Years we went down to spend some time with Dad at Bowentown, which is just south of Waihi Beach.
It is still very much a coastal town with the houses and people one would expect to find in a typical NZ beach town of yore. There were real summer baches, tents, caravans, kids playing frisbee (yes – me!), people wandering all over the show making new friends, and everyone was really pleasant and nice.
notes:
The time where a month has passed, and I feel I really should be adding to this blog.
Of course, 2 bourbons and an episode of SG-1 later; it’s gone! Err. The feeling that is.
About 8am, the phone rings. I answer it, to hear a duet of ‘Happy Birthday’. Quite a reasonable rendition, too – in fact, I’d rate it better than what I’d heard on NZ Idol this time around.
This birthday was brilliant. Good food, good drink, and great company…oh – and a Wild Turkey shirt. To honour this gift, I shall endeavour to be partaking of the Turkey whenever I wear it. It’s the right thing to do. 🙂