Day 8: Freaking out in Queenstown
Day 8: Freaking out in Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is beautiful, but mega-touristy. It reminded me of Strahan but times 100. We got petrol. It cost $112 to fill a 70 litre tank. I’ve never paid more than $100 for a tank of petrol before....
Day 6: Rain, rain go away
Day 6: Rain, rain go away Wanaka, New Zealand Wanaka, New Zealand Today was a long long day. The rain that had started late yesterday afternoon was showing no signs of letting up, and we were glad we’d been able to do the helicopter ride yesterday instead of waiting...
12 of 12 August 2015
Wednesday 12 August was a work day that wasn’t 100% normal. The forecast for Hobart was 4-15, with a chance of a late shower. 1 of 12 – It was cold when I got up. It’s the time of year when afternoon me hates morning me for rugging up...
a day out with kids, trash and plastic
On Wednesday I went with Juniordwarf’s class on an excursion all about rubbish. The other parents who had volunteered for this task joined the class and one of the older classes in the morning for a walk to Salamanca. Moving 50+ kids in a walking train is no easy...
12 of 12 March 2015
Thursday was a pretty normal work day for me. Farewell morning tea for a colleague, who I’ve worked with on and off for almost 10 years. Lots of coffee. Walk at lunch time. It got to 20 degrees in the city, so it wasn’t too bad at all. I...
Walk in Her Shoes Challenge Update – 2 weeks to go
This week I’m combining my weekly review (23 February – 1 March) with my Walk In Her Shoes Challenge update, because it was such an uneventful week except for that. Last week’s goals: 19,000 steps per day – 7/7 days, weekly total: 153,137 steps, average: 21,877 steps per day...
And so another school year begins
Today Juniordwarf started Grade 3. I don’t know about anyone else who has kids, but these holidays seemed to fly by. Yet even though the holidays have zoomed past us, last year (when we were wishing his Grade 2 teacher all the best for her retirement) seems like a...
Week in Review: 19-25 January 2014
Monday was the last day of our holiday. We took a short walk through the forest at the back of the hotel before we left. The rest of the day we spent driving home and feeling a bit frustrated that we were stuck in the car on the day...
Holiday Day 2 (Part 1): Tasmazia
This morning we had breakfast in Sheffield before having a last look at the murals and heading for Tasmazia and the Village of Lower Crackpot, about 15 minutes away in the wonderfully named Promised Land. On the way I insisted we stop to take photos of Mt Roland. It’s...
12 of 12 July 2014
We stayed in Hobart last night with family after a lovely dinner out with Lil Sis and Mr Tall, child-free, which we decided was a belated birthday celebration for Slabs. Six months belated, give or take a few days, but who’s counting? A recovery breakfast was in order. 1...