Category Archives: urban diary

Phew! We finally mostly made it. Still got a few bits and bobs to move, but we’re 90% in our new home. Excitingly our living/dining room could be mistaken for a secondhand furniture salesroom, and there’s an entire world of … Continue reading →

In keeping with the spirit of the year of – not only the pig, not only the fire pig, but the golden pig as well (once every 600 years) we’ve started moving into our new home. It feels as though … Continue reading →

We’re nearly there. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the new year – the year of the pig – the fire pig, no less – starts on the 18th. This last year has been the year of the dog – … Continue reading →

I’ve finally managed to get a decent range of machine translations organised for this site, so in addition to the orginal English, readers can select from 30 other languages. Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Chinese (traditional and modern), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, … Continue reading →

During the noon sun, there were mad dogs and Wellingtonians wandering around. Finally, after the longest winter in history, the sun has shone for about four or five days in a row. Apparently it’s always the way – as soon … Continue reading →

Mum turned 90 today. Still going strong, a true viking woman in every sense of the word. A complete inspiration to me – and a fantastic role model. I am sorry about the times you fell in the bear traps … Continue reading →

Before I started to write this article I noticed the side bar stats counter was claiming: There are 370 posts – a total of 137085 words written here (and counting). And in my clunky maths mind I thought ‘Oh cool … Continue reading →

Today I learned about the START system of triage. That’s what I do. Not triage, I learn about stuff. I leave triage to one of my ‘must read’ blog pals, Reynolds (Random Acts of Reality). He’s a London-based E.M.T. (Emergency … Continue reading →