Jack,  re Jan
To bring you up to date I'm attaching extracts from an account of Jan's problems that I sent to our overseas progeny:

We have had a major scare with Jan’s health. She has been busy and sometimes a bit stressed over recent days helping organise a mini conference (aka Uncon) for the local BookCrossers group. This is on top of all her ( Read more... )

I was so impressed with the posts made by bookcrossers I know about what they read in 2010, I conducted a wee experiment and recorded all the books I have read in January. People in my family comment on how much I read but I have never measured it ( Read more... )

 What a week it has been for Wellington and New Zealand in the lists this week. Wellington - coolest small capital in the world and in the Lonely Planet top ten city list and today we are Number 3 in best countries in the world list after Norway and Australia.
I know these lists can all be a little silly but it does make one feel rather proud. I ( Read more... )