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The Arrival by Shaun Tan
I went to a show this afternoon. A show that, on Thursday, I wouldn't even have thought about it, contemplated it. Such a lot of difference 3 days make ( Read more... ) -
Camilla - Quotes
One of the things I love about Madeleine L'Engle's writing is her way of describing classical music, in such a way that you want to go out and listen to what she's writing about. Other subjects have the same sort of treatment, but this is one of the key ones, in my opinion. That woman can tell stories ( Read more... ) -
Help! - Theatre, Art, Culture...
Okay, I have a dilemma, and I figure that the more theatrically minded of my friends might be able to help out.
An international group are doing Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" on the 4th and 5th of April. A Tom Stoppard version of the play. linkAnother group who toured Australia are doing "My Fair Lady" from the 25th of March to the 12th of April ( Read more... ) -
Windswept Music
I made the decision to go up the hill yesterday afternoon ... for no real reason other than that my internet is broken at home and exercise is good. As I neared the peak - where the wind is strongest, I heard song and music. Classical music, soaring above the trees and carried on the wind. I don't know what it is, though I have a reasonable idea of ( Read more... ) -
Meet my new friend...
Once upon a time, Alan of Trebond, who would later become Alanna the Lioness, gained a pet. Sharing her shelter under an old willow tree, with her fire, was a cat. A black cat, with purple eyes ( Read more... ) -
Weather
On Monday night, in Auckland, it hit 100% humidity. 23ºC felt like 32ºC.
TVNZ Article
nzherald article
On Thursday, in Auckland, it hit 32.4ºC. The hottest day in 100 years. And it was humid, so how hot did it feel?
nzherald article
2nd nzherald articleLast night it rained. And, when I say rained, I mean rained properly. Not this silly invasive ( Read more... ) -
Waitangi Day
Friday was Waitangi Day. The comemoration of 169 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi - at Waitangi, of course. Following that day, 169 years ago, copies of the treaty circulated among the chiefs of New Zealand, in search of more signatures, more moko patterns ( Read more... ) -
"Nothing but Imagination..."
I think that, when you don't experience something for a while, there can be a tendency to forget. Some things more than others, of course, but there you have it ( Read more... ) -
Nga pukapuka o Hanuere
I haven't posted my monthly booklists or comments on them for a while now, and thought I might as well start afresh. There's a huge mixture of things here...
( Nga pukapuka o Hanuere )