Last weekend I walked the Tongariro Crossing. This was my second time, and the weather was perfect.
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Tongariro CrossingFebruary 10th, 2009, No Comments
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My toe! My toe!January 25th, 2009, 6 Comments
I broke my toe three weeks ago. I have a spy at the hospital who pulled my file and sent me the x-rays via PXT.
Here’s the whole foot, notice the break in the pinky toe.
And here’s the break.
How did I break it, you ask?
By saving the life of a child standing in the middle of the road. He was almost hit by a bus!
Actually I hit my toe on the edge of my couch. I heard the crack, too.
I thought I had strong bones from all the milk I drank as a kid. I guess not.
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Christmas 2008December 26th, 2008, 2 Comments
After Christmas dinner we played a game of Cranium.
“Spell pilates backwards, one letter at a time,” Vicky said.
“Oh shit,” Corrina said. “I can’t spell.”
“I’m sure we’ll do fine. I’ll start,” I said. “S.”
“E,” Rich said.
Now it was Corrina’s turn. She looked at the ceiling and said pilates. She thought.
“T?”
“Yup that’s right. A.”
“L,” Rich said.
Now it was Corrina’s turn. She looked at the ceiling again and said pilates.
“…”
She mumbled pilates. Pi-la-tes.
“…”
“R?”
“…”
“Is she serious?” Rich asked.
“I think we just lost.”
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Summer in WellingtonDecember 13th, 2008, No Comments
The weather in Wellington is as volatile as the New Zealand currency rate. Yesterday was freezing. But today:
Very refreshing! And the pōhutukawa are in bloom by Waitangi park.
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Yesterday night I went to a birthday party. The theme was “Hollywood.”
I went as the red carpet.
Now I have three meters of red felt. I didn’t think that one through.
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Thanksgiving dinner 2008November 16th, 2008, 3 Comments
This year I was invited to Thanksgiving dinner at Craig and Catherine’s home. This was the menu, taken from Catherine’s blog:
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Thanksgiving Dinner 2008
Toasted Le Moulin baguette with:
Cream cheese & caramelised onions
Roast turkey with wild rice & cranberry stuffing
Kumara & orange gratin
Coleslaw
Apple pie & cream
Christmas fruit mince pie
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Catherine made everything from scratch, even the coleslaw! Here’s a photo of my adopted family in Wellington. Catherine (the chef) and Craig (the sous-chef) are on the right:
And here we are at the end of dinner, waiting for dessert:
So good! It reminded me of dutch apple pie, without the cinnamon.
Thank you so much C & C, it was superb!
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