I know, you all want to have drinks at Willow’s farewell brunch and see who Wazzer’s sleeping with right now. I am taking a breather for a day or two and we’ll get back into it. In the meantime… Rather charmed by the Goethe-Institut City Scapes blog: someone is writing very well about Auckland there. […]
Entries from November 29th, 2011
As Hutt As It Gets
November 25th, 2011 1 Comment
Helena Hutt’s family grumped their way through dinner. Helena has joined the home-grown artisanal wagon, and her two sons balked at silverbeet yet again. Matters were not helped by her husband Henry saying, “If you don’t eat your dinner, we’ll sell you to Aunt Karin as indentured laborers.” Everybody went to bed in a huff. […]
Tags: food · helena · hutt valley
Failure to Launch
November 23rd, 2011 2 Comments
Willow is dashing to catch her bus. Last-day-of-work drinks took forever. In her mind, she is ticking over the list of things to do before she moves out of Wellington next weekend. She needs to wheedle boxes out of the liquor store, confirm her ferry ticket, acquire an even more luxurious carry case for her […]
Tags: social mores · willow
Spring Forwards
November 21st, 2011 Comments Off on Spring Forwards
Wellington’s spring is having one of its inevitable wintry regressions. Winona, hustling to get ready for work on Monday morning, is diving into half-packed boxes and bags. Of course she needs to exhume a winter garment a week before she and Will move to Hataitai. Finally, she pulls it out, her beloved red trench coat. […]
Gentrification Roulette
November 20th, 2011 1 Comment
Karin Kapiti sits in one of the wee towns along State Highway 1. Everything in this hamlet, Paekakariki, is exquisite. Two gourmet cafes sit across from an upscale pub. A few art galleries and a “really very good” hair salon complete the street. And have you heard of the fantastic place by the beach that […]
Tags: kapiti coast · karin · Occupy Wellington