Back from our overseas trip and have even worked through the pile of mail. Most of it was Janes (hooray) and only 60% were bills!
Had a great time and will update more when I have worked through some business proposals I have to catch up on.
Toodles
Shane
All clear since last nights earthquake.
We lost power, which rolled us into torch candle mode for a few hours. Interestingly, the challenge without power was getting information – a tsunami concern. Well, the 3G iPhone is now completely justified. Tsunami warning was dropped at midnight. Looks like a power cable hit a tree a few roads behind our house.
Annabel had a sleepover so it was all dramatic fun for the girls in the lounge.
Ed was good and got into action well with torches and boiling water on the gas stove. Gotta have that cup of tea.
Damage report (so far):
Thats about it. The office is about four stories high anyway, so that would have been waving like a goodbye hand…
Yes, thanks. Started with Ed – from one of his friends, now we are all paracetamol toting cough merchants. Not pretty. Jane is bedridden “you haven’t got what I have…”
(Update 16 July)
With chest infections and raised temperatures we probably all have – flu. Oink oink!
Pleased to announce that I have finally launched a new little business:
You will see we already have customers! Very pleasing.
Here is an example (My House!)
If you are selling your house – having it videoed and hosted costs just $150.
Call me – Shane Pleasance 027 5899921
seethru@slingshot.co.nz
An enjoyable evening, and something a little different.
Held at the Elmwood Gardens function centre.
The closing song, cleverly reworded from the original.
The Ples res, Otatara.
7 Acres of native bush and field. Approximately 11 years old, designed my John McCulloch of McCulloch architects, Invercargill.
Unusual, it sits on four separate levels, with very few perpendicular or parallel walls.
I love it.
No, we are not selling it, I am just putting a new business together assisting real estate sales with brief video footage. This was a learning one for my friend and colleague Marcus McCann of Challenge films. Marcus has a feature film out for release through a Hollywood distributor over the next few months.
Wow, with a month to go, Janeybabe decides the travel plans are back in my hands.
Lets see how the deals lie now.
Sheesh.
Taking the kids to school at 0830 ish this am, it was 0 degrees, according to the car:
And according to H & J’s
Well its the 18th of June and where is my new software, Jobsy?
Its not under the tree, its not on iTunes or the website…
Don;t tell me I have to wait until its the 18th in Cupertino?
NOOOOO! How terrible is my life…
I am a little miffed – Jane has taken over the travel plans. Not happy with what I had prepared.
Hmmmmpppppfff..
Well you do better darling.
Apparently the only way I will get it is with lessons. Sadface.
Bugger that. I won’t be told.
Maybe I should become a lion tamer instead?
Just starting enquities about our August September big OE! All four of us to Europe via US and back via somewhere interesting in the east!
Actually starting to get excited about it now…
Martha our long lost slinky black cat has returned. Went when we got mac a doodle.
Little uber hunter Martha has returned.
Long may she stay – even though she did murder my favourite kitten Mort.
Got the chance to hit Mavora four mornings in a row – and what a blast!
Heaps of fine fish.
Sadly, none with fly rod. Did try it though, and clearly much to learn. At this stage I am more like a ring leader in a circus.
Tame a lion – easy. 5lb Brownie, not a chance.
This is what I had wanted to say at Libby’s funeral yesterday, but could not. Thanks to all of you who rescued me!
Libby
There are times for poetry such as Auden.
This is such a time, but I will not.
This could too be such a time for solemn repose, stiff solidarity and sombre clothes.
But let us hope that it is not.
That your heart broke has broken ours.
This is a time for remembering and for tears.
It is such a time for music and memories. And friends.
And floods of tears.
Would you were here, at some other funeral, you would have lifted us;
Made the day more bearable.
Shouldered the burden, such that when we got it back it was somehow only half.
This is a time for you to be here.
With us
And you are, and will be forever.
Shane
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