Pantry is on my to do list but I’m stalling. I brought some storage trays from Kmart yesterday but that’s as far as I’ve got. Too scared I guess.

Library/cafe/supermarket run this morning. Disinterested service/lovely smiling service/packed the bags in a jumble service. Am I a fussy old cow?

Yes. I am always struck by the unloved child Jane and the scene where she hides behind the curtains on the window seat to read. It’s some powerful bullying and neglect she had to overcome.

In today’s NZ Herald

Fingers crossed for you. Cars eh? We love them, we hate them. It’s a complicated relationship.

J is a bit pissy with TVNZ+! “We are being used as your beta testers not your customers! Fix it!”

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

Big Insurance kicking the coalition in the nuts for their inaction on climate change resilience.

Was thinking fire thoughts last night but ok so far today. J has made curried sausage casserole and is now making chutney so the house smells warm. We’re working on psychological heating I guess.

J is on a kitchen run today. First up curried sausage casserole for dinner. House smells divine. Now making tomato and apple chutney. Smells are intense.

I’d like to electrify our politicians pls as a priority. Shock them into positive actions around climate change and three waters.

American tourists demand refunds after huddling on a wooden bench in a freezing southerly to see penguins come ashore.

Yes isn’t this heartening. I wish we could do more in the biosecurity area. There is so much work for people all over the country from frontline to sciencing to selling skills and technology to the world. Just needs government leadership and investment.

You’re joking. None of them have got the spine.

It’s very frank and interesting. I’m a meat eater, mostly chicken these days but anything that’s a good price really e.g goat from Middle Eastern butcher. Try to buy local and free range eg chicken and pork/bacon. It shouldn’t be such a struggle eh.

There’s some 3.15s here in Ōtautahi and all the NPDs are 3.19. Good for all the petrolheads in town for Supercars!

State of local emergency declared in Ruapehu District amid possible ‘life-threatening’ flooding Civil Defence made the declaration at 4.43am after heavy rain caused slips and flooding overnight.

Over the past ten years NZ has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, NZ averaged only 13.4 days per year.

Consider the implications of central government continuing to refuse to believe in climate change.

But someone made a buck in the meantime.

In today’s Weekend Herald

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Flu done, have to wait until June to have the jab Covid vaccine.

Yes. TechCrunch says it’s a denial of service attack.

Someone said they should have named it Pumps and Dump. Very true.

We have a kowhai in flower. It’s normally about July.

Protesting their destroyed habitat in Gaza, Lebanon and the Occupied Territories?

I’m not bothered, I’m sorted, I’ll leave it to you guys to worry about where the country is headed.

It was graduation here in Christchurch this week and beautiful days so far. Congratulations.

Show us photos of the huge line of punters wanting to get in. It’s always the handful with protest signs that get the extra boost of photos. Normies who think Jacinda is great are not worth it? Showing by a picture of the depth of her support not worth it?

And also desperately rattling the begging bowl for oil?

From today's @financialtimes.com #straitofhormuz #blockade