Category Archives: diary

Comment on Daniel’s page

Comment on Daniel’s page [ 20/May/23 ] My dad died almost 26 years ago. For many years we worked together every day – my closest friend. When I “left home”, I bought the house next door. It was hard not … Continue reading

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What is the most insensitive thing you have heard a medical professional say to someone with a terminal illness

What is the most insensitive thing you have heard a medical professional say to someone with a terminal illness? [ 26/November/21 ] I had a doctor tell me that I had terminal cancer, that there was nothing known to medical … Continue reading

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Odd and interesting day today

I’ve known for two months that today’s announcement was coming, but was asked to keep it confidential, and didn’t tell anyone, and today Ailsa and I were both recipients of a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for services to conservation, and … Continue reading

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Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead you to redefine what you want from your work life?

Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead you to redefine what you want from your work life? [ 31/August/21 ] Not much. I am already officially retired, even though I am still running the company I started 35 years ago, that doesn’t … Continue reading

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Facebook post about work on Hutton’s Shearwater colony predator proof fence.

Facebook post about work on Hutton’s Shearwater colony predator proof fence. [ 23/August/21 ] Actually this particular piece of work (about 23 hours in total) was adding screws and washers to ensure that there are no mouse sized gaps in … Continue reading

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Seasons greetings and best wishes

Wishing all people well. None of the cultural or religious paradigms I have investigated seem particularly accurate or useful in our current reality, and all are some approximation to useful, particularly in the times of our past. What seems to … Continue reading

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A day of celebration.

This day 26 years ago Ailsa and I got married. 22 years and 3 days ago the title for this house changed into our name (with a mortgage, which has been gone a couple of years). Today is a special … Continue reading

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Happy New Year Everyone.

7 Minutes to midnight here in Kaikoura. 2017 draws rapidly to a close. Very best wishes to all. Arohanui Ted

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Near miss car accident in January

Thoughts on a near miss accident earlier this year I mentioned in Laurie’s “A Heavy Load” post earlier this year (Tuesday 31st Jan) that Ailsa and I were almost killed returning home from Jewelia’s 21st in Wellington. The alarm went … Continue reading

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Hardest thing done

June 13-17, ’17 ~QofDay~ Hardest Thing Which is the hardest thing you had to do and why? A really challenging question. How to judge the many different dimensions of hard against each other? One really difficult thing was killing a … Continue reading

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