I love spring because the days are growing longer. I love spring because the rain will eventually clear. I love spring because of the vivid colours. I love spring because of the new growth. Spring is almost here because the birds have returned to our trees and our first trees are in blossom. Bring on spring … More 326|365 Spring is almost here
The good.trust is well on its way to building its first clean.water well! Last week was a big week for the trust. Jim celebrated his birthday raised $3,200 and Luke Thompson started recording a song called ‘water’ that he has gifted to the trust to sell and raise funds for clean.water. Follow the good.trust http://www.good.org.nz http://www.facebook.com/goodtrust http://www.twitter.com/goodnz
This is Aneil. When my family and I met him in his 6ft x 8ft corrugated tin house with a curtain for a door, he looked unwell. Naively I asked him if he was really sick, he responded “No, no I am just really tired as I haven’t eaten in 4 days”. I admit that I was caught … More 318 | 365 Visit to Wailea Settlement, Suva, Fiji
puz·zle (pŭz'əl) v. puz·zled , puz·zling , puz·zles To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter (verb. Tr) To be perplexed. (verb. Intr) Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling. (noun) Hey – They just wrote a definition … More 301 |365 Puzzle
Every year they move the Te Rapa dairy factory on the outskirts of Hamilton closer to the city. It’s a huge undertaking I know, and I never actually see how they do it, but the diary factory is now right on the city boundary. When I first moved to Hamilton it would take ages to … More 300 |365 Te Rapa Dairy Factory moves closer to city
An old chinese proverb says “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now”. Case in point, the tree that Kyla is climbing is 11 years old and would be unclimbable if it was two. But I think that this proverb has implications to more than just … More 298 | 365 The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago
My wardrobe. There are clothes that hang around within its depths that that may well predate Noah, but certainly are old enough to have lost whatever distant connection to fashion they may have had. I am about to be burdened again with the chore of buying new clothes (it’s a male thing). Burdened … More 297 | 365 Buying Clothes
Since implementing GTD last year, I have learnt to make my travel more effective and productive. The key to effective travel is actually spending time planning and prepping days or sometimes weeks out. Some things I do to improve my travel time are Have reading with me, if I get downtime, it’s a great … More 295 |365 Productive Travel
I love how my team put up with my somewhat eccentric 365 photo project habits. Driving into Wellington after a fleeting trip to Christchurch and Wendy graciously stops the car so that I can get my photo of the day. I couldn’t miss it. I mean how often do you get to Wellington with … More 294 |365 Stop the car
This will sound weird to some people but last week I planned to take an hour out. A full hour with no note book or cellphone or laptop, so while I was in Tauranga headed to Leisure Island (which because of the high tide was actually an island). Took time to watch and breath … More 286 |365 An hour out
I think having meals together in each other’s homes is dramatically undervalued. Over the years I have come to love having people at our place for meals. Don’t get me wrong, I love going out for dinner, but at home we, our guests included, tend to relax more, talk more openly, and be more authentic. … More 282 | 365 Meals
Energy amazes me. Take coal or gas and set fire to it (energy), convert that energy to electricity (energy), turn on a switch at home and the heater comes on (energy). In the industrialised world, using unsustainable fuels were the norm. Then they built huge power stations like this one at Huntly. After all you … More 278 |365 Energy
We have family night (meeting) on Sunday nights. As you can see from the photo the kids are 100% engaged the whole time and really enjoy the interaction and discussion that we have.
Took J to his first school disco. He was eally shy and he reminded me of me. It was really interesting to watch him slowly build in confidence over the course of the night. I was thinking about how confidence often comes from experience. The more you do something, the more you push into areas … More 275 |365 – Confidence
Sometimes we completely forget that we import simple things like banana’s. We purchase them with very little thought to the origin or the people who produce them. We say we care about things like poverty or the environment, but its mainly lip service. Actually purchasing only products that make a difference for the causes we … More 273 |365 Banana’s
