Were you wondering what cows do in the summer? Laze about, thats what. This little trio of cows do nothing but sleep out under the trees. I guess it is a summer thing. The best cows are happy cows. And flies do not a… Continue Reading “The laziest cows in the world”
Before I came to America I never thought about directions in relation to the compass. In New Zealand I never said going North for instance, I would say I am going up to Auckland. Intellectually I knew the sun rose in the East but… Continue Reading “In Which Direction did My Rain Go?”
I was born in a house at high tide, on a beach in New Zealand, in the last few days of the 50’s. I spent the next 16 years of my life living in the house on the beach on the East Coast of… Continue Reading “An Introduction – Mine”
Do you remember those days? I loved the Sunday newspaper. How it was really fat, fat enough that everyone had a favourite section and took it off into a corner like a dog with a bone. I also loved how – if you got… Continue Reading “Sunday Mornings used to be Coffee and Newspapers.”
A New Zealand Winter has finally arrived. In March. In Illinois. New Zealand winters are damp, and cold, and wet. And long. The Illinois March is too damn long. Which is why I hate March. March in Illinois has snow, rain, wind, sun, cold,… Continue Reading “Did I tell you? Why I Hate March!”