Senses working overtime #524

1 Frosty feeling this week:

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2 Reading: Iron John (A Book About Men) - Robert Bly

Re-reading this about 35 years after I read it for the first time. I found a copy while shopping with Chris and Asher in Denver. It was in a secondhand tool shop of all places.

In the meantime I lost my own father (2009) and have watched my children (including two sons) grow up and out into the world. 

All along the way I've continued to teach, currently I'm in an all boys' school again, so reading Iron John again is fascinating on whole other levels. More in Wozza's Place and Baggy Trousers in due course.

3 Listening: Ozric Tentacles - Strangeitude

4 Watching: Shutter Island

Watching this as part of my Year 13 class programme. What is sane? What is insane? What is real? What is not real? What is normal? What is abnormal? Who do you trust? Who don't you trust?

5 Reading: Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices

Overtime: Jeanette Winterson (author)

I have noticed that doing the sensible thing is only a good idea when the decision is quite small. For the life-changing things, you must risk it.

Senses working overtime #218

1 Holiday
The blogs have been on a sabbatical for a week now. Once holidays hit my routines suffer and other priorities take over. Have a look at Wozza's Place next week for pictures of the work done around Maple Grove.

Our stuff arrived from the UK so it's been a hectic time all around.

That included my UK vinyl, books and CDs. Wahoo. Hard to know what to play first!!

Anyway, here's a run down on the first week holiday sensual assault.

Photo by Simon Stankowski on Unsplash

First up: the texture of wood as the chicken coop was repaired with help from Jade and William and other wood type tasks were undertaken. We used found timber from around the property and recycled it in a variety of ways. 

Very rewarding.

2 Spring is coming

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Winter in Nu Zild is very mild compared tot he UK.  Especially where we live in the Hawke's Bay province. So no heavy UK style coats after a frosty start to many days.

3 Jack Irish

We've been binging on this Aussie version of Minder style anti-heroics on Netflix. Guy Pearce is a force and a great supporting cast of real characters is a nice feature.

4 Life sentence

Owning a property with a horse, a dog, and chickens mean a series of you-know-what-smells is a daily joy.

5 Banana loaf

I'm a big fan. Always have been. This was a feature of the last few days with Jade/William/Asher's visit, along with the customary roast chicken dinner (yes, we all got the irony).

Overtime: Brother Of Mine - Anderson et al
This was a go to track after I read an article in Prog magazine.



And that was my week that was!