I am up a hill. New digs – house-sitting in the hillside suburb of Tirohanga. Have set up to work on the dining table, facing an amazing view of NZ bush (mixture of native and introduced foliage) and, beyond, the middle stretch of the Hutt Valley. It really is a nice view. I get woken in the morning by native birds singing. Lovely.
\nThere is a cat to feed. Judging by this weekend past, I will see the cat precisely twice every day, for morning food and for evening food.
\nDownside of being on a hill is the total inaccessibility of public transport. Not my preference at all. So I have long-term borrowed the family’s second car, and am blatting around in that when I need to go places. In a sense, it’s been quite liberating – the lack of options means I get to enjoy the driving without my inner tree-hugging hippy scolding me for not taking the train. And I do like driving. Cars are awesomely cool things, and it is damn good fun to race around in your personal race-around device.
\nLater today I go to the dentist for a checkup. First time since 2001 or so. Yeek.
\nGosh, what a content-free blog post. Oh well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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