Tag: Life

  • 49: the perfect square

    49: the perfect square

    Today I am the perfect square and will be for the next 365 days. It’s my birthday and I’m 49; 1 year before I’m half a century. This is me at my 1st birthday with most of the birthday cake on my face. Elizabeth is performing in her first musical theatre production this week: Sister…

  • Animal friends and summer days

    Animal friends and summer days

    About a month ago our hamster Ruby died. She was slowing down and starting to struggle to walk. It was extra sad because we hadn’t had her for very long. I think she must have been quite old already when we adopted her from the SPCA. I guess this is one of the downsides of…

  • I'm in the money

    Today is a momentous day. Yesterday I released a new version of my Auckland Ferry Times app. The new version includes ads, in addition to some other new features. This morning I looked at the statistics for my app and I see that I’ve earned 3c already. Although 3c is hardly worth celebrating, it does…