Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Today our thoughts go back to a day in May 2015. We were visiting the UK and staying in Oxford for a couple of days with our good friend Kath, from the blog. Big Dave and Pam and several others from the blog came to visit and we all had an enjoyable day together.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Almost a frost the last two mornings but beautiful fine days following. ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ feels to be an appropriate quote.
We found this quite tricky in places and good fun to solve. Thought we were headed for a pangram but a final count showed that we were one letter short.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A definite autumnal feeling in the air now. Getting towards the time for putting shorts and sandals away, checking up on firewood supplies and putting our clocks back an hour. The seasons do seem to race past so quickly theses days, must be something to do with getting older.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
While we are having beautiful late summer weather, the parts of the country that were devastated by cyclone Gabrielle continue to have more than their fair share of heavy rain. This is severely hindering the huge clean-up process. We feel very lucky and our hearts go out to those to the north and east of us who are really struggling.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We’re back home again after our sojourn in the South Island. We ended up being two days longer than planned as Cook Strait ferry disruptions meant we were stranded in Picton for a couple of nights. Great to catch up with family and friends in the south.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
What has happened to New Zealand’s weather! The northern half of the North Island has been inundated lately. Auckland has had 8 times as much rain as normal in January and most of it fell in one huge dollop last weekend.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have been away for a few days staying at a small town called Ohakune, very near to Mt Ruapehu in the centre of the North Island. An enjoyable family time being all together and doing bush walks and generally rambling about on the mountain.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Beautiful summer weather has returned. The same area that was hit by last week’s rogue storm Hale is about to have a brief glancing blow from one of Hale’s young relations but it is not expected to be very severe or widespread.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Many people in the northern half of the North Island have had their summer holidays cut short when tropical cyclone ‘Hale’ chose to pay us a visit before fading away. Gale force winds, torrential rain and tidal storm surges have all been part of the mix with resulting floods, land-slips, downed trees and road blockages.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Our beautiful holiday weather has continued for another week. Today, although it is still fine, it is quite windy and we are told to expect a change for the worse to be with us soon. That’s the thing about living in an island nation, you get a lot of ‘weather’, as most of you know.… Continue reading