Posts by Hebe
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Islander,
Yes! I have emailed.
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Lilith __,
I think he was 'visioning', which is a good thing in the right time and place. I'm too tired for a vision, even a for a think, and most people I know are the same. While the pollies are busy inspiring themselves, I'm planning a holiday for the tribe. A long one; by a warm beach, with good food, a pile of books and games.
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Nah, town or Spreydon are deemed near enough. I visited the new Peterborough Street library a few days ago and instantly fell in love: the Killeen artwork outside, the huge variety of journals and magazines, the free wifi and more. It's a cross-country trip to reach, though Kilmore St opening should help us.
Life will look better next month when the St Martins New World returns.
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Lilith __,
a decision on the fate of the Sumner library before June next year
And my beautiful South Library's fate will be decided by December. That is not actually doing anything, mind. That is just _deciding what to do._I have promised myself not to swear on PA , but don't they realise that the loss of the South Library is the tipping point for a lot of people in south Chch. There is fuck all else in the way of community facilities left open apart from the parks. On the up side, a lot of the Port Hills tracks are okay now.
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Hard News: A long way yet, in reply to Lilith __,
Coastal Pathway good. We like this.
I do too. The council has seen sense at last on this one. Maybe they are planning to hook the path to the not-yet-promised Avon river park corridor that could take in the riverside red zone that Russell traversed. Then you could bike/walk from the Square to Scarborough and Taylors Mistake.
About six years ago Philip Carter wanted to create a similar walkway to the Coastal Pathway as a tribute to his late mother -- the council turned him down.
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Brownlee is giving a 'state of the recovery" speech tomorrow first thing: I wonder what he will come up with to neuter the "two years of it" protest (this coming Tuesday September 4 is two years since the 7.1)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7581782/Brownlee-to-give-state-of-recovery-talk
Will we get an Avon River Park, or will that barrel of pork be saved until the general election? Will we get an Ecan we can vote for? Will we get a say in our city's recovery?
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Up Front: Choice, Bro, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Everyday that I watch question time , I end up screaming at politicians who just don't want to listen to me. I can't understand why ;)
Nothing to do with the vote: Sometimes they are forced to listen to the voice of the people: one of my fond memories of my twins' toddlerhood was an MP talking on his cell to a Cabinet minister in the corner of our living room. He was cowering while the boys in their high chairs roared "Quiet" at him and pelted him with chop bones for interrupting the Wiggles DVD.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Oh yes please. In the past in Christchurch I have found they mostly grow easily as long as they are sheltered from wind. In Wellington we had huge mamaku by the rubbish bins, but they tend to get frosted down here unless you can find a very sheltered spot; even then it's a shade too cold and they are not as lush. Ponga and wheki seem to go okay, silver ferns under tree cover.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
a weed in our garden. Bloody Pongas
Bloody ponga indeed! Swap you the ponga infestation for the bloody daisies. Here I am lusting after the pricey ponga down here for putting in my garden, and plotting wholesale daisy carnage. and you up there the reverse.
I like weed-type rampant flowering plants: borage, nasturtiums, daisies, phacelia, marigolds, echinacea. These all have the great plus of bee-friendliness; I'm planting lots of bee-and butterfly hosts this year and a native bush out in the front yard. Last year was a write-off garden-wise because we were initially told our house would be picked up, moved down the backyard (flattening everything ) and moved back when repiling was done. Now the plan is to repair in situ thank goodness, so yay there is a point to gardening again!
This week, according to the moon calendar was the best time for planting so I have been in the sun planting trays of organic tomato seeds: Tigerella, Gardeners Delight, Black Krim, Marmande (from the very wonderful Franchi Seeds), Tommy Toe, Roma. And flowers and Italian cooking thyme.
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Up Front: Choice, Bro, in reply to Keir Leslie,
The two Chch MPs against were NZ First, I think.
Winston's stance on this is super scummy.They are. I would call Win First's stance "weaselly" rather than scummy.