Pirates live in this cute gingerbread cottage down the road from us.
Christmas Ride
I showed up for the usual Sunday ride only to realize it was the annual Christmas ride/party. Luckily, there was a spot for me on Team Cowboys and Indians.
The goal was to ride to five different spots based on photo clues. As it turned out, they were all beaches… not a bad way to spend the morning.
Some teams were more prepared with costumes and so on. It wasn’t exactly a race, but yes it was. We weren’t last to finish, but it was still difficult to be beaten by cyclists wearing tutus and reindeer antlers.
Let there be lights!
Franklin Road in Ponsonby is THE place to see Christmas lights in Auckland. We walked the whole length of the street on Saturday night – with a few thousand other people – and it was great.
Happy Memorial Day
In memory of the men and women who have served our country in war and peace, in times of disaster and disorder. I hope they will always be there, just as I hope we can call on them less and less often.
Happy Zombie Jesus Day
from the whole pride.
I really tried to come up with a way to turn “pride” into “parade” because then I could do something with “Easter Parade.” And with those oh-so-fabulous ears, I’ve got Pride in there too! Maybe it’s how Paula Deen pronounces both pride and parade, puh-ride?
But I couldn’t find it, the elusive thread to tie it all together. I still think it’s out there, and if I could call the Daily Show writers maybe we could find it together. What a proud moment if we caught that meme, the kind of wordplay to bring the whole post back to life, worthy of celebrating with a ticker tape…
Or else the joke wouldn’t work, it might really lay a big multicolored egg.
Brattleboro Adventure – the Auckland Edition 