The trip to Akaroa did not get off to a propitious start. The day started at 2:45 am. The previous 24 hours had been very unpleasant for Annie. Usually when she got sick, her nose would be runny, or she would have a cough. But this was different. This was her tummy. She did not …
There is a monster who comes to Annie’s house sometimes. He is called The Burglar. He looks a little like Daddy, except that he has a hood. He walks with his arms up, elbows bent, his fingers wiggling in front of him as if to grab an unsuspecting little girl. He doesn’t say very much. Sometimes …
We once bought a new version of our favorite biscuit (read cookie), Tim Tams, that claimed to be Choc Malt & Sticky Caramel “Slams.” Unlike a normal Tim Tam, this one had a dry chalky center and the malt flavor was overpowering. It wasn’t until a friend came to visit from Australia that we learned …
ANNIE HAS A BOYFRIEND Annie told her daddy about her boyfriend yesterday, when she was coming home from school. At first, she told her daddy that he is a secret boyfriend, but she later told her daddy more about him. His name is Isaac. She is not sure what his last name is. He has …
Duck Hunt! It’s 8:30 am on a weekday morning, the jogging push-chair we picked up from TradeMe is loaded with Cora & lunchboxes, and Annie has her rainbow gumboots on. This can mean only one thing; it’s time for a duck hunt! Yes, we are all walking to school, but deep down Annie and I …
My patient population here in New Zealand is mainly farmers and blue-collar workers. Blue collar workers are familiar to me from the US, but I’ve never worked with farmers before. I don’t know much about farming or about livestock, and this hampers me a little, in my doctoring. A patient will come in and say …
Pam’s has done it again! At first glance I thought long chips would be like extra big Pringles, but they are far thinner. They manage to have ridges and refrain from breaking even though they are about a foot long (many many centimeters?). The chilli lime flavor gave it a bit of a bite, and …
Chocolate Fingers, not to be confused with chocolate covered fingers, are a perfectly adequate biscuit to have with tea. They consist of an animal-cracker-like stick, which is covered in milk chocolate. I’d go as far as to say they’re nice. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5 stars. Annie did not give a rating, but when she did …
The family was in need of another adventure. Mommy had had a long week, working every day, and Annie was tired of not seeing her mother. Cora Rose was, too. Daddy felt the same way. They needed to spend the weekend together. So after recharging on Saturday, with pancakes and a trip to the toy …
Cora was not impressed with Disney on Ice. She had witnessed Mommy and Daddy buying the tickets, the night before the show, after Annie was fast asleep. They spent too long on the computer, agonizing over which seats to choose. Cora became irritable with them. She yelled at them until they had to stop and …
