The weather has changed overnight, as expected. Today is raining, but as we used to say "We badly need the rain". We haven't had substantial rain here for about two months; other parts of New Zealand have had torrential rain, but here in Christchurch we are in a rainshadow, protected from the west by the Southern Alps, from the South by Banks Peninsula. All the outdoorsy things I had planned are now put on hold, but at least I have managed to get some of the winter tidyup done. The rain is a good excuse for being lazy!

Since I was here last, some things have changed on Blogger. I am now expected to log on to Google if I want to share pictures, but there is a work-around. My heart would sink when I was working, and asked customers what their email was when they couldn't get into their sites. Google requires such a tedious proof of identity, a bit like the IRD tax system. I can understand it for tax, but for socials - nah. I love the question "Are you a robot?". Of course any self-respecting robot would say no!

                                                    
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