Keeping Up With KB

Whitesnake had to take a day off work, travel all the way into Auckland City, hang around for ages, only to be told that the defendant's interpreter didn't turn up so he'll have to come back and do it all again in a few months. Arrggggggggggggg!

The weather has been crazy recently and we had a tornado rip through the North Shore of Auckland recently. One person died and many were injured. Tornadoes aren't common in NZ and with the recent earthquakes in Christchurch, it makes me wonder what on earth is going on with the weather these days.

This is sounding like a depressing post so I'm trying to think of something positive to end with. I know, Whitesnake is the best and I love him to pieces. Speaking of which, he just called me to ask me to pick him up from the railway station and then we're going to treat ourselves to a yummy lunch . That sounds heavenly!

See you later
Love KB
xxx

P.S. Our recipe today on our joint blog is...roast capsicum 

Keeping Up With KB and Weekend Walkabout

Keeping Up With KB

Do you remember how I said I'd had enough of hearing about The Royal Wedding? Well, I spent Saturday afternoon watching the replay and I enjoyed every minute, I even shed a few tears.

Just when I felt I was getting relaxed and all was well with the world, a couple of crappy things have turned up on the agenda for this week. Arrggggg, Whitesnake is attending to one of the crappy things as we speak but we have to head to court later in the week in relation to a previous matter. Bloody criminals, why can't they behave themselves for five minutes? Not only do we have to go to court but we have to go into the city this time. Rush hour traffic, expensive parking and no idea how long we will have to hang around. Double arrggggggggggg! Righto, that's my rant over. I'll leave you with our Walkabout pics...


Welcome to Weekend Walkabout, a place to share and explore the different corners of our world.

Yesterday, we visited Eastern Beach...it was sooooo windy. Followed by a drink and a pizza at the pub. I see a pattern here...our Walkabouts usually end with a visit to the pub:)

Walkabout is a phrase which means to walk around and explore with no specific destination in mind. Have you been walkabout anywhere interesting this week? If so, post your story or pictures to your blog, leave a comment here and a link to your post on our Linky and Whitesnake or KB will come take a look. Don't forget to put a link to Weekend Walkabout so others can find us and join in the fun.

See you tomorrow
Love KB
xxx

Billy Straight by Jonathan Kellerman

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One of my goals this year is to read more books. You can read my reviews and find out where you can purchase the books I've read this year here...KB's Bookshelf.

My car full of books..it's a long story

It took me a couple of chapters before I realised I'd read this one before. I kept reading though because I couldn't remember what happened in the end. Another blonde moment. Anyway, I'm glad I did because I enjoyed just as much the second time.

A young boy witnesses a murder, but who will find him first...the cops or the killer? It's another fast-paced thriller from Kellerman, with some very undesirable characters and an extremely believable heroine. Didn't enjoy it as much as his books from the Delaware series but still definitely worth a read

Are you reading anything interesting besides my blog?

In other news...all is well here, it's really hot outside again. Whitesnake and I have just been on a trip to our District Court, last time we went it was quite scary but this time not so much. The lady we dealt with was lovely and very efficient. Also, her office had aircon which actually worked. I could have stayed in there all day. Righto, I'm outta here. Be good to each other.

See you tomorrow for Simply Delish...yikes, I better go find a recipe quick.

Love KB
xxx

CALLING ALL BEER WENCHES

CALLING ALL BEER WENCHES

An advertisement placed on NZ website - Trade Me, for a midget or large chested woman has caused quite a stir. The men who placed the ad, were searching for a beer wench to fetch them cold drinks while they attended the Rugby World Sevens in Wellington. The successful applicant would have to wear an outfit picked out by the men and be paid in cuddles and shoulder lifts. The site received eleven applications before it was removed because of complaints.

Now, where did I put my CV? NOT

COURT UPDATE

The court ruled in my favour, woohoo! I knew I was in the right all along but it's nice to see it in writing. Also, this means I'll get my $250 excess back. The other driver has to pay my insurance company for damages and the Judge said I could not have avoided the accident and was not contributory negligent. I say again...WOOHOO! What a relief to have that sorted.

SPEAKING OF DRIVING...

The average person spends 2 weeks of their life waiting for a traffic light to change.

BOOKS READ THIS MONTH

1 The Dark Tower - The Drawing Of The Three - Stephen King

Oh bugga, I guess this should be titled BOOK read this month. Better luck next month KB.

IN OTHER NEWS

I went to the supermarket to purchase some Kiwi Fruit but the only ones I could find were grown in Italy. WTF? For those who don't know, Kiwi is a slang term for New Zealander and I live in NZ. You'd think it would be easy to find a home grown Kiwi Fruit.

Bye for now.

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT...NEVER AGAIN, I HOPE

I went to court for the first time yesterday. Steve and I set off early because neither of us knew what the parking situation would be like. Basically, there wasn't any! There's this huge new building with about 20 car parks. Luckily, we found a park over at the shopping centre and headed off to court.

I felt very intimidated while I was there. I've never seen so many guards in one place. Both Steve and I felt overdresses in our 'good clothes'. Most of the public there were dressed in shorts and jandals (thongs, flip flops). I felt really out of place as most of the other people there were Maori or Islanders.

As most of you are aware I have suffered from panic attacks in the past. I didn't feel too bad considering I had to wait for a while in a crowded area with a lack of fresh air. I was hanging on to my bag for dear life (my over active imagination tellin me I was probably in the presence or murders, rapists and thieves). I'm really glad Steve was with me, I wouldn't have wanted to be there alone.

The thing that unnerved me the most was how comfortable everyone else looked. Like they hung out there everyday. They was a family of children sitting across from me. The eldest (who looked like she needed babysitting herself), playing cards with her sisters and appearing as happy as if she were sitting in her front room.

The hearing wasn't too bad. There was myself, Steve, the other driver, a representative from my insurance company and the judge. My heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest when I had to explain the events in my words but I calmed down after that. The judge will make his decision and advise us within the week. All that worrying and laying awake at night for something that lasted no more than 15 mins.

I'm happy it's over and done with and I managed to get through it OK. And as Mum said, this time last year, I was feeling so anxious, I probably would have ran out the door.

I don't have much else to report this week. I had my hair chopped off earlier in the week. Feels good to have all that straw ( I mean hair) off my neck in this hot weather.

That's all folks!