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July 27, 2009

Bob Marley & The Wailers at Porters

Dorje grew some dreads for the day and headed to Porters with Trevor, Marcus (Mr. Stylish) & myself for a great day out in the snow.  Loads of sun, little wind, some great snow on & off piste, and some fantastic views from the top towards Lake Coleridge, the Wilberforce & Rakaia watersheds, and further afield.

Posted by conor at 9:56 AM

July 24, 2009

Metric version of the trusty Boyd Glühwein recipe

Wine (bottles) 1 2 3 4* 5
Water (ml) 350 700 1050 1400 1750
Ground nutmeg
(level teaspoon)		 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25
Cinnamon (cm) 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5
Cloves 2 4 6 8 10
Granulated sugar (g) 140 280 420 560 700
Lemons 1 2 3 4 5

* I use the quantity for 4 if I’m doing enough for a cheapo cask of wine.

Posted by conor at 8:44 PM

Went to see Slava’s Snowshow last night… Stunning…

It’s currently on at the Isaac Theatre Royal.  Definitely, definitely, definitely worth seeing if it comes to a theatre near you.

Posted by conor at 9:34 AM

July 20, 2009

First ski lesson for Evie

Evie and I took an exploratory trip up to Porters ski field yesterday to check it out and for Evie to have a ski lesson and see what she thought. She got a bit frustrated with her skis not doing what they were told a couple of times, and there was a very biting wind blowing but, all in all, a very successful first day, starting at 6.30am with "Dad, Dad, wake up, it's time to go, and I'm already in my ski clothes..."

Posted by conor at 9:54 AM

"View" from the lounge

After Evie and I checked out Porters ski field, we called in to Castle Hill village in the hope of having a chat with the Boulds who’ve spent the last 25 years or so lovingly working on their log home up there.  It was great to see their place, and get some more ideas that we can maybe incorporate into ours.  I took a wintry photo of the view NW from the “lounge” on our section, and a nice shot of the Castle Hill basin from up on the Porters access road.  

Posted by conor at 9:53 AM