Conor & Ildica's Place 2010-03-07T23:59:21Z Stuff from Conor & Ildica, mostly revolving around life with Evie & Ruairi tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1 Movable Type Copyright (c)2010 Chinese Lantern Festival 2010-03-07T23:59:21Z 2010-03-07T23:59:11Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.471 We headed along to the Chinese Lantern Festival in Victoria Square, which seems to get bigger and bigger every year.  Plenty of food stalls, plenty of people, and not surprisingly, plenty of lanterns.  We didn’t stay until completely dark, with... conor We headed along to the Chinese Lantern Festival in Victoria Square, which seems to get bigger and bigger every year.  Plenty of food stalls, plenty of people, and not surprisingly, plenty of lanterns.  We didn’t stay until completely dark, with the kids getting a bit tired and cool as the temperature dropped, but very enjoyable; a hot-chocolate and a wander past the Chalice in Cathedral Square rounded things off nicely.  The “Face Changer” was a particularly impressive performer on the stage in Victoria Square!

]]> More Twilight racing 2010-03-05T00:49:50Z 2010-03-05T00:48:38Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.470 "No summary given" conor
]]> <![CDATA[On the way to work…]]> 2010-03-02T22:22:34Z 2010-03-02T22:22:28Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.469 "No summary given" conor
]]> Ellesmere Sunset 2010-03-02T06:08:49Z 2010-03-01T01:31:29Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.468 A quick trip round to Lake Ellesmere for a potential sunset and a bit of sketching. We left it a bit late, making it a bit rushed when we got there, but still pleasant, and still enough time for Sheila... conor A quick trip round to Lake Ellesmere for a potential sunset and a bit of sketching. We left it a bit late, making it a bit rushed when we got there, but still pleasant, and still enough time for Sheila to get a quick sketch in by moonlight.

]]> Digger-tastic! 2010-02-22T03:29:02Z 2010-02-22T03:28:55Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.467 A whole weekend of playing with diggers! First the Trimble Sandpit Open Day, and then a mini-hex up at Castle Hill. Big boys toys!... conor A whole weekend of playing with diggers! First the Trimble Sandpit Open Day, and then a mini-hex up at Castle Hill. Big boys toys!

]]> 8 logs down 2010-02-18T08:38:10Z 2010-02-18T08:20:25Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.466 Great progress down at Natural Log Homes, with the house up to the 8th log. Still a fair way to go with 2 more log rounds to go on, plus a fair bit of detail to finish off including supporting... conor Great progress down at Natural Log Homes, with the house up to the 8th log. Still a fair way to go with 2 more log rounds to go on, plus a fair bit of detail to finish off including supporting logs, window cut-outs, flyways, etc.

Lounge window from NW From staircase towards kitchen From hall entrance towards lounge
Bedrooms/bathroom/mudroom area Bunk/mud-room windows from SW Bedroom & hallway arch
]]> Weekend activities 2010-02-14T20:11:16Z 2010-02-14T20:11:10Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.465 Ruairi had a trip to Clip N Climb with his friend Cara from kindy (including deciding he wanted to jump the Leap of Faith!), and we had to run to keep up with the kids on their bikes on a... conor Ruairi had a trip to Clip N Climb with his friend Cara from kindy (including deciding he wanted to jump the Leap of Faith!), and we had to run to keep up with the kids on their bikes on a "stroll" round Hansen park!

]]> Boys Day Out 2010-02-17T21:03:38Z 2010-02-14T19:20:54Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.464 A boys day out at the Air Force Museum Open Day with Grandpa Mike. Enjoyable short air display with the Air Force parachute team jumping out of a Hercules, plus 2 Iroquois helicopters and a Harvard.... conor A boys day out at the Air Force Museum Open Day with Grandpa Mike. Enjoyable short air display with the Air Force parachute team jumping out of a Hercules, plus 2 Iroquois helicopters and a Harvard.

Escape
]]> More Wednesday night racing 2010-02-12T01:01:57Z 2010-02-12T01:01:52Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.463 Lots of fun.  Overcast evening, smaller crew, but all of us found it an unexpectedly enjoyable evening to be out.  Close racing with the crew on Wildwood, and some nice shots of American Pie and Backlash.... conor Lots of fun.  Overcast evening, smaller crew, but all of us found it an unexpectedly enjoyable evening to be out.  Close racing with the crew on Wildwood, and some nice shots of American Pie and Backlash.

American Pie American Pie Flying Machine Backlash
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Backlash Backlash Berwick Flying Machine
]]> Ildica at Castle Hill 2010-02-07T21:28:48Z 2010-02-07T20:32:14Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.461 Ildica at Castle Hill... conor
Ildica at Castle Hill
]]> Bealey River 2010-02-10T02:03:16Z 2010-02-07T20:24:28Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.460 conor Fantastic short tramp up the Bealey River, Arthurs Pass National Park, with Shane, Bernadette, Lauren & Ella. Crystal clear water (albeit cold), warm rocks for rock-hopping, hot sun, good company, what more could you want?

]]> Brighton Kites 2010-02-10T02:31:42Z 2010-01-31T21:50:33Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.459 The New Brighton Kite Day couldn't have been luckier with the weather; mostly cloudless, steady sea-breeze (not too cold), and an amazing array of kites on show too.... conor The New Brighton Kite Day couldn't have been luckier with the weather; mostly cloudless, steady sea-breeze (not too cold), and an amazing array of kites on show too.

]]> Day race towards Spencer Park 2010-02-10T02:33:42Z 2010-01-31T21:42:50Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.458 conor Summer finally came through on a weekend, with plans for a race from Lyttelton up to a mark off Spencer Park and back. Onboard were the Trevs, Russell, Dennis, Lindsay & myself. Although the wind died away after we got out of the harbour (and thus an agreed abandonment of the intention to sail to Spencer Park), we had some fantastic sailing in and out of the harbour, under a big sky, and with a few Hectors dolphins for company from time to time.

]]> Woolshed Creek Tramp 2010-02-10T02:34:29Z 2010-01-28T21:41:14Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.457 conor The kids first "proper" overnight tramp to Woolshed Creek Hut on the Mt. Somers Sub-alpine walkway in south Canterbury. We brought along a couple of extra Sherpas who seemed to enjoy the experience too. Had a little bit of everything, sun, wind, cloud, including a reminder of a) how wet the inside of a cloud is, and b) how quickly the weather can change in the mountains. 5 kms each way, plus 400m of ascent, and the kids did brilliantly, especially Ruairi whose legs are somewhat shorter than everybody else's.

]]> Kawarau Bungy 2010-02-10T02:35:49Z 2010-01-21T21:23:35Z tag:www.ildica.com,2010://1.455 conor We stopped for lunch at Kawarau Bungy on the way between Te Anau & Tekapo, and watched a few “bungers” (?).  The kids were very interested and soon considered themselves expert at identifying potential “dunkers”.  Evie seems slightly open to the idea of doing one, so we said we’d give her a bungy jump for her 10th birthday!

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