Memories of Dad in far off lands.

Yes, it is impossible to avoid memories of my dad, Arthur Weldon, even in the Auckland Museum. I wonder if he tested the paint quality on this one :

And just a week or so later in MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) reminders of Karen's dad, Allan Gore. I remember Allan spending hundreds of hours on his Sinclair Spectrum (I even spotted Manic Miner amongst the program cassettes - always a favourite) :

Auckland Domain

A trip to the museum provide three or so hours of interest, a display of "wearable art" and a chance to put our own creation up on the wall :

Auckland 2015

Lots of beer with outbursts of sight seeing...

Quake

Magnitude of the earthquake is being reported between 3.4 to 3.6 up around Salmon Inlet.

8.12pm 3.5 Hello.....

We were watching the Walking Dead, it was 8.12pm and we both heard what sounded like distant thunder, but it became louder. Then the side of the house started to shake a little and then the whole house had a little shimmy, doors and windows rattled for a second or so. Our first bona-fide earthquake.

Let go of my Lego

I've been collecting Lego for a while, for no apparent reason. So, we've decided to sort it out and get rid of it. Here's young Karen, sitting in front of the telly, playing with her Lego...