Posts by Jackie Clark
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This morning something happened which I initially thought was very amusing, and then a friend pointed out how indicative it was of the ill treatment that our Ruby had known very early in her life. And she's right. We are still working on The Behavioural Issues which are the legacy of that treatment, but we are largely, I think, past them, apart from the odd outbreak or two that tells us just how damaged she has been by some bastard, or other. (To which end, a muzzle has been deployed. Looks ugly, makes people laugh when she tries to pick up balls or sticks with it on, but hey, you do what you have to to make your beloveds safe). Anyway, here's the video of what I thought at first was so funny. It seems small - she can't get down the steps because she's afraid - but it speaks to her general fear, which is now much lessened, and how scary some very simple things in life are for her.
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This morning, it being a very doggy weekend in this household what with canine houseguests and all, we undertook a lovely expedition to our now favourite place in Auckland, Kakamatua Beach. Of course. Where I took a wholly unexpectedly beautiful photo of a very beautiful young woman, the daughter of my friend, kicking up her heels.
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Hard News: Friday Music (on a Thursday):…, in reply to Robyn Gallagher,
I loved Sharon O'Neill. To young women at the time, me anyway, she evoked glamour and cool and elegance of a very down to earth variety. Shark tooth earrings were the height of sophistication.
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Capture: Someone, Somewhere, In Summertime, in reply to Bruce Buckman,
The gals were telling me last night - and Fabulous Cat too! It really pisses me off the way the Council do that. There's been some truly wonderful art on that water tower over the last 12 yrs, and they bloody paint over all of it, the Philistines.
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What a glorious summer it’s been all things considered. This morning, Miss Ruby and I went to Mangere Mountain. There were rabbits in them thar hills – we could see them but the dogs for some reason had no idea they were there. And to top it all off, we had an icecream at the Strawberry Farm on McKenzie Rd. Lovely. And those of you who know Ruby's story and have been part of her journey - that would be Sache and Lilith, amongst others - will know that this last photo is the most important. I'm always reasonably careful about taking her around large groups of people because she can get a bit stressed, but she's much more relaxed about such things now. She had people passing her by in great numbers, and didn't flicker an eyelash.
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Hard News: The Next Act, in reply to Hilary Stace,
I quite liked the way Holmes died very publicly, on his own terms. Good to see the process of dying normalised.
Me too. People were horrified, some were I know, at that interview. I thought, good for him. That's what dying looks like.
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I'd have loved to see a copy of this book. This is the Auckland of my childhood. Though I was brought up in Takapuna, and lived there until I was 18, in 1982, the central city and surrounds were a place I was much familiar with.
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I love Waitangi Day. I love that there's still unrest and protest because it keeps us honest. I love that it's also a holiday because you can never get too many of those. I spent the large part of yesterday with dogs and one of my favourite people. The rest of the day was spent in a dark room, lying down. So all in all, a perfect day.
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Hard News: The Next Act, in reply to Russell Brown,
I liked her final comment "Pay your debts on time".
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I thought his last interview was lovely - I have seen many people very near death, so I knew he wouldn't last too much longer, and if he invoked god or anything else, that's for him, and him alone. Janet McIntyre was obviously deeply affected by talking to him, and I felt sad for her. It's very hard seeing someone you have known so obviously on their last legs. I was never a huge admirer of the man, but I don't think you had to be to recognise that he was one of a kind - for all his flaws, and mistakes, and dreadful doings, he was a genuinely important person in the story of recent broadcasting in this country. I was sad for his family when he died - such large personalities are often thought of as immortal by family and friends. I recognise that.
