Posts by Carol Stewart
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Capture: The Castle, in reply to Tim Michie,
I believe the Albert Park foral clock’s hands were removed as people would attempt to ride the hands, damaging the mech.
Inspired by The 39 Steps maybe?
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Just putting sitzpinkler out there as it's a word that deserves wider usage ..
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OnPoint: Because Statistical Rigour, in reply to Russell Brown,
On the subject of 'failing in writing':
Within a short space of time, my Year 8 lad received the following assessments of his writing:
'Below expectations' from one teacher.
'At expectations' from another teacher a short while later (having moved schools/cities).
And a Distinction pass in the ICAS exam for writing run by the University of New South Wales.It makes me really, really angry. I'm not for a moment suggesting that we should be looking to some overseas system for validation, but just pointing out the wild inconsistencies. And it was horrible to see the confidence sapping effects of that poor assessment.
Meanwhile the Press wades in with more obnoxious sniping at the profession.
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Hard News: Christchurch: Is "quite good"…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
It also requires a lot of commercial sponsorship and doesn't seem to ever make a profit.
I thought it was the only major stadium in the country that did run surpluses.
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Busytown: “Glory! Glory! There’s the salt!”, in reply to Robyn Gallagher,
Robyn - a couple of personal favourites to recommend:
Kaitangata Twitch
Awesome Aotearoa - a collaboration between MM and Trace Hodgson resulting in a very funny and inspired NZ history for young readers. With the added recommendation that it offended Radio Rhema. Heh. -
Busytown: “Glory! Glory! There’s the salt!”, in reply to JacksonP,
Mahyem is fabulous. Kind of a synonym of rumbustification. Love your photo too.
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Busytown: “Glory! Glory! There’s the salt!”, in reply to Jolisa,
Midnight last night must have been Mahy-time on the internet
The Midnight People? MM would have approved!
We need a new adjective - an equivalent of Dickensian or Shakesperian - Mahian? That one sounds a bit like an entry on the geological timescale.
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She knows she’s inherited this beauty from her unknown father, about whom her eccentric single mother won’t speak
I also love the way many of her stories have this gorgeous subtext in celebrating diversity, eccentricity and people on the fringes, overturning stereotypes.
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Muse: OPEN HOUSE: Margaret Mahy, The…, in reply to Danielle,
Danielle, that little excerpt from The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate just choked me up as well. We love that story so much.
Other favourites - The Summery Saturday Morning. which is so quintessentially Lyttelton harbour. And Kaitangata Twitch, which my 13 year old lad has been obsessed with, and which was turned into a wonderful TV series as well. -
Hard News: Who'd have thought?, in reply to chris,
My lad's intermediate school uniform consists of thin cotton shorts for winter. Luckily they get to wear a voluminous polarfleece jumper which covers their nether regions if not their legs.
I don't understand it either. Must be something to do with this Character, which Lucy refers to.