John's Blog
It was a nice looking day, slightly cloudy and very calm. Our family does not get together as often as we’d like, two of us work shifts at the hospital, one is a fulltime student who will gain her nursing qualification in about another year, she’s a mother...John's Blog
Making holes in things. I use my two cordless drills a lot when boatbuilding, one for pilot holes and the other as a powered screwdriver. I have a friend who was an electrical engineer in the Merchant Navy and he tells me that if these had been around he’d still be...John's Blog
Out in the shed,I’m not doing well today, dog tired in spite of a sleep in, off to the Doc today for my monthly visit so I’m taking it quietly and am sitting here annoying you instead of working.Its been a long time since I built a boat, I’ve got started on...John's Blog
Back to school. Photos by Justine Leigh. A couple of years back I had the great privilege of teaching part time at Massey University, Auckland New Zealand. At first I was just there for the occasional presentation on a given subject, then I got a 6 week paper to...John's Blog
Not far away from where I live is a village called Hobbiton. Some of you will know of it, I read the book when I was about 10 or so, every few years read it again and it never pales. Its the outdoor set for the movie, the inn, the stone bridge, the Hobbitt...
