Travelling

January has disappeared in a flurry of travel, some for work but mostly for fun.  Seems crazy but I was in all these places over a very busy three weeks .

It Begins

A small number of us were back in the office this week but we somehow managed to hang on to the slightly relaxed summer vibe. The view might have helped, or maybe not. 

The Plan

 The plan for my week off over New Year was to tackle one room a day and get some things sorted. As with all good plans it hasn’t gone that way but stuff has been sorted and most importantly, thrown out. 

There’s also been a car load delivered to the Sallies and another one planned because the downside of being a good packer is lots of things hiding in corners. 

Real Deal

 My Pōhutukawa is in full flower. Merry Christmas. 

Trees

There’s a decorating competition at work and our corner of the office is taking it very seriously. There are lights, bunting, (fake) festive fare and not one but two ‘Christmas’ trees. 

A palm tree from our Pasifika staff and a Pōhutukawa from our Māori team. 

 

Interactive Decorating

The lovely cafe down the street that has the naughty corner now has their Christmas decorations up, at perfect head height if you sit in the window. 

This was taken early enough that all the coffees were takeaway but great fun for later in the day. 

Wait Over

Remember this from a few weeks ago?

It could have been pretty much anything but turns out it’s the base for some shiny new signage