Kids just love to play--that's why I am a kid!

That is a very misleading heading. It was just a ploy to grab your attention. If you have stopped reading, then I have failed! Today is the first of two whereby a teacher mate of mine and I took 14 wonderful young ladies from James Cook High School to the Servilles Hair dressing school. Their behaviour and enthusiasm was exemplary. Many, out host and mentor was so welcoming, how could the students feel anything but included and respected. Mandy had the students so involved in the activities, that time just flew by. They learned how to wash and condition hair, create clever pony tails along with some other secrets of the trade. Tomorrow they get to have their hair done, along with the two staff. God knows what is in stall for me. With a wedding to attend, I suspect that it may be 'dramatic! I can't wait for day two. Here are some pictures of me fooling around and the surrounding buildings. OH---I chucked in a few of Perdy too. I bet she would love to have her 'hair done with all the extras. Can I bring her in, Mandy? www.authorneilcoleman.com

It's all about the stick.

Yes Perdy will chase anything.  Sticks, eels  and balls.

OMG.

Which one is Perdy? They all look so innocent.

Sunday

It's all about the pumice stones.

South Korea---glad to see you back!

I have missed seeing South Korea in my reading list. You were amongst my most avid readers, then you disappeared. It's not as if I was writing hard-hitting blogs about you---no, I reserved that for the 'Dear Leader' to the north. SK is one of my favourite countries and proof of that can be found in my purchases. I love my Samsung phone and TV and my car is a Hyundai. Yes, I would love to visit SK---not so sure about your neighbour of course! Now---how about you purchasing from NZ---my book, ROSKILL. It is a hard hitting story of what can happen when a parent 'does what he tells his children not to do! Just follow the links from my website and either order the hard-copy or the EBook version. Please share this post with your friends and 'like my ROSKILL page on Face Book. www.authorneilcoleman.com

My artistic day with plenty of 'sustaining gourmet delights.'

Today began with a quick trip to the 'Bay' with Perdy to see if the much vaunted new cycle/walk bridge had been installed in the middle of the night. Voila---it had. Now we need to wait patiently for the remainder of the bay enhancement programme (NZ$28 million)to be completed. Perdy and I then headed to Doug's where after a quick cuppa and a slice of his delightful cake, we set about drilling holes in pumice and threading the 'stones' onto fishing line. Yeah, I know--not necessarily artistic but with the addition of a few shells collected from special places, we were both happy with the results. Perdy 'helped' and then resumed her endless search for the elusive possum. All that's needed now--a visit to the Gypsy Fair and a feed of NZ Green Lipped mussels and a small helping of chicken stew, cooked gently in the oven. Perdy of course had yet another walk. What's she doing now? Why--she's crashed on the bed! www.authorneilcoleman.com

Feedback needed re Windows 8.1!

OK---Time for some real feedback. On several occasions, I have attempted to install Windows 8.1 on my newish Toshiba Lap Top. Each time it has made the computer slow, not downloading completely many of the sites or material that I want to access plus a few other issues. I get annoyed about this and generally solve it by restoring the older version and peace resumes in my house. I am thinking that, maybe I have not completed the process of downloading the 8.1 version--well that is the message I keep getting now, with the instruction to click OK and then waiting while the computer restarts several times and not to use it for at least 40 minutes while the 'stuff' happens.' Now--- get over your derisive thoughts about me and my feeble attempts and give me some real feedback. Keep your language 'kindly.' I am of an age that sometimes precludes sensible actions re computers!. www.authorneilcoleman.com