Month: August 2007

Photo courtesy of New Zealand Herald.

Eleanor and I went outside briefly to take a look, but it was windy, cold and cloudy, so the enthusiasm to stay outside was low. We saw the moon when it was a partial eclipse without the added colour.
That is the trouble with winter. Plenty of darkness to enjoy the sky but too cold.

Eleanor’s last netball game of the season was on Saturday, and she finally enjoyed victory. It was the team’s second win of the season, though she had missed the other one as we were on the big trip up north. It was a good game to watch, competitive and balanced. Eleanor played well. The final score I think was 14-10. So now she is away from the team sports for a few months, unless her netball passion is so great that she plays indoor during the summer.
Joe was not so successful with regard to the team, but apparently played a good game himself with plenty of big tackles and ball carrying efforts. This was acknowledged with a few parental pats on the back after the match. Nice one! Only one more game before the parents enjoy six weeks off before the summer season kicks off.

Last weekend we went to see some action from the bard, as laid on by the RSC, with the top notch bods being imported.
Most well known was Ian McKellen playing the lead in King Lear. The fool was played by Sylvester McCoy, known for playing the Doctor. We bought the not so cheap tickets months ago, and did some homework before going, checking out the plot. We have never seen Lear before or read it. Though the tickets were pricey we had seat as far at the back of the upper circle as it is possible to go. We could still see and hear the action, but with all those bodies, and consequent heat, it was very hot at the back. As such, concentration was hard to maintain at ties and Sara had a period of eye closure.
I enjoyed the play, though quite complicated, and with lots to follow.
Despite being so far from the stage we were still able to get a good view of Lear’s man piece when in his madness he throws off his clothes. Quite remarkable!

At long last Isaac loses a tooth. Much awaited, and pleased all around. Isaac last one in class to do the honours. Parents can stop worrying about rare case of absent secondary dentition, and having to pay for tooth implants.