Its been a year since moving into the new flat, and that meant that I was able to get gardening much earlier. After harvesting the last of the peas and pumpkins and removing the dead or dying remains of the plants I neglected the gardens for the winter. September I weeded the hardy winter weeds…
Category: hobbies
Being more eclectic
I was thinking about the purpose of my blog and why I have one. I came to the conclusion that it is similar to the reason behind why I’m a teacher; because I want to share with others the things around me which bring me enjoyment (well, maybe not all parts of all teaching subjects…
My ex-Pokémon Card Collection
When you’ve been in a flat for several years you gather up a lot of kipple. Some of it is new and some is kipple which you have been holding on to since your previous flats, going all the way back to when you first move out of home. Eventually you decide its time to…
Garden bragging
Last year I moved flats in late spring and the new flat that I’m in has some small garden beds. Sadly they had plants already growing in them but my landlord said I could have free reign over them as long as I left their cumquat tree alone. So I went at it!
Where can a Kiwi get some Zoids?
Living in New Zealand, purchasing reasonably priced Zoids from a legitimate seller has its challenges since there are so few stores on our shores which stock kits of any brand. If you want to buy from over seas, the shipping costs alone are horrendous, and with the 15% GST added on to major online retailers,…
Isolation day 33: Gendered Hobby Stereotypes
I have lots of different hobbies, some of which I spend more time doing than others. However, there are some of my hobbies which are stereotyped as ‘for women’ or ‘or men’. While I may be an introvert at heart (as shown by many of my hobbies being individual rather than group activities), and I…
Isolation day 14: Wow, has it really been 2 weeks already?
This morning my partner and I were discussing what we missed most while New Zealand is under the Level 4 Response level to COVID-19. He misses fast food, particularly sushi, and we are down to our last 4 frozen pieces of KFC chicken. I, on the other hand, have been relishing this isolation after a…
Isolation day 5: Finished something
This was a big papercraft. 40cm tall and requiring 26 pages of printing. It was one of the trickier ones I have built too as all of the mane spikes need to converge at the back of the head so I had to rely on the build video to guide me during that part of…
Unboxing Liger Zero Marking Plus
My new Zoids have finally arrived! Shipping to New Zealand cost as much as another whole Liger in and of itself, but it is still a lot better than the $160 price tag the cheapest store has (that’s approx €93, ¥11300, $105USD, you get the idea). I apologise for the potato photos. Of course I…
My favourite Papercraft Sites
I like Pokémon, a lot. So I enjoyed making papercrafts of them.
Eclectic Hobbies 