3 New Discoveries

1. Ghosts
I don't mean that I don't believe in them but to live in a medieval town where they have been countless sightings is rather unnerving. In fact, I chanced upon a book about that very topic only to flip to the page where there have been reports about the *ahem* haunting the at very bookstore I was in. So anyway.....there's a point in this long winded explanation. I met up with a couple of good friends over the weekend and one of them mentioned that one of the two buildings in the photo above is haunted. It is in fact, written in every employee's contract that it is strictly forbidden to work late. In this case, ignorance is bliss...........!!








2. Antique market
Riiiiight, let's move along lest I scare myself s**tless writing this post. I stumbled upon the antique market which is held every so often on High St. I've always been strangely drawn to French style furniture but the trouble is, they're prohibitively expensive in New Zealand.  Perhaps it's a product of reading Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. And hubby's style, unfortunately, is polar opposites to mine. Modern, sharp edges..... pfffffft.

3. Khan Academy
A friend of mine suggested that I tap into the infinite YouTube videos from Khan Academy, a not for profit organization which change the way we educate children. His stuff is a lifesaver. Salman Khan, a former hedge fund analyst started these videos as a supplement to his tutorials for his cousins but his popularity grew and grew and grew. He teaches math, science (from Year 1 to adult), history and finance in such an entertaining, creative and easy to understand manner that the kids don't even know that they're studying. I'm generally a calm chameleon but have a tendency to metamorphose into a fire breathing dragon when helping Lil L with her homework. So yup, using these videos help keep the home from turning into a battleground.