Peter Robinson's DI Banks Series

I have just discovered the books of Peter Robinson, in particular, those centring on Detective Inspector Banks. Yes, I am probably a little slow, as the man has been writing for over twenty years and until now, he hadn't appeared on my horizon at all.

However, I have enjoyed the books of his that I have read thus far immensely, both as talking books and in kindle format.

I do love a good crime/mystery - Agatha Christie, Aline Templeton, Ruth Rendell - and as a result these suit me well.

So, if you are looking for a good read this summer, have a think about a delve into a 'police procedural' as this genre is known. Find one second-hand or borrow from friends or the library :-D

Sam

Happy New Year!

Hi there friends & neighbours!

We are having a BBQ at home on New Year's eve to celebrate the coming of 2013, starting from 5pm (you can access the map from Nelson to here in our sidebar).

Casual. Come if you can, we would love your company in joining us to mark yet another turn of the year (and if you have people or family staying with you, bring them too!). Feel free to call in for a while on the way to the next thing on your NY celebrations list.

Bring a little something for the drinks table or some snacks. If you can join us to eat, BYO dead animals & vegebabels of choice and anything else you want to share. Aiming to eat around 6.30-ish.

Roses Road people - when having a chat with the locals, can you check that everyone on the road realises this is on & it is an open invite? And let Tony & Kelly, and anyone else on the Road who doesn’t know it is on, know?

Happy New Year ;-D

Jan & Sam

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hi all,
We would like to wish all of our friends & family a merry Christmas & a happy New Year:

More news to come in the next couple of weeks. I popped a tendon on my wrist a couple of weeks ago which has held up my writing for a while.

Have a great summer!


Jan & Sam

Max Riley wins the Ernest Duncan Award!

Max Riley has just received the New Zealand national Ernest Duncan Award for 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to in-class maths teaching. The award is conferred annually by the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers.

It has gone to Max because of the work he has put into developing his school maths website, which is now used daily by maths teachers around the country under a creative commons licence, helping teachers chart a path through the bewildering maze of NCEA and curriculum standards. 

Go Max!

• Reference: Nelson Mail (5 December 2013). Maths Teaching Whiz Honoured by Peers. NZ: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 December 2013 from http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9475068/Maths-teaching-whiz-honoured-by-peers

Sam