Blue skies and cash-for-votes

Another lovely day in Edmonton. As I write this, we are sitting outside having just finished hamburgers for dinner (supper for those who reside in Canada). It's 7:30pm, and it's still light, with little cloud. Sonia and Kirsten are looking through old photo albums catching up on what's happened over the years.

This afternoon we had a relaxing time sitting outside while the wives snoozed and the kids played with the neighbours.

Last night we walked outside and could see the stars clearly - a wonderfully clear sky at night. Looking off in the distance there are some clouds gathering now, so I guess we will see what happens with the weather tomorrow.

DJ (kitten) has now been returned to the mother-in-law's place, so Kenya (think mature madam of the house) is back to ruling the roost. She no longer needs to hide on top of the fridge.

The NZ Herald has an interesting article today, with the Prime Minister telling the MPs that it's never acceptable to accept money for services. Is NZ now so bad that something so obvious needs to be explained? You can see the article here. Interestingly it's Sharples and Harawira whose names are mentioned in the article. For once I have to agree with Helen Clark - her comment that this is just common sense. This goes to show a lack of that trait within NZ politics.