This week has been pretty stressful but I still want to keep my blog going. I know from experience once I start slipping, it will turn into a land slide in no time flat and that would mean the beginning of the end.
So I went through my image files and found this one here to describe the current situation. It shows the most important thing in any New Zealander’s tool box. A piece of No 8 fencing wire. It is said a true New Zealander can fix anything with this. It is a reference to the creativity and ingenuity of the early settlers in adapting to living so far away from the ‘mother land.’
Ah well, it shows I am not a true New Zealander. My piece of wire is tied up in a serious knot and it doesn’t look as if I could untie it in a hurry. Maybe the weekend will fix it!
dedepuppets 
Ach so sieht der gordische Knoten aus …
Ah ja, vielleicht sollte ich es mal mit einem Schwert versuchen! Schläue scheint zur Zeit nicht zu funktionieren.
In North America, there is a sense that anything can be repaired with duct tape!
If I needed to fix a inflatable dinghy I can tell you what I would trust more :)