We are all familiar with location-triggered memories: that bridge after Levin where you discussed your sister’s new partner some 30 years ago; everytime you drive that bridge the conversation weirdly lights up in your mind whether or not you care to remember it. Memories and associations imprint not just within the vastness of our minds, they’re also strewn across the landscape, within carparks, locker-rooms and lobbies wherever we may have been! An exterior map of the human mind. Smells,...

Video from the day that sparked this reflection. Turn on audio to hear Oz Clarke on the subject of natural wine. Oz, fatigue and appearance of a creature that pre-dates the dinosaur could not but set off some crazy mental spark s. Part One - Holy Grails & Drunken Monkeys! Sang Greal or holy blood, the Arthurian Holy Grail was found long ago. It turned out to be quite other than what the Knights of Camelot, Sion or the Disney Channel expected. But so much more wonderful. There are two...

A little humour at our own expense Our website's AI suggests blog posts for us. Total fabrications. But quite fun. Below is a verbatim example. Comments in parentheses are me. Imagine if we published this slop! Spotlight on Brent Eddy: Wairarapa's Winemaking Luminary [sound of coffee being spat, Colbert-like, onto the keyboard] Brent Eddy's vineyard in Wairarapa [nothing like our vineyard or any of the others we farm. I can see a leaf out of place in row 39, 3/4 of the way down. Sloppy...