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Dog on the Bed
I am writing this morning with TimTam the great big rescue dog lying across my legs on the bed. I cannot imagine that this will be very comfortable for the dog but it appears she has decided that laying about in the bed is the best thing in the world. So I should stay here
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The state of being Out of the Office
Still in Melbourne. Lots of list-making happening but not much else. I am focusing on rest now. I was getting a bit run down with all the travel and that nasty bout of Covid in Wellington. (The Covid knocked out some of my long term resilience – generally I am stupid healthy!). And I need
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Time to Get Organized
One week left of my travels. Last night after a three and a half hour delay in Auckland. (Plus my brother had dropped me off early at the airport so he could make a noon time meeting which meant I was there way too long to be comfortable. Plus my belly was longing for simple
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Surfing the Rolling Stones
We reached Mahia in the early afternoon yesterday. We had one job to do before meeting my friends for dinner at the local. So we were driving around looking for some surf. We saw a man with a board appear in a field and walk down the hill to where his van was parked by
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Loading your pictures first.
This is how it will be for the next few days. Light speed. My brother is a hard task master and like me is a morning person! so I am working fast for you. Here is yesterday in pictures. First a shower in my godmothers outdoor shower – I love it! Buried my Dad. Laid
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Haumoana Beach
Today is going to move fast! My favourite kind of day. But I will introduce you to the beach at Haumoana before I go. To get to the beach we run along the Mississippi Bridge. It has been named this for as long as I can remember. These two shots were taken last night before
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