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Snippets of Joy
Weddings are a curious mixture of fraught and fun. In laws and Out laws. Old husbands and new husbands. Step mothers and watchful ex wives. Smiles to hide fright. Smiles as manners. Smiles as snippets of joy. Smiles that are all eyes and no eyes at all. The children dipping and running through the legs of…
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New Zealand
I am here now. Napier. New Zealand. We are there now. It is spring. The festivities have begun. I am up too early as usual. In a moment I will pull a few more clothes on and go for a walk up the beach – today we have the wedding rehearsal. But for the moment: here…
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Flux
Half way to somewhere. In transit. Betwixt and between. When I travel between where I have been and where I am going, I descend into a deeply organised stream of consciousness kind of existence that has no tether. I seldom speak now except to thank the air hostess as I glide off the plane, my…
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Bye Bye Miss c
“It’s alright miss c. I’ve got everything under control. We are going to be making halloween costumes while you are gone. Now off you go. You have a plane to catch. Poppy and I can manage.” “Thank you Timatanga Moana. I feel so much better knowing you and Poppy are in charge. ” Love your friend…
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Steaming full ahead
I am not behind yet, but I am definitely at Full Steam. Ahead. The skies have cleared after a few days of rugged weather. A little taste of winter. I am even wearing my carhart jacket again – broken zip and all – inside. The chimney needs cleaning before we can light fires. As I write…
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Kunekune boar
Maybe this wee boarfriend for Tima? I have just heard that we can buy him. I would love to have him. This little kunekune boar is beautifully bred. This is a shot of him when he was a baby (supplied by Lori Enright his breeder) and above with his sister when he was a bit…
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