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The Carrot Stick Lady
A story for you: As a podcast if you would like to listen in: Listen Here. ‘Tell us the story of the Carrot Lady, Grandma,’ they say. They are like birds or butterflies or crickets – woodland nymphs, these children with my grandfather’s eyes and my mother’s curly hair: hovering, fluttering, their angels lazing in…
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Gardening in the Rain with Wetas
You start to garden, then half way through it begins to rain. So, we embraced the soothing symphony of cold raindrops down the back of the neck. (snort).” This is not an example of sunk cost fallacy”, I said to Senior Son. Though to be fair I think in many cases pushing on is more…
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Upgrading the Burbs Garden
Imagine this as a Game Show. (Do they still call them game shows?). I don’t even own a TV so what do I know? We could sell this idea. Make millions! The contestants go down to the local plant shop and while wearing blind folds – using only touch and smell – collect up a…
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Lasagna? Again? She said.
If ever a cat’s face said be very careful I might just eat you; it is this cat. I bet this cat would eat lasagna too! His name is Pixel. This cat and his brother are new to the house and have very sharp caws. Anyway. Every time I travel to the home of one…
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Back in the Burbs
I have left the beach. Beautiful Himatangi Beach is on our past now. But. Do not despair – there are another couple of beaches in our future this trip. Before I left the beach I met with a filmmaker friend of mine. We touched on the possibility of me writing him a script. So –…
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Last Day at the Beach
As a teenager I often walked the beach early in the morning. We were a big family and I had a lot of responsibilities what with Mum being bedridden and all. So I would get up early and walk while they were all still asleep. I think a lot of it was about being able…
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