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Extreme wind on the Beach
Not as pleasant as one had hoped. The wind was so ferocious that we needed sunglasses and hats. But the hats blew off and the little ones got sand in their eyes and we were blown all the way back to the bach. Even the roads in the little town were heaving with sand. Look…
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Old NZ Beach Bach
We arrived in the dark last night and I am quickly writing to you before we dress and launch out to the beach. This really is a sweet little beach house – very 50’s ? Two big living spaces and a great big kiwi back yard. Way too many decorative objects but there you are.…
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Composting in The City
Wellington, New Zealand is known as the windy city in these parts. And usually the winds are ferocious. But yesterday was another stunning mild wind free day. So, of course, we were in the garden of this old stucco house clinging to the side of hill in Miramar in Wellington battling the wildness. This has…
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Back in New Zealand
And so glad of it. I found myself taking huge gulps of the swampy salty Māngere air as I crossed the tarmac at Auckland Airport to clamber up into the final plane in the long journey home to New Zealand from Illinois. Landing in Wellington, I discovered that my son had come to pick me…
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Super Slow But Moving with Purpose
There is a saying in our family that you might know by now; Step Step Peck. When faced with a mammoth challenge be a chook. Step Step (Scratch a Bit) Peck. They just keep on going. One foot and one beak after the other. Step Step Peck. A chicken does not see the enormity of…
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