Tag Archives: Books

Friday Poem: “Fair February” by Christina Ferens

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

This poem by Christina Ferens comes from her haunting, soothing and beautiful book: “ The Country Diary of a New Zealand Lady” Fair February “ Farewell to February, her fair charm, Her golden tresses, cut and gathered! Long days the … Continue reading →

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An Indescribable Beauty

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

I have just finished reading “An Indescribable Beauty. Letters home to Germany from Wellington, New Zealand. 1859- 1862. Friedrich August Krull”, published by Awa Press, Wellington, New Zealand. I heard an interview late last year with Mary Varnham (of Awa … Continue reading →

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The Country Diary of a New Zealand Lady by Christina Ferens

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Rae Roadley and Christina Ferens have kindly allowed me to repost Rae’s latest blog post. Meet Christina Ferens, author of ‘The Country Diary of a New Zealand Lady’ by Rae Roadley As a writer about rural life, I was recently … Continue reading →

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Saturday tip

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

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Margaret Mahy, R.I.P

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Sad news greeted me on the radio news this morning. New Zealand’s most prolific and celebrated children’s and young people’s author had passed away aged 76 years. My children grew up reading and enjoying many of Margaret Mahy’s 100 plus … Continue reading →

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“Love at the end of the road” by Rae Roadley

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

The interesting play on words in this book’s title and the name of the author drew my attention recently in the library. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I found it hard to put down at times. I … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten can teach us much

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Recently I reread the original edition of Robert Fulghum’s book “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten”. I first heard one of the stories from this book when it was read to me in an Accelerated Learning … Continue reading →

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Funny quote on my blog stats today

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

When I publish a blog post WordPress tells me how many posts I have written and encourages me to keep going. Part of this encouragement includes a quote about writing. Today’s one made me laugh! Thanks Steven Wright. I’m writing … Continue reading →

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Monday quote by Robert Fulghum

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

A fellow blogger reminded me recently of the writing and wisdom of Robert Fulghum. I particularly like this quote taken from his work “All I ever really needed to know I learned in kindergarten”. I was really pleased to learn … Continue reading →

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A book I have enjoyed

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

I’ve just finished a book called “Syd Arthur” by Ellen Frankel. It is a book I have really enjoyed reading. It has some very funny moments but underneath the lightness there has been some juicy learning for me. As well … Continue reading →

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