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Tag Archives: memories
A Monday memory
Can you remember getting letters with OHMS on them and can you remember when they stopped coming? This one carries a date in 1987.
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Tagged envelopes, mail, memories, official envelopes, OHMS, postage
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Rocks in the pool that is life
And then there is the day when the dry and the dying are present to you despite the blue sky, the beauty and the soothing sounds of water and birds. A day when you recall that the path ahead is … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, boardwalk, dry plants, inspiration, memories, nature, Pautahanui Inlet, photograpy, rock pool, rocks, sea
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Anyone for cricket?
A courier package at the door this morning heralds my blog post for the day. Inside the bag was a small wooden cricket bat….. While this bat would not feature on Antiques Roadshow it is in many ways a family … Continue reading
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Tagged carpentry, children, circle, cricket, extended family, family, grandchildren, grandfather, grandson, heirloom, love, memories, play sport, spiral
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Friday wrap-up, a day late
Saturday 2nd July: Friday wrap-up, a day late. So here are a few things that have happened today. It has been a good one. I realized that the very cold weather we have had this week is just the … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, birds, blog, cafe, coffee, colours, friend, Garden Bird Survey, gardening, garlic, journalling, lake, laughter, light, Melia, memories, native birds, projects, record keeping, resilience, restoration, roast dinner, self care, soup, story, trees, walk, water, Winter
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14 years ago
It was very wet here all weekend and we needed to find a videotape to record on. So I dug into a box of tapes and came upon one that was named (that was a surprise) describing an evening held … Continue reading
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Tagged DVD, honouring, introductions, Life membership, memoirs, memories, non-profit group, nostalgia, personal growth, videotape
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Rimus, reflection and restoration
Recently on another blog the question was asked: ” Where is your favourite bush walk?” Here in New Zealand that means native bush. My favourite place to walk in the bush is in Otari bush in Wellington. My parents took … Continue reading
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Tagged awe, delight, joy, memories, native birds, native bush, nature, reflection, relaxation, restoration, Rimu trees, small things, sustainability, walking, wildlife sanctuaries
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