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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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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Backyard cricket and barbeque

The groom-to-be in the family had his stag “do” on Sunday. He decided he would like a barbeque after a game of backyard cricket, to be held at a park area a little up the coast from here. Instructions to … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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