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Easter in the Wairarapa – and why the long gap?
There’s been a long wait for this entry – are you surprised when 205 boxes arrived a month ago?! Fortunately (?) at least half the volume is cardboard and paper packaging, probably half the Amazon rainforest but that’s better than the last time we emigrated (here in 1995 and back to the UK in 2007)Continue reading “Easter in the Wairarapa – and why the long gap?”
Doctoring, labouring, fencing – and ‘when the container arrives!!!’
After a week back at work, confidence has returned. I’ve experienced significant waves of self doubt about work – is it my age, or does Covid come into it too? (it’s blamed for most things! How can my NZ driving licence be delayed in the post due to Covid?!?!) The computer software here is aContinue reading “Doctoring, labouring, fencing – and ‘when the container arrives!!!’”
Exploring around Dunedin, and Christchurch 10 years on from the earthquake
After the marvellous Otago Central Rail Trail we stayed in an Air BnB in Dunedin -having boycotted them for years due to the use of homes in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories I salved my conscience by booking directly with Carole, the owner…. After dumping our stuff we went off for a couple of hours’Continue reading “Exploring around Dunedin, and Christchurch 10 years on from the earthquake”
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