Author: Lynsey

12 Jul

Next stop, Everest

Next stop, Everest

The first time I climbed these stairs by the time I’d reached the 9th floor I thought I was going to die. Lungs bursting out …

 
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11 Jul

New horizons

New horizons

Exploring new horizons turned out to be an easy activity today, even while I was at work. I heard some new music (well, new to …

 
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10 Jul

Starting out

Starting out

We were talking last night about how we might change things in our lives. We often talk about how cool it would be to live …

 
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21 Jun

Matariki

Matariki

Sundown on the shortest day of the year – people are heading home on the longest night. In addition to being one of the shortest …

 
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Filed under: celebrations, gratitude, home, spirit, winter
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08 Apr

The help

The help

There’s always someone who *thinks* they know how to help you. What’s worse is when they *believe* they can help you, and, charged with this …

 
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Filed under: everyday skills, family, gratitude, handcraft, learning, love, memories, seeing, self care, wellbeing
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07 Apr

Autumn

Autumn

I like the way the autumn light seems to change colours. Sometimes colours become muted, maybe silvered or hazy. Alternatively, bright reds seem to leap …

 
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Filed under: autumn, gratitude, love, photography
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06 Apr

Parallel lines

Parallel lines

I keep hearing about people reinventing themselves. Grow a ponytail, get a harley. Leave a life partner, quit a job, do almost anything to change …

 
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05 Apr

The earth

The earth

We sit on the paved courtyard outside Te Papa. The night air is chilled, the tiles still warm from the day’s sun. It’s like school …

 
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Filed under: architecture, exploring, history, public art, seeing, street entertainment, visual experimentation, Wellington
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04 Apr

Macrotermes

Macrotermes

As a child Boris had spent hours constructing elaborate ‘houses’ out of playing cards. He slipped cards into the pages of books to provide sound …

 
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Filed under: architecture, creativity, history, movies, passion, public art, short stories, work, writing
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03 Apr

Looking up

Looking up

When I was a kid I used to come to Wellington and look up at the big buildings and wonder what it was like from …

 
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Filed under: architecture, autumn, creativity, exploring, history, public art, seeing
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