Category Archive: exploring

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 …

 
By Lynsey
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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 …

 
By Lynsey
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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 …

 
By Lynsey
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02 Apr

Nervous moments…

Nervous moments…

Don’t you love those nervous moments? You know the kind – when your dentist looks in your mouth, hesitates, frowns slightly, looks again, and then sucks …

 
By Lynsey
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27 Sep

The test

The test

It all started out as a run of the mill eye test. A couple of years and it’s time for me to get my eye …

 
By Lynsey
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25 Sep

Soul dreams

Soul dreams

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and …

 
By Lynsey
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24 Sep

Coffee mornings

Coffee mornings

Oh, Saturday morning. Isn’t today the big day? Big plans, plenty to do? Action packed places to go, people to see? After a very solid …

 
By Lynsey
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23 Sep

It’s the verb

It’s the verb

Friday. Fanzone. Be part of the action. It’s a kind of magnet in the late afternoon. I think we might have to keep it on …

 
By Lynsey
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20 Sep

Pigeon Park

Pigeon Park

When I was a kid I used to be captivated by Wellington’s pigeons. I know, I know – rats with wings. I don’t care. I …

 
By Lynsey
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19 Sep

Trk!

Trk!

Other than the bright blue skies on those magical clear days, Wellington is not a brightly coloured city. That’s not to say that the …

 
By Lynsey
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