Tag: kids

02 Jul

Drive time

Drive time

I’m walking back from a visit to my dentist, and it’s cold and raining. There’s that familiar feeling of being on a path that’s somehow …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Dec

Sunbursts

Sunbursts

I don’t recall a longer, warmer, dryer spell than we’re having right now. I love it. It’s the stuff of childhood memories – lying on …

 
By Lynsey
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31 Jul

334 – Exotic fruit

334 – Exotic fruit

Mmmm-mmm — Chilean guavas. I love fruit, and I’ve always had a particular attraction exotic fruit. As kids Mum would never buy us fireworks for …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: eating in, family, food, gardening, gratitude, learning, love, memories, self care
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06 Jun

279 – Lyall Bay

279 – Lyall Bay

Beloved of surfers, swimmers, wind surfers, kite surfers, dog-stick-throwers, little-kids-sand-castle-builders, sea fishers, lifesavers, Maranui coffee drinkers, Nana icecream eaters, curse the wind bless the wind …

 
By Lynsey
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04 Jun

277 – Days of future past

277 – Days of future past

This morning, after a strange and wonderful dream about being given gifts from a whale, my long anticipated steampunk etching press arrived. It seemed to …

 
By Lynsey
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03 Jun

276 – Where would you go?

276 – Where would you go?

Where would you go if you suddenly (or even slowly) lost your eyesight and your hearing? Light fades. What do you have left? Flecks of starlight. Flash of …

 
By Lynsey
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25 Dec

116 – Of Christmas past

116 – Of Christmas past

Terence and I met at high school. He was a misfit too – a huge kid in every respect – tall and overweight, just didn’t …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Sep

006 – How to meet your neighbours

006 – How to meet your neighbours

Method: Take one elderly neighbour (easily startled). Briskly stir in one active youngster. Add a soccer ball, a dash of craziness, a pinch of showing off… Leave …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: architecture, celebrations, street entertainment, Wellington
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