Tag: life

22 Aug

356 – Orpheus strikes Bach

356 – Orpheus strikes Bach

Concert tonight – Bach’s B-Minor Mass, delivered with some conviction by the Orpheus Choir. I find it kind of odd to attend concerts live when …

 
By Lynsey
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20 Aug

354 – Scooter

354 – Scooter

If I was a little kid, I think I’d be ready to give this scooter a blast, even thought the park looks like it could …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Aug

340 – The touch

340 – The touch

These are the hands of the women I love. Each of us have had our world turned upside down today. My mum was given 1-3 …

 
By Lynsey
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24 Jul

327 – Returning home

327 – Returning home

Every single person has capabilities, abilities and gifts. Living a good life depends on whether those capabilities can be used, abilities expressed and gifts given. …

 
By Lynsey
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11 Jul

314 – There’s gold in them thar hills!

314 – There’s gold in them thar hills!

An original life is unexplored territory. You don’t get there by taking a taxi – you get there by carrying a canoe. — Alan Alda I …

 
By Lynsey
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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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21 May

263 – Night moves

263 – Night moves

Another long day – if it was even slightly likely to go wrong today, it did so. You get days like this every now and …

 
By Lynsey
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22 Jan

144 – Everyday heroes

144 – Everyday heroes

My sister, Diana, and I were deep in conversation when one of her son’s, Mario, walked into the room. As an aside Diana has five …

 
By Marica
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12 Jan

134 – Fish of the Day

134 – Fish of the Day

I kept a marine aquarium for many years. I never kept crayfish – rock lobsters – like the one here – I suspect they’d be …

 
By Lynsey
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17 Dec

108 – Some have it, some don’t

108 – Some have it, some don’t

Some people have the gift of Christmas spirit while others don’t. We’re all aware of it and we all tend to know when it’s absent …

 
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