Monthly Archives: December 2009

122 – Endings and beginnings

122 – Endings and beginnings

Now let us welcome the New Year, Full of things that have never been. — Rainer Maria Rilke Making gnocchi was a great thing to do on the …

 

122 – The kids are alright…

122 – The kids are alright…

New year’s eve. The kids are out playing with sparklers and glo-tubes and at being adults and at being kids and all at once and …

 

121 – Cleansing routines

121 – Cleansing routines

Tomorrow is the last day of the first decade of the 2000s – or the “noughties” as they have commonly been referred to. This seems …

 

121 – Concentration in meditation

121 – Concentration in meditation

High above Wellington, nestled in the wild, mist covered Karori hills, an isolated monastery is still continuing a number of age-old traditions. In the last …

 

120 – Anyone for a bevanda?

120 – Anyone for a bevanda?

Anyone that knows me would tell you that I don’t drink very much alcohol. My favourite wine has always been red wine but for some …

 

120 – Defiance in the face of adversity

120 – Defiance in the face of adversity

I like the punga – the tree fern – that lives on the no-man’s land between us and our neighbour. It could be growing on …

 

119 – Fish out of water

119 – Fish out of water

Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water. It is a feeling that sets off alarm bells for me. Sometimes this feeling can niggle …

 

119 – My affair with Agapanthus

119 – My affair with Agapanthus

I have a really torrid relationship with Agapanthus. At times it feels very personal and twisted. I love the flower buds, and the young flowers, …

 

118 – Messages from afar

118 – Messages from afar

My parents, who, by the way, have been married for 56 years, came to this country as newlyweds to create a life for themselves and …

 

118 – A sliver of cake…

118 – A sliver of cake…

I’ve always thought with relationships, that it’s more about what you bring to the table than what you’re going to get from it. It’s very …