Monthly Archives: May 2010

31 May

273 – Licorice bagels

273 – Licorice bagels

We arrived home to experience the delights of licorice bagels. A very distinctive flavour, and equally distinctive fragrance permeated every corner of the atmosphere. I’m always …

 
By Lynsey
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30 May

272 – After enlightenment, the laundry

272 – After enlightenment, the laundry

I don’t know exactly what the difference is between sun and breeze dried laundry is, but I think everyone I know prefers the natural drying …

 
By Lynsey
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29 May

271 – Rain, oh rain

271 – Rain, oh rain

Ok, enough already. We have had enough rain. I have been out and moved sodden leaves to move the puddles somewhere else. I have listened …

 
By Lynsey
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28 May

270 – An exercise in patience

270 – An exercise in patience

In the beginning was an idea. Not a meeting. A conference. A discussion. Anything. Things get started with an idea, and then usually one person …

 
By Lynsey
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27 May

269 – Close the pod doors, HAL

269 – Close the pod doors, HAL

There are the faint echoes of Strauss about the foyer of the Wellington City Council buildings in the evening. There should be a black, light …

 
By Lynsey
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26 May

268 – Look up!

268 – Look up!

Willis Street, lunch time. I wandering along and I hear the clanging of something hard landing in a skip bin. Building rubble – something was …

 
By Lynsey
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25 May

267 – Live in simple faith

267 – Live in simple faith

Live in simple faith . . .       Just as this trusting cherry Flowers, fades, and falls — Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) Winter seems thoroughly upon us …

 
By Lynsey
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24 May

266 – Last minute bonus

266 – Last minute bonus

According to my photo’s exif data, this photo was taken at 17:34. Well, yes, not far off the shortest day to be sure. The gentleman …

 
By Lynsey
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23 May

265 – Happy Birthday

265 – Happy Birthday

Today we did the whole family thing. Tomorrow, Marica’s mother, Danica, turns 80, and because you don’t turn 80 every day we decided to stretch …

 
By Lynsey
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22 May

264 – Valley houses

264 – Valley houses

Aro Valley is one of the old quarters of Wellington – still plenty of quaint (and antiquated) Victorian houses to be found. Some have been …

 
By Lynsey
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