Tag: supermarket

03 Jan

Courier pigeons

Courier pigeons

Yesterday I messaged a friend asking if he had a ball-peen hammer I could borrow. He’s the kind of guy who not only knows what …

 
By Lynsey
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22 Nov

Baby steps

Baby steps

If we are to believe all those self-help books we should be leaping out of bed, scouring our bodies with (organic) nettles, checking off all …

 
By Lynsey
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07 Jan

Killer apps

Killer apps

I’ve had an uneasy relationship with my mobile phones. It’s another thing to lug around. To lose, to damage, to have the batteries go flat, to have stolen, to impress [nobody] with, to… to… > more…

 
By Lynsey
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23 Jan

Food

Food

It’s probably because I’m finally paying attention, or, maybe merely noticed, but it seems to me that food has become a lot more politicised recently. …

 
By Lynsey
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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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10 Jan

132 – Focus, avoid distractions

132 – Focus, avoid distractions

I met this rather cool pup tied up outside the supermarket. I just loved the crisp red leash against the black and white (and grey …

 
By Lynsey
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20 Dec

111 – Retail in the Raw

111 – Retail in the Raw

There’s been open air markets here in Wellington probably since the first humans arrived. More recently – in the last couple of years – as …

 
By Lynsey
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15 Dec

106 – Experiencing kindness

106 – Experiencing kindness

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. — Annie Lennox On the way home from work I …

 
By Marica
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09 Nov

070 – Loyal

070 – Loyal

Keep it that way girl… Out in the battle, flung far and used. Where does allegiance lie? Sometimes when all of your hopes, and all of your dreams, Are …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Sep

006 – Checking out checking out

006 – Checking out checking out

I had forgotten that today is the day we traditionally dedicate to fathers. Even the advertising we are regularly bombarded with hadn’t communicated this message …

 
By Marica
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