Tag: Wellington

28 Dec

The Apprentice

The Apprentice

I started writing this post back in August 2014. It seems like forever ago. It was a Saturday morning. I was dozing because I like …

 
By Lynsey
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23 Oct

To be Wellington

To be Wellington

There are harbors everywhere. There’s weather everywhere. There are tug boats and super yachts and ferries and all kinds of nautical phenomena to be found …

 
By Lynsey
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22 Jun

Commuting 

Commuting 

“Someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for.” ― Norman Kirk, “The town that’s used to being disappointed”. A dark …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: everyday skills, family, friends, self care, wellbeing, Wellington, winter, work
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07 Jan

The passengers are back

The passengers are back

A few days in from the official start of the working year and more and more people are gradually returning to work. We used to take …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: everyday skills, fun, gratitude, on the road, seeing, Wellington, work
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24 Jan

Standing on shaky ground

Standing on shaky ground

It’s hard to imagine what it’s like being in an earthquake, even when you’ve experienced a number of them. We’ve had a few quakes recently. …

 
By Lynsey
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14 Jan

Wellington burst like a bomb…

Wellington burst like a bomb…

“Then out of the tunnel and Wellington burst like a bomb. It opened like a flower, was lit up like a room, explained itself exactly, …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: architecture, gratitude, landscapes, love, seeing, summer, weather, Wellington
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12 Jan

Hanging out the washing

Hanging out the washing

The wind is back. Relentlessly blowing Messing with my head. I feel scrambled and confused. Unsettled. Howling Hurling Whirling Whoosing. Relentless. Finding all the gaps Rattling windows, doors and anything that’s not tied down. The incessant noise. It …

 
By Marica
Filed under: everyday skills, fun, home, poetry, summer, weather, Wellington
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02 Jan

Hello. My Name is Sebastian.

Hello. My Name is Sebastian.

I am not the same person I was a year ago. Many things have changed to me, and around me, and, as a result I have …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: graffiti, public art, seeing, street entertainment, visual experimentation, Wellington, wildlife
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28 Jun

Country mouse: city mouse

Country mouse: city mouse

When I came to live in Wellington (aka the big city) I used to get Marica to drive everywhere. Well, mostly everywhere. It wasn’t the …

 
By Lynsey
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21 Dec

Living in a fog

Living in a fog

I live not in dreams but in contemplation of a reality that is perhaps the future. Rainer Maria Rilke A fog has been blanketing our city. …

 
By Marica
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