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About me: 55 years old, 3 adult children, 1 grandchild, I love hibernating and hanging out with my cats and chickens on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, fan of rugby, old movies, historical books, blankets, nature walks, churches, old cemeteries and Autumn. Follow me on my travels around New Zealand.
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So great to read about your preparation for spring. We have autumn but its a start for a lot of…
Many garden centers here are already starting to focus on the Christmas season. We don’t really celebrate Halloween; instead, we…
The thing about garden centers is that it´s really hard not to buy too much. I don´t have a garden…
I like wandering around places like that even if I don't buy anything. I hope the netting works.
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Waiting
Life is starting to quiet down here with us 3/4 of the way through Autumn. The weather has been kind, so many fine warm sunny days and not… Continue reading
Blackball Mine Track
Yesterday we had such a nice warm Autumn day that B and I decided to drive out to an old mining quarry. There is a historical background t… Continue reading
Quirky
Last weekend we drove out to Cobden (a suburb nearby) as I had heard that one of the window companies there were selling second hand windo… Continue reading
Red sky at night
Winter is approaching in a sneaky manner. This week the lower temperatures are here – we had 3 degrees on Monday night then 4 degrees on T… Continue reading
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My daughter and I take her dog Bug to one of the local dog parks in town every Sunday morning to socialise with the other dogs so we thoug… Continue reading
I always find it hard to imagine Christmas (and Halloween) celebrations in the southern hemisphere as so much of the…