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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.
Author Archives: Amy
Smurfs
Halloween came and went yesterday. These guys came into my work dressed as smurfs – I think they did rather well and I was surprised at how many people I saw who were dressed up. Normally trick or treating and … Continue reading
Posted in halloween, samhain, spring, trick or treating
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Rows
Garden centres are busy here at the moment. We were at our local hardware store looking at flower punnets and seedlings. I was trying to find small Lavender flowers as I plant them around my chicken coops, apparently they help … Continue reading
Moving
More people watching. Is it just me or does being in the season of Spring seem to make people come alive again? It’s like people are more cheerful when the sun comes out. My town had a motorcycle racing event … Continue reading
Posted in skywatch friday, spring, tom's signs
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Baby Austen
See the car on the left? I think it’s called an “Austin” and I photographed it along with many others at a car exhibition 2 years ago in Greymouth. There is a story attached to the name of this car… … Continue reading
Posted in family, happy tuesdays, mosaic monday, tuesday treasures, vintage cars
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Quiet
Living in a small town means the streets are pretty quiet around 7pm. This shop across the road from my work sells furniture, the last furniture store closed about a year ago due to lack of business and the same … Continue reading
Posted in greymouth, night, shadow shot sunday, spring, weekend reflections, weekend roundup
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Travel
Last week we drove 30 minutes to the nearby town of Hokitika as my youngest was travelling to Melbourne where she plans to stay for a month with friends. This particular airport is so small it only has 2 flights … Continue reading
Posted in all seasons, hokitika, hokitika airport, skywatch friday, spring, tom's signs
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Box of Delights
We were in Hokitika last week on Thursday morning and thought we would pop into one of my daughter’s favourite shops – the Box of Delights. Some of you might call this a candy shop or a sweet shop but … Continue reading
Playing
My lovely granddaughter Hailey playing at Browns Bay beach recently. I grew up in Torbay which is a nearby suburb and I use to spend ALOT of time at this place so it’s nice she gets to experience it too. … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, browns bay, Hailey, shadow shot sunday, spring, weekend reflections, weekend roundup
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WOF
So last week I was sitting waiting at the local VTNZ in Greymouth waiting for my car to get it’s Warrant of Fitness which is something all cars in New Zealand have to get usually yearly to prove they are … Continue reading
Posted in greymouth, people watching, skywatch friday, spring, tom's signs, vtnz, warrant of fitness
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More blossoms
This Rhododendron is in the garden at my neighbour’s house – I love the bright pink colour. And this one was 2 houses up – I think it’s a plum tree. Because Spring has been so warm and sunny so … Continue reading
I always find it hard to imagine Christmas (and Halloween) celebrations in the southern hemisphere as so much of the…