Amy
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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 here in New Zealand we call them lollies. We were pleased to see a small… Continue reading
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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. The only bane about Spring at the moment is hayfever allergies that I get regularly… Continue reading
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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 safe to be on the road. So I sat there in the waiting room for… Continue reading
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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 far I bought a bottle of sparkling grape juice to enjoy outside on the deck.… Continue reading
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Winnie the pooh
This is a mural I spotted behind the local “Railway Hotel” in Greymouth. Painted by local artist Mark Haldane aka Raja it depicts Winnie the Pooh and friends along with Garfield. Not sure why it’s there, but the rest of the building has now been painted black so no doubt this will also be painted… Continue reading
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Orange
Seeing as the weather is starting to warm up here, we are planning some things we can do in Summer such as bush walks and beaches that are a bit further than local. This event was at Fox River last year and this seller had a selection of ethnic clothing along with other stalls that… Continue reading
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Jimmy Cook’s
One of the local restaurants in town that’s part of the Copthorne Hotel. We had lunch there recently and ordered the Seafood Chowder – wow was it good! the building to the left is due to be demolished as well as 1 more that is on the property which is good as they look old… Continue reading